Coyotes 4, Predators 0
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Arizona center Antoine Vermette scored his 200th career goal and left winger Tobias Rieder had two goals and an assist in the Coyotes' 4-0 victory over the Nashville Predators at Gila River Arena on Saturday.
Vermette got his sixth goal of the season on a power play late in the second period, and Rieder had two goals in the third period as the Coyotes (21-16-4) won their third straight and seventh in their last 10 games.
Nashville (19-16-7) has lost three in a row and four of the last five. The Predators had won six straight games in the series and points in the last seven.
Coyotes goaltender Louis Domingue had 26 saves in his second career shutout, both in the last three weeks. He has given up three goals in his last three starts.
Coyotes right winger Anthony Duclair was awarded his first career penalty shot when he was dragged down by defenseman Roman Josi just over two minutes into the game, but Carter Hutton stopped the shot on the glove side.
It was the best chance in a scoreless first period.
Vermette's goal came 53 seconds into a power play on a nifty back pass from right winger Shane Doan, who captured a pass from left winger Tobias Reider just outside the crease and pulled it back before delivering it to Vermette in front of a wide-open net.
Arizona killed three penalties in the first two periods while converting one of its two chances with a man advantage. The Coyotes' penalty-killing unit ranked No. 24 entering the game.
Rieder tipped in a shot out of the air by center Martin Hanzal in a four-on-four situation in the first minute of the third period and skated in on an empty net with 2:23 remaining.
Rieder has 10 goals and 26 points this season, four more points than he had in 72 games as a rookie last season.
Left winger Anthony Duclair scored an unassisted goal with 14 seconds left.
NOTES: Predators C Ryan Johansen pushed Coyotes C Brad Richardson in the head with his glove as the two lined up for the opening faceoff. Players from both teams gathered, but nothing untoward occurred. ... Nashville G Pekka Rinne was given the night off after starting Friday's 5-3 loss at Colorado. Rinne, 5-0-0 with a 1.37 goals-against average in his last five games against the Coyotes, has started back-to-back games only once this season. ... The Coyotes opened a seven-game, 14-day homestand after getting five points in a three-game road trip to Edmonton, Vancouver and Calgary. ... Arizona is 9-1-2 against its Pacific Division rivals, with its only loss to Vancouver on Nov. 30. ... Coyotes RW Shane Doan played in his 1,425th game on Thursday, breaking a tie with Pat Verbeek for 28th in league history. Scott Mellanby and Luc Robitaille are tied for 26th with 1,431 games.