Predators 5, Coyotes 1 (AP)

Nashville Predators goalie Chris Mason was caught a little off-guard when he was credited with a goal. Mason was credited with the goal -- the ninth by a goalie in NHL regular-season play -- and made 23 saves for his fifth consecutive victory in the Predators' 5-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Saturday night.

• Predators 5, Coyotes 1 (AP)

Predators 6, Red Wings 3 (AP)

The Red Wings felt they had nothing left to prove. The Nashville Predators wanted to finish the regular season having at least beaten Detroit once on their own ice. Paul Kariya's first goal was denied by video review, but he scored three more that counted for his ninth career hat trick, and the Nashville Predators snapped the Detroit's 20-game points streak with a 6-3 victory Tuesday night.

• Predators 6, Red Wings 3 (AP)

Coyotes-Predators Preview

GAME: Phoenix Coyotes (37-38-5) at Nashville Predators (47-25-8).

TIME: Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT.

Having already set a franchise record for wins and locked into the fourth seed in the Western Conference, the Nashville Predators seek a fifth consecutive victory as they host the Phoenix Coyotes.

Nashville, which had 38 wins and made its first playoff appearance in franchise history as a No. 8 seed in 2003-04, has outscored its opponents 11-3 during its streak.

• Coyotes-Predators Preview

Predators-Kings, Sums

Nashville 1 3 0-4

Los Angeles 0 3 3-6

First Period-1, Nashville, Sillinger 25 (Upshall, Sullivan), 5:32 (pp). Penalties-Witt, Nas (tripping), 1:11; Avery, LA (goalie interference), 4:15; Avery, LA (boarding), 11:08; Parros, LA (roughing), 16:36; Witt, Nas (roughing), 16:36; Weber, Nas (hooking), 17:48.

Second Period-2, Nashville, Kariya 26 (Sillinger), :32. 3, Los Angeles, Belanger 17 (Parrish, Visnovsky), 2:45 (pp). 4, Los Angeles, Parrish 26 (Cammalleri, Visnovsky), 5:32 (pp).

• Predators-Kings, Sums

Kings 6, Predators 4

John Torchetti had something in his coaching debut that his predecessor was missing since the Olympic break - a healthy Alexander Frolov in the lineup.

Frolov returned from a shoulder injury and scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the third period to lift Los Angeles to a 6-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.

"It's all about the players every night," Torchetti said. "We can stand there and tell them what to do, but they're doing it.

• Kings 6, Predators 4

Hordichuk suspended three games

Nashville Predators forward Darcy Hordichuk was suspended for three games without pay by the NHL on Monday for initiating a fight Saturday night with the Los Angeles Kings' George Parros.

Hordichuk was assessed a minor penalty for roughing and a misconduct for the second-period brawl in the Predators' 6-4 road loss to the Kings.

• Hordichuk suspended three games

CuJo moves into 6th place on wins list

Curtis Joseph made 28 saves for his 424th career victory, and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 Tuesday night.

Joseph, making his first start since March 21, moved past Hall of Famer Tony Esposito into sole possession of sixth place of the NHL's career wins list.

Keith Ballard scored the go-ahead goal for the Coyotes, who won for the fourth time in five games.

• CuJo moves into 6th place on wins list

Predators-Coyotes Preview

GAME: Nashville Predators (42-21-8) at Phoenix Coyotes (33-34-4).

TIME: Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST.

A week ago, the Nashville Predators looked as though they might make a late run for the Central Division title.

With two losses on the West Coast over the weekend, the Predators may now be focusing on just securing home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs as they close out a four-game trip against the Phoenix Coyotes.

• Predators-Coyotes Preview

Coyotes 5, Predators 3

Curtis Joseph is hesitant to talk about the milestones he's achieved this season. Phoenix Coyotes coach Wayne Gretzky is less bashful.

"What records show is consistency, and that's what he's been in his career," Gretzky said of Joseph, who made 28 saves for his 424th career win in the Coyotes' 5-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. "He's been a professional and been liked with every team he's been with.

• Coyotes 5, Predators 3

Predators-Coyotes, Sums

Nashville 1 1 1-3

Phoenix 1 2 2-5

First Period-1, Nashville, Sillinger 26 (Markov, Kariya), 12:53. 2, Phoenix, Morris 4 (Kvasha, Johnson), 19:47 (pp). Penalties-Morris, Pho (cross-checking), :38; Hamhuis, Nas (tripping), 2:29; Markov, Nas (hooking), 9:08; Witt, Nas (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:54; Nichol, Nas (holding), 13:54; Morris, Pho (unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:54; Smithson, Nas (hooking), 19:18.

Second Period-3, Phoenix, Doan 27 (Spiller, Reinprecht), 2:27.

• Predators-Coyotes, Sums

Red Wings-Predators Preview

GAME: Detroit Red Wings (49-15-7) at Nashville Predators (42-22-8).

TIME: Thursday, 8 p.m. EST.

The Detroit Red Wings became the first Western Conference team to secure a playoff spot to start the week. Their Central Division rivals, the Nashville Predators, look to pull closer to a berth when the teams meet at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.

Detroit defeated St. Louis 4-1 on Monday night to clinch a postseason spot.

• Red Wings-Predators Preview

Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Nashville, Tennessee.