Overview
- Juuse Saros turned aside 39 of 42 shots to backstop Nashville, which outscored Colorado 3–1 in the third period with two late empty-netters.
- Mackenzie Blackwood returned from injured reserve for Colorado and allowed five goals on 28 shots before the Predators sealed it with empty-net goals.
- A reviewed interference call on Zakhar Bardakov led to a Filip Forsberg power-play goal that restored Nashville’s two-goal cushion with 5:13 left.
- Brock Nelson scored twice for the Avalanche and Martin Nečas added one, while Nathan MacKinnon recorded an assist to remain tied for the NHL points lead.
- Colorado fell to 19-1-3 at home and 2-3-1 over its last six games, as injuries and turnovers compounded a rare off night at Ball Arena.