Keller made it 2-0 from low in the left face-off circle at 1:20 of the second period, converting Matias Maccelli’s cross-ice pass after Predators defenseman Ryan McDonagh turned the puck over from behind the net.
“It was tough,” Josi said. “I think especially in the second, when you come out and don’t have a good start after you’re down and they get another one right away, it's always hard to come back. We had our looks, but I felt like we just gave up too much.”
Keller has six goals in his past six games.
“Definitely it’s nice to stream something together, it's exciting,” Keller said. “When we're in [meaningful] games and the team’s playing hard, it's fun. That's kind of a [good] feeling, for sure.”
Josi cut it to 2-1 on the power play at 3:40 with his first goal in nine games. He has 10 goals in his past 12 games against the Coyotes.
Josi trails Filip Forsberg (261) and David Legwand (210) on the Predators goal list.
“He’s just the best, the way he moves with the puck and how elusive he is,” McDonagh said. “He’s just such a key part of our offense.”
Carcone restored Arizona’s two-goal lead by making it 3-1 at 9:50, cutting around defenseman Tyson Barrie at the right post for a tap-in. Carcone hadn’t scored since Dec. 11, when he capped a stretch of seven goals in seven games.
“It’s been an emotional roller coaster,” said Carcone, who was a healthy scratch for two games Jan. 13 and 16. “I'd be lying if I didn't tell you that. Sometimes you’ve just got to look in the mirror and I did that, and I was fortunate enough to get on the board.”
Novak pulled the Predators within 3-2 at 18:42 of the third period, putting in a rebound off the end boards with Saros pulled for the extra attacker.
Nashville, which had won three of four, was 1-for-6 on the power play.
“It’s disappointing,” Predators coach Andrew Brunette said. “We did a lot of good things at different times, but we just lost a little momentum in the second. … We had a hard time getting back on track after they made it 3-1.”
NOTES: Saros and Ingram each started for a fourth straight game. … Barrie returned after missing 11 games since Dec. 23 with an upper-body injury. The defenseman had one shot on goal in 18:55 of ice time. … Carcone has three goals in two games against Nashville this season. … Coyotes forward Nick Schmaltz (upper body) missed a second straight game and also won’t play against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, Tourigny said. … Keller (152 goals) tied Jeremy Roenick and Laurie Boschman for ninth in franchise history. … Arizona had lost four of its previous five at home.
