The Colorado Avalanche face off in opposition to the Nashville Predators for the second time in three video games tonight at Ball Area to wrap up a fast two recreation homestand.
Yep, you learn that proper. The second time in three video games.
Colorado Avalanche (22-2-7)
The Opponent: Nashville Predators (12-14-4)
Time: 7:00 P.M. MST/9:00 P.M. EST
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Tonight’s matchup in opposition to Nashville is the rubber match within the season sequence. The Avalanche gained the primary recreation at Bridgestone Area on November 22 by a rating of 3-0 on the second half of a back-to-back weekend of video games. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped all 35 photographs he confronted, and Brent Burns scored what would show to be the game-winning purpose simply 15 seconds into the competition. Nathan MacKinnon and Jack Drury added two empty-net objectives late within the contest to safe the victory.
The second recreation, which passed off this previous Tuesday (once more at Bridgestone Area), a valiant effort from Cale Makar within the waning seconds of regulation pressured additional time between each golf equipment, however Nashville would prevail within the shootout to safe a 4-3 resolution. Scott Wedgewood, who stopped 28 of 31 photographs within the recreation, didn’t have a robust begin on this contest, however rebounded properly as the sport went on. He was on the receiving finish of a collision within the shootout from former teammate Filip Forsberg, and was pressured to go away the sport after being pulled by a concussion spotter. Blackwood got here in to alleviate him, however Gabe Landeskog’s shootout try fell brief, leading to Blackwood by no means seeing going through a shot. Regardless of the weird conclusion, the Avs did safe some extent to take care of the highest spot within the Central Division.
Previous to tonight’s contest, the Avalanche defeated the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers by a rating of 6-2 on Thursday evening. On an evening the place the Avalanche honored the 1996 Stanley Cup-winning roster, the present-day Avalanche definitely echoed the robust play of their predecessors. Gavin Brindley made his return to the roster after lacking the earlier ten video games with damage, and his influence was palpable as he scored what would show to be the game-winning purpose early within the second interval. Nathan MacKinnon scored his twenty fifth purpose of the season and 392nd of his profession, which broke Joe Sakic’s long-standing document for many objectives scored for the reason that franchise relocated from Quebec.
Becoming, on the evening that the Avalanche honored the previous, the current is wanting fairly vivid.
Forwards:
Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin Nečas
Gabe Landeskog – Brock Nelson – Valeri Nichushkin
Victor Olofsson – Ross Colton – Gavin Brindley
Parker Kelly – Jack Drury – Joel Kiviranta
Protection:
Cale Makar – Devon Toews
Josh Manson – Brent Burns
Sam Girard – Sam Malinski
Between the Pipes:
Mackenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
Regardless of being final within the Central Division, Nashville has put collectively an admirable stretch of video games of late. The Predators have gained six of their final eight video games, together with the newest matchup in opposition to Colorado this previous Tuesday. Except for a 5-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at Bridgestone Space on November 29, Nashville has scored no fewer than three objectives over that point span.
Tonight marks the primary of a two recreation street journey for Nashville, who come into Denver recent off a 7-2 victory over St. Louis at Bridgestone Area on Thursday night. Steven Stamkos recorded his fifteenth hat trick of his profession and accounted for 4 of the workforce’s seven objectives on the night. Luke Evangelista had three assists on the evening, and Juuse Saros stopped 24 of 26 photographs between the pipes.
Nashville’s lineup can have a barely completely different look this night in comparison with the earlier matchup in opposition to Colorado. Defenseman Spencer Stastney (no relation to the different equally sounding household title that Avs and Nordiques followers alike could also be conversant in) was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday in change for a third spherical choose within the 2027 NHL Draft. The twenty-five yr outdated defenseman spent components of the previous three-plus seasons in Nashville, recording 3 objectives and 15 assists over 81 video games performed for the Predators.
Nashville concludes its street journey with a return match in opposition to St. Louis at Enterprise Middle on Monday night…for the second time in three video games.
Even in the case of sports activities, the previous is prologue.
Forwards:
Steven Stamkos – Ryan O’Reilly – Luke Evangelista
Filip Forsberg – Erik Haula – Jonathan Marchessault
Reid Schaefer – Fedor Svechkov – Matthew Wooden
Michael Bunting – Tyson Jost – Michael McCarron
Protection:
Nicolas Hague – Roman Josi
Brady Skjei – Adam Willsby
Nick Perbix – Nick Blankenberg
Between the Pipes:
Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen
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