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Nashville Predators 7, Colorado Avalanche 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Nashville Predators 7, Colorado Avalanche 3. Shots on goal: NSH 30, COL 43. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NSH 2-2 COL; P2 NSH 2-0 COL; P3 NSH 3-1 COL.

Scoring plays: P1 00:30 Ryan O'Reilly (assists: Filip Forsberg) to make it NSH 1-0 COL; P1 01:24 Brock Nelson (assists: Brent Burns, Valeri Nichushkin) to make it NSH 1-1 COL; P1 07:32 Ryan O'Reilly (assists: Luke Evangelista, Filip Forsberg) to make it NSH 2-1 COL; P1 11:16 Brock Nelson (assists: Josh Manson, Sam Malinski) to make it NSH 2-2 COL; P2 13:01 Ryan O'Reilly (assists: Luke Evangelista, Roman Josi) to make it NSH 3-2 COL; P2 18:04 Michael Bunting (assists: Steven Stamkos) to make it NSH 4-2 COL; P3 01:09 Martin Necas (assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Artturi Lehkonen) to make it NSH 4-3 COL; P3 15:13 Filip Forsberg (assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi) to make it NSH 5-3 COL; P3 17:04 Steven Stamkos (assists: Michael Bunting, Roman Josi) to make it NSH 6-3 COL; P3 17:41 Michael McCarron to make it NSH 7-3 COL. Top skaters: Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) 3 G, 1 A; Filip Forsberg (NSH) 1 G, 2 A; Roman Josi (NSH) 0 G, 3 A; Brock Nelson (COL) 2 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Juuse Saros (NSH) 39 saves on 42, decision W; Mackenzie Blackwood (COL) 23 saves on 28, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NSH
Ryan O'Reilly
3 G, 1 A, 4 PTS, 6 SOG · 19:44 TOI
Goals · COL
Brock Nelson
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 16:13 TOI
Goaltending · NSH
Juuse Saros
39 saves on 42 shots (.929) · W
Season highs
Ryan O'Reilly · Season-high 6 shots on goalSam Malinski · Season-high 6 shots on goalRyan O'Reilly · Season-high 4 pointsRyan O'Reilly · Season-high 3 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NSH 4 largest lead P3 17:41 (NSH 7, COL 3) · 3-0 run, P3 15:13–P3 17:41
COL 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:30 Ryan O'Reilly (Filip Forsberg) NSH · backhand shot · NSH 1, COL 0
  • P1 1:24 Brock Nelson (Brent Burns, Valeri Nichushkin) COL · backhand shot · NSH 1, COL 1
  • P1 7:32 Ryan O'Reilly (Luke Evangelista, Filip Forsberg) NSH · wrist shot · NSH 2, COL 1
  • P1 11:16 Brock Nelson (Josh Manson, Sam Malinski) COL · wrist shot · NSH 2, COL 2
  • P2 13:01 Ryan O'Reilly (Luke Evangelista, Roman Josi) NSH · wrist shot · NSH 3, COL 2
  • P2 18:04 Michael Bunting (Steven Stamkos) NSH · wrist shot · NSH 4, COL 2
  • P3 1:09 Martin Necas (Nathan MacKinnon, Artturi Lehkonen) COL · snap shot · NSH 4, COL 3
  • P3 15:13 Filip Forsberg (Ryan O'Reilly, Roman Josi) NSH · Power play · wrist shot · NSH 5, COL 3
  • P3 17:04 Steven Stamkos (Michael Bunting, Roman Josi) NSH · Empty net · wrist shot · NSH 6, COL 3
  • P3 17:41 Michael McCarron NSH · Empty net · wrist shot · NSH 7, COL 3

Linescore

123 T
NSH 223 7
COL 201 3

Shots on goal: NSH 30, COL 42

Biggest Period

The Nashville Predators scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NSHCOL
30Shots on goal43
52Shot attempts71
36Faceoff wins20
16Hits14
12Blocked shots17
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways6
16Giveaways20
4Penalty minutes2
92.9%Save %82.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NSH1111830
COL17161043

🎯 Shot Map

Nashville Predators7 G · 39 attempts
Filip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: goal (backhand)Matthew Wood: saved (between-legs)Michael McCarron: missed the netTyson Jost: saved (tip-in)Ryan O'Reilly: goal (wrist)Reid Schaefer: saved (backhand)Tyson Jost: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: missed the netSteven Stamkos: missed the netNick Blankenburg: saved (snap)Matthew Wood: saved (wrist)Tyson Jost: missed the netRoman Josi: saved (slap)Michael Bunting: missed the netRoman Josi: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (wrist)Tyson Jost: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (snap)Michael Bunting: missed the netTyson Jost: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (snap)Ryan O'Reilly: goal (wrist)Erik Haula: saved (snap)Filip Forsberg: saved (wrist)Brady Skjei: saved (wrist)Michael Bunting: goal (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (wrist)Ryan O'Reilly: saved (backhand)Michael Bunting: saved (wrist)Steven Stamkos: saved (wrist)Filip Forsberg: saved (backhand)Filip Forsberg: goal (wrist)Cole Smith: missed the netBrady Skjei: missed the netSteven Stamkos: goal (wrist)Michael McCarron: goal (wrist)Tyson Jost: missed the net
  • 7Goals18% of attempts
  • 23Saved59% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net23% of attempts
Colorado Avalanche3 G · 53 attempts
Ross Colton: saved (slap)Brent Burns: saved (backhand)Brock Nelson: goal (backhand)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (snap)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netBrock Nelson: goal (wrist)Josh Manson: saved (slap)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Sam Malinski: missed the netJosh Manson: saved (slap)Cale Makar: missed the netCale Makar: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (snap)Valeri Nichushkin: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: saved (tip-in)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Jack Drury: saved (snap)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: saved (snap)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Ivan Ivan: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: saved (slap)Brent Burns: saved (slap)Jack Drury: saved (snap)Martin Necas: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (backhand)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (snap)Valeri Nichushkin: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netMartin Necas: goal (snap)Gavin Brindley: saved (tip-in)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Ilya Solovyov: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (wrist)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: saved (backhand)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Gavin Brindley: missed the netIlya Solovyov: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: missed the net
  • 3Goals6% of attempts
  • 40Saved75% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net19% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ryan O'Reilly C 314+460019:44
Filip Forsberg L 123+350118:34
Roman Josi D 033+320226:16
Steven Stamkos C 112+120016:55
Michael Bunting L 112+120115:20
Luke Evangelista R 022+300018:11
Michael McCarron C 101013112:23
Brady Skjei D 000+430123:58
Nicolas Hague D 000000122:08
Nick Perbix D 000+100120:55
Erik Haula L 000010115:07
Nick Blankenburg D 000-110014:18
Justin Barron D 000-102213:12
Fedor Svechkov C 000000012:26
Cole Smith R 000-202012:13
Tyson Jost C 000042112:05
Matthew Wood R 000021011:11
Reid Schaefer L 000-216011:04
NSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Juuse Saros W 394292.9360:00
COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Brock Nelson C 202-341216:13
Martin Necas C 101-221320:10
Sam Malinski D 011+160322:33
Josh Manson D 011+142221:11
Nathan MacKinnon C 011-240120:37
Brent Burns D 011+140019:07
Artturi Lehkonen L 011-330018:30
Valeri Nichushkin R 011-330115:18
Cale Makar D 000-310123:26
Samuel Girard D 000-300120:04
Parker Kelly C 000-104016:52
Jack Drury C 000021114:33
Victor Olofsson L 000010013:32
Ross Colton C 000+150013:31
Gavin Brindley C 000012012:13
Ilya Solovyov D 000-111111:21
Zakhar Bardakov C 000001110:24
Ivan Ivan C 000011009:36
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Mackenzie Blackwood L 232882.1559:31

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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