Photos: Coyotes vs Predators - Game One

Game One images of the 2011-2012 NHL playoff series between the Phoenix Coyotes and Nashville Predators April 27th, 2012.

April 27, 2012

Goaltender Mike Smith #41 of the Phoenix Coyotes and Oliver Ekman-Larsson #23 protect the net as Gabriel Bourque #57 of the Nashville Predators skates in during Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Jobing.com Arena on April 27, 2012 in Glendale, Arizona.

Photograph by: Christian Petersen, Getty Images

Andrei Kostitsyn #46 of the Nashville Predators skates with the puck past Michal Rozsival #32 of the Phoenix Coyotes in Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Jobing.com Arena on April 27, 2012 in Glendale, Arizona.

Mikkel Boedker #89 of the Phoenix Coyotes celebrates with Keith Yandle #3 and Shane Doan #19 after scoring a second period goal against the Nashville Predators in Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Jobing.com Arena on April 27, 2012 in Glendale, Arizona.

Goaltender Pekka Rinne #35 of the Nashville Predators makes a save on the shot from the Phoenix Coyotes in the second period of Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Jobing.com Arena on April 27, 2012 in Glendale, Arizona.

Keith Yandle #3 of the Phoenix Coyotes shoots the puck against the Nashville Predators in Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Jobing.com Arena on April 27, 2012 in Glendale, Arizona.

Brandon Yip #18 of the Nashville Predators skates with the puck past Michal Rozsival #32 of the Phoenix Coyotes in Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2012 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Jobing.com Arena on April 27, 2012 in Glendale, Arizona.

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