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See who has the NHL betting edge in our free NHL picks and predictions for Predators vs. This will be the battle of the backups as both teams will not be playing their starting goalies, but will that translate into offenses finding success tonight? All rights reserved.The Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche are set to face off in what could very likely be a first-round matchup. Colorado hasn’t necessarily been at its best, only winning one of its last five games with this one means nothing. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. The Avalanche are 8-1-1 in the second game of a back-to-back. He joined the company of Brent Burns (29 in ‘16-17), Mike Green (31, ’08-09), Al MacInnis (28, ‘93-94) and Kevin Hatcher (34 in ’92-93).Īvalanche: At Minnesota on Friday. With his goal in the first period, Makar became the fifth defenseman in the last 30 years to score 28 goals in a season, according to NHL Stats. D Mark Borowiecki took a puck off his left leg in the third period and gingerly made his way to the bench. Hynes said there's no timetable for Saros' return after he suffered a left leg injury Tuesday. “He’s trending in the direction to be playable real soon,” Predators coach John Hynes said. Nashville D Jeremy Lauzon (lower body) skated Thursday morning, on his 25th birthday. Rantanen was back after missing four games with an illness. He’s on pace to join the team in Game 1 of the playoffs. So sometimes that happens and unlucky for us, but good on us to battle back.”Īvalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog was on the ice Thursday morning wearing a red, noncontact jersey as he recovers from knee surgery. "We saw it on the bench, but it was too late to yell or scream at that point. He feels it go off his stick and he looks up and he gets eight other guys on the ice to look up as well, but one guy doesn’t. The puck dropped to the ice and O’Connor put it in with Rittich looking the other way. He lined the puck into Josi and the Predators looked all around to locate it. O’Connor gave the Avalanche a 3-1 in the first period on a quirky goal. Josi had a nifty, coast-to-coast goal - he actually ended up inside the net as well - and an assist to increase his lead to 95 points among defensemen. Makar leads all defensemen with 28 goals. They're the leading candidates for the Norris Trophy, which goes to the league’s top defenseman. The showdown within the game was between Makar and Josi. It set the stage for Duchene, who was drafted third overall by Colorado in 2009 and scored 178 goals over nine seasons with the Avalanche. Trailing by as many as two goals, Ekholm tied it up at 4-apiece early in the third period. "It’s just putting all those pieces together.” “The confidence in the group is very high and we know what we’re capable of," Makar said. They won nine straight before their recent slump. The Avalanche are trying to get back on track with the postseason looming.
“I would say the difference in the hockey game, to be fair, was Kuemps had an off night.” Zero,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “I had no problems with our game through two periods.
By gaining a point, the Avalanche now have 119 for the season and broke the franchise mark (118) held by the 2000-01 team that went on to win the Stanley Cup.Ĭolorado's shootout loss allowed the Florida Panthers to secure the Presidents' Trophy and home-ice advantage throughout their playoff run.ĭarcy Kuemper made 33 saves for the Avalanche, who've gone 1-4-1 down the stretch. Compher scored for Colorado, the top seed in the Western Conference. “I think he was our best player.”Ĭale Makar, Logan O’Connor, Artturi Lehkonen and J.T. “David, great game for him,” Ekholm said. Rittich came up big in the shootout, thwarting Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Nazem Kadri. Rittich stopped 42 shots as he stepped in for injured goaltender Juuse Saros. “We took care of our business,” Ekholm said. NHL, Colorado Avalanche, Nashville PredatorsĭENVER - Matt Duchene scored the lone goal of the shootout and David Rittich stopped all three attempts as the Nashville Predators rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Thursday night.ĭuchene also scored in regulation, along with Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi and Mattias Ekholm to help the Predators move into the first wild-card spot with a game remaining. Duchene scores in shootout, Predators rally to beat Avs 5-4
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