Nashville Predators (43-26-4) vs. Colorado Avalanche (46-21-6)
4pm (MDT) | Ball Arena | Watch: Altitude TV | Listen: 92.5FM
On Saturday afternoon, the Avalanche will face the Predators at Ball Arena. The Avs are 11-2-1 in their last 14 games. Colorado is 2-1-1 on its current homestand and has earned points in seven of its past eight home games. They sit in second place in the Central Division with 98 points, with a game remaining against Dallas (101 points). Nashville has a 16-1-2 record in the past 19 tournaments. The Predators are in fourth place in the Central Division with 90 points. Since Feb. 14, the Pres have tied the Hurricanes for the most points in the NHL (34 points) during that span.
Latest results:
March 28, 2024 NYR:3 COL:2(SO)
March 28, 2024 ARI: 8 NAS: 4
Knocked to New York
The Avalanche lost to the Rangers 3-2 in a shootout Thursday night at Ball Arena. Colorado took the lead when Casey Mittelstadt found the back of the net with 33 seconds left in the second period. The Rangers tied the game early in the final frame with a score by Kaapo Kakko. New York took the lead on Chris Kreider's power play. Devon Toews made two point shots to decide the game. Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck each scored in the shootout, giving the Rangers the extra point.
AVS achievements
Nathan MacKinnon's point streak and season-opening home scoring streak ended at 19 and 35 games, respectively. His 35-game home scoring streak is the second-longest in NHL history, trailing only Wayne Gretzky's 40-game scoring streak in the 1988-89 season, when he scored in every home game.
Alexander Georgiev stopped 23 of 25 shots, but his winning streak ended at six. His two-game, six-game scoring streak this season marks a career best. In his past seven games, the netminder has maintained a .924 SV% since March 6 and lowered his GAA to 2.08 since that date.
Toews scored in the third period, setting a three-game scoring streak. He recorded 1g/3a in that span. The goal was his 12th of the season, moving him one step away from reaching his career best in 2021-22.
history
The Avalanche have a record of 40 wins, 40 losses, 5 draws and 9 losses against the Predators, and a record of 22 wins, 19 losses, 2 draws and 4 losses at home. Colorado is 9-5-2 in the last 16 meetings, outscoring the Pres 57-50. The Avalanche are 4-1-0 since playing against the Predators at Ball Arena in the 2019-20 season.
yips against yote
The Predators lost in regulation for the first time in their last 19 games, 8-4, to the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night at Mallett Arena. Jason Zucker started the scoring for Nashville, scoring twice in the first period. Arizona returned the favor with goals from Jack McBain and Logan Cooley to tie the game at two points before the first intermission. Clayton Keller scored on a power play in the middle frame, and just a minute later Cooley scored his second goal of the night. Gustav Nyquist lit the lamp on a power play and Nashville took the lead. Nick Bygstad and Nick Schmaltz increased the lead to 6-3 as Arizona entered the final frame. Matias Macelli scored an empty-net goal and Arizona extended its lead.Filip Forsberg scores 41 pointscent This season's goal (power play) cut the lead to three points. Cooley completed his hat trick on an empty net with 1:32 left in the game, clinching the 8-4 victory.
Statistics you need to know
MacKinnon had 36 career points (14g/22a) against the Predators. This ties him for the sixth-most points against Nashville among all active NHL skaters.
Rantanen has scored more than one point per game against the Pres in his career. The winger had 24 points (10g/14a) in 23 games against Nashville.
Former Predator Yakov Trenin will face his former team for the first time on March 7th since being acquired by the Avs this season. He has 11 goals and four assists between the two clubs in the 2023-24 season.
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Filip Forsberg scored the ninth most goals of all NHL players this season. He is two points away from surpassing his career-high of 84 points in 2021-22.
Roman Josi is the most goals scored by an NHL blueliner this season with 19 points, and is the Swiss-born NHL player with the most points (677 points) in league history.
Since the 2021-22 season, Juuse Saros has amassed the second-most wins among NHL goaltenders with 105 wins.
numbers game
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MacKinnon has nine goals this season, ranking fourth among all NHL skaters.
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The Avs' power play had the sixth-highest rate (24.3%) of any team this season.
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Jonathan Drouin had 32 assists this season. He is now four innings away from surpassing his career high (35 in the 2018-19 season).
memorable quotes
“Defensively they're a really good team and we played with that and played really smart hockey for most of the game. It's fun to have a score of 1-1 or 2-1 instead of 5-4.”
– Colorado G Alexander Georgiev Thursday's game
