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GLENDALE, Ariz. – J.P. Dumont got his first hat trick in 9 1/2 years and the Nashville Predators handed the Phoenix Coyotes their second home loss in as many days, 5-2 on Tuesday night.
The 32-year-old forward has four career three-goal games, but this was his first since Nov. 12, 2001. After just four goals in his first 45 games this season, Dumont has five in his last two.
Dumont scored one in the first period and two in the second in an almost-empty Jobing.com Arena, where the crowd was announced at 8,236 but was far smaller.
Patric Hornqvist scored the other two goals for Nashville. Radim Vrbata and Lee Stempniak scored for Phoenix as the Coyotes lost two in a row at home for the first time this season.
With the loss, the Coyotes slipped two spots to sixth in the West, with Nashville and Anaheim passing them.
The Predators, winners of eight of their last 10, scored twice in a 12-second span, on goals by Dumont and Hornqvist, to go up 2-0 6 1/2 minutes into the game.
Phoenix coach Dave Tippett called a timeout and the Coyotes came back strong.
Phoenix cut the lead to 2-1 at 10:31 of the first period when Nashville's Shane O'Brien accidentally knocked the puck into the net. Vrbata got credit for the goal.
The 32-year-old forward has four career three-goal games, but this was his first since Nov. 12, 2001. After just four goals in his first 45 games this season, Dumont has five in his last two.
Dumont scored one in the first period and two in the second in an almost-empty Jobing.com Arena, where the crowd was announced at 8,236 but was far smaller.
Patric Hornqvist scored the other two goals for Nashville. Radim Vrbata and Lee Stempniak scored for Phoenix as the Coyotes lost two in a row at home for the first time this season.
With the loss, the Coyotes slipped two spots to sixth in the West, with Nashville and Anaheim passing them.
The Predators, winners of eight of their last 10, scored twice in a 12-second span, on goals by Dumont and Hornqvist, to go up 2-0 6 1/2 minutes into the game.
Phoenix coach Dave Tippett called a timeout and the Coyotes came back strong.
Phoenix cut the lead to 2-1 at 10:31 of the first period when Nashville's Shane O'Brien accidentally knocked the puck into the net. Vrbata got credit for the goal.
