nhl Game Recap
Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche Recap - Predators Win 5-4
The Avalanche came up short Thursday against the Predators, falling 5-4 in a shootout.
Nashville won as a +256 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Nashville got goals from Roman Josi, Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Johansen, and Matt Duchene in the victory. Duchene opened the scoring at 11:46 of the first period.
David Rittich turned in a 42-save effort for the Predators.
Colorado got goals from Artturi Lehkonen, Cale Makar, J.T. Compher, and Logan O'Connor in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 of 37 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Nashville went 1-for-4, while the Avalanche were 1-for-6 with the man advantage.
Nashville lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 46-37.
Nashville looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Coyotes. The Avalanche will aim to get back on the winning track at Minnesota.