Colorado Avalanche 2–3 Nashville Predators
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
- Venue
- Ball ArenaDenver
NHL: Nashville Predators beat Colorado Avalanche 3–2.
Game leaders
1Logan O'ConnorPoints
2Ryan O'Reilly
6T.J. HughesShots on goal
3Steven Stamkos
22Mackenzie BlackwoodSaves
30Justus Annunen
Three stars
- ★ First starRyan O'ReillyNashville Predators · 2 A · 2 SOG
★ Second starRoss ColtonNashville Predators · 1 G · 2 SOG
★ Third starVitali PinchukNashville Predators · 1 G · 3 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Colorado Avalanche
- Jaden Schwartz●1 G
- Parker Kelly●1 G
Assists: Logan O'Connor 1, Brock Nelson 1, Martin Necas 1, Noah Juulsen 1
Nashville Predators
- Ross Colton●1 G
- Steven Stamkos●1 G · 1 PPG
- Vitali Pinchuk●1 G
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly 2, Roman Josi 1, Reid Schaefer 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength16/18
- Against the power play6/7
- Even strength28/30
- Against the power play2/2
Key stats
- 32Shots on goal25
- 6.3Shooting %12
- 0Power-play goals1
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Colorado Avalanche: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
Nashville Predators: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
- Last 5 meetings: Colorado Avalanche won 2, Nashville Predators won 3.
- Nashville Predators lead this season's series 1–0.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
- Colorado Avalanche
- Nashville Predators
Shooting
- 32Shots on goal25
- 6.3Shooting %12
- 0Power-play goals1
Physical play
- 20Hits21
- 10Blocked shots25
Puck control
- 52.6Faceoffs won %57.2
- 3Takeaways3
- 12Giveaways10
Goaltending
- 22Saves30
- 88Save %93.8
Discipline
- 10Penalty minutes6
Shots and finishing
Colorado Avalanche took 56% of the shots on goal.
- Colorado Avalanche
- Nashville Predators
3225
- Shooting %
- 6.3%12.0%
- Save %
- 88.0%93.8%
- Shooting + save %
- 94.3105.8
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Colorado Avalanche
- Cale Makar26:54
- Nathan MacKinnon24:00
- Devon Toews23:51
- Martin Necas23:37
- Sam Malinski20:14
- Brett Kulak18:43
- Artturi Lehkonen18:31
- Brock Nelson16:47
- Nazem Kadri16:04
- Brent Burns15:40
Nashville Predators
- Roman Josi28:22
- Ryan O'Reilly24:31
- Adam Wilsby22:44
- Brady Skjei21:57
- Nick Perbix20:31
- Filip Forsberg20:07
- Steven Stamkos19:01
- Jack Drury18:08
- Mavrik Bourque17:15
- Adam Edstrom17:02
Skaters
| 25Logan O'ConnorRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11:46 |
| 92Gabriel LandeskogLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14:01 |
| 84Brent BurnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 23 | 15:40 |
| 91Nazem KadriC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55% | 0 | 2 | 17 | 16:04 |
| 71Jaden SchwartzLW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12:53 |
| 8Cale MakarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 24 | 26:54 |
| 27Brett KulakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 23 | 18:43 |
| 17Parker KellyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11:40 |
| 7Devon ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 29 | 23:51 |
| 11Brock NelsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16:47 |
| 88Martin NecasC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 22 | 23:37 |
| 9Fedor SvechkovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 08:33 |
| 47Noah JuulsenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11:39 |
| 62Artturi LehkonenLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18:31 |
| 10Nicolas RoyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | 0 | 1 | 11 | 09:24 |
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 53% | 0 | 1 | 22 | 24:00 |
| 70Sam MalinskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20:14 |
| 13T.J. HughesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14:37 |
Goaltenders
| 41Scott WedgewoodG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| 39Mackenzie BlackwoodG | 25 | 22 | 3 | 88.0% | 16/18 | 6/7 | 62:18 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
Recent form
Last meetings
2Colorado Avalanche0Draws3Nashville Predators