Preview: Coyotes vs. Predators

GLENDALE -The Coyotes will return to action on Saturday night when they host the Nashville Predators at Gila River Arena. The puck drops at 6 p.m. Arizona time.
Arizona (8-13-5) will attempt to end a season-long six-game winless streak (0-3-3) before heading out on a four-game road trip.

"Everyone is here for a reason and everyone is a good hockey player," goalie Mike Smith said after the team's 2-1 overtime loss to Calgary on Thursday. "I think we just need to start to believe in that."
Smith will start vs. Nashville. His .926 save percentage ranks eighth in the NHL among goalies who have played at least 12 games.
Captain Shane Doan will enter the game needing one goal to reach 400 for his NHL career. When he scores it Doan will become the eighth active player in the League to reach 400 goals and the 93rd player overall.
Alex Goligoski is just one of six NHL defenseman to have at least 10 assists, 50 blocked shots and 30 hits this season.
The Coyotes will play minus forward Max Domi, who suffered an upper-body injury during a fight in Thursday's game. Domi has been placed on the injured-reserve list and is considered week-to-week.
Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, who left the game on Thursday twice with injuries but returned both times, will play.
"We took a couple of steps forward (against Calgary) and that's really what it comes down to and what it takes to win games," Ekman-Larsson said. "You battle hard every shift and keep feeling better about ourselves and create chances from there. We're all trying, but when you lose you start thinking too much."
Arizona on Saturday recalled forward Laurent Dauphin and defenseman Anthony DeAngelo from the American Hockey League. Both will play vs. Nashville.
Center Peter Holland, whom the Coyotes acquired via trade on Friday, is not expected to join the team until next week.

Nashville (12-10-4) has lost three of its past four games and has given up 17 goals in those four games.
Pekka Rinne is expected to start in goal seeking his 250th career victory. Rinne is 15-6-2 with a 1.99 goals-against average in 24 games vs. Arizona, and he's shut the Coyotes out six times.
Center Mike Ribeiro leads the Predators with 18 points, including 15 assists. Defenseman P.K. Subban and forward Ryan Johansen are close behind with 17 points each.
Defensemen Ryan Ellis (upper-body injury) and forward Colton Sissons (upper-body injury), who are on the injured-reserve list, practiced Friday and are nearing returns.
The Predators have won just three of 13 road games, and have been outscored, 47-32, away from home.
"There's no excuse, there really isn't," defenseman Mattias Ekholm told reporters after a 5-2 loss at Dallas on Thursday. "We've just got to get better on the road. That's the bottom line."
OFFICIAL GAME NOTES
BROADCAST INFO:
TV: FOX Sports Arizona
Radio: ESPN Phoenix 620 AM
COYOTES PROJECTED LINEUP VS. PREDATORS:
Forwards
Rieder - Hanzal - Vrbata
Perlini - Dvorak - Doan
Crouse - Martinook - McGinn
Dauphin - Gaudet - White
Defensemen
Ekman-Larsson - Murphy
Goligoski - DeAngelo
Chychrun - Schenn
Goalies
Smith
Domingue