THREE MUSINGS:
Scoreboard Doesn't Match Play -- Nashville controlled the play for the strong majority of the second period, but the scoreboard doesn't indicated the level to which the Preds have out-played the Coyotes. Nashville owns a 22-12 edge in shots on goal and a 46-28 bulge in shot attempts. The shots on goal and shots attempted are much more indicative of zone time and level of play through the first two periods of play.

Counter attacks -- Nashville was victimized on two counter-attacks by the Coyotes in the second period for both of Phoenix's goals in the period. On the first, the Preds had a strong offensive shift when Weber's shot through a screen was blockered to the corner; Weber and Suter lost contain on the high forward and the Coyotes hit Shane Doan for a breakaway. Rinne made the initial save, but Phoenix beat Nashville to the rebound and scored on the regroup with traffic in front of Rinne. On the second, the Preds again had a strong offensive shift, but Legwand was dumped in the corner creating numbers through transition for the Coyotes. Phoenix hit the trail forward for the 2-0 lead.

No luck from the posts -- The Preds rang a pair of great scoring chances off the post in the second period. Josi came out of the penalty box and joined Radulov on a two-on-one 6:20 into the period; Josi's shot eluded Smith but dinged the post and then the puck hopped over Radulov's stick on the backdoor preventing an easy tap in. Legwand's drive was deflected with a diving desperation save by Smith and then the rebound back out the other side to Josi was blocked by the back-checking defenseman in the goal crease. On Nashville's next power-play -- with 9:01 left in the frame -- Weber teed up a shot from the center point which beat Smith to the glove side, but caught the post flush; the rebound attempt by Andrei Kostitsyn was pushed into Smith's pads low.