Predators blow big lead, get second wild card with loss to Coyotes
-- The Nashville Predators lost an early four-goal lead and settled for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference with a 5-4 loss to the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on Friday. The Predators (45-30-7) will play the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs, with Game 1 of their best-of-7 series starting at Colorado on Tuesday. They would have been the first wild card and played the Calgary Flames with either a win or overtime loss. Colton Sissons, Ryan Johansen, Eeli Tolvanen and Mikael Granlund scored in the first 6:57 against Arizona before the Coyotes (25-50-7) rallied with five consecutive goals. It was the final game for the Coyotes at Gila River Arena after 19 seasons....
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