Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators

Tuesday, December 6, 2016, 8:00 PM ET Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–3 on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Colorado Avalanche	3	22-56-4
at Nashville Predators	4	41-29-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	1	2	0	3
Nashville Predators	2	1	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	8	7	13	28
Nashville Predators	15	10	7	32

Three stars

J. Neal, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
R. Josi, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
M. Ribeiro, Nashville Predators (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:08	Nashville Predators	Viktor Arvidsson (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	COL 0, NSH 1
1st	12:08	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (6)	Rene Bourque (3)	Even strength	COL 1, NSH 1
1st	18:26	Nashville Predators	James Neal (11)	Colin Wilson (7)	Even strength	COL 1, NSH 2
2nd	03:46	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Duchene (8)	Mikko Rantanen (8), Nathan MacKinnon (11)	Power play	COL 2, NSH 2
2nd	05:59	Nashville Predators	P.K. Subban (7)	Kevin Fiala (1), Mike Ribeiro (13)	Even strength	COL 2, NSH 3
2nd	13:56	Colorado Avalanche	Matt Duchene (9)	Jarome Iginla (3), Tyson Barrie (10)	Power play	COL 3, NSH 3
3rd	01:04	Nashville Predators	Roman Josi (4)	Ryan Johansen (12), Mike Ribeiro (14)	Power play	COL 3, NSH 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	28	32
Power play	2 of 4	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	15	12
Blocked shots	17	15
Giveaways	7	7
Takeaways	5	9
Faceoffs won	42/73 (57.5%)	31/73 (42.5%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0	69.2%	14:51
Number 8 J. Colborne	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	33.3%	10:34
Number 9 M. Duchene	C	2	0	2	-1	0	4	0	0	2	62.5%	20:17
Number 12 J. Iginla	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0		18:01
Number 14 B. Comeau	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		16:21
Number 17 R. Bourque	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0		15:39
Number 25 M. Grigorenko	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	16:18
Number 27 A. Martinsen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:39
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	1	1	2	0	0	4	1	2	0	57.1%	21:21
Number 34 C. Soderberg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0	61.5%	15:22
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:16
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0		16:53
Number 4 T. Barrie	D	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	2	0		26:14
Number 16 N. Zadorov	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		18:35
Number 18 C. Goloubef	D	0	0	0	-2	4	0	1	3	0		20:13
Number 28 P. Wiercioch	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		16:53
Number 32 F. Beauchemin	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	3	0		24:43
Number 44 E. Gelinas	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		07:37

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Varlamov	32	28	4	.875	58:26	Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		18:44
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0	41.9%	19:11
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	0		10:08
Number 18 J. Neal	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		18:00
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	12:55
Number 32 F. Gaudreau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		06:54
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		16:38
Number 38 V. Arvidsson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	2	0		15:23
Number 51 A. Watson	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		11:42
Number 56 K. Fiala	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0		13:31
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	0	0	33.3%	18:21
Number 92 R. Johansen	C	0	1	1	+1	2	4	1	1	0	40%	17:19
Number 7 Y. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0		09:43
Number 8 P. Granberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		08:45
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	2	0		22:56
Number 52 M. Irwin	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0		19:57
Number 59 R. Josi	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	3	1		26:34
Number 76 P. Subban	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		28:17

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	28	25	3	.893	59:29	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:22	Colorado Avalanche	Cody Goloubef	Hooking	2
2nd	02:38	Nashville Predators	Yannick Weber	Interference	2
2nd	09:48	Colorado Avalanche	Tyson Barrie	Tripping	2
2nd	13:04	Nashville Predators	Matt Irwin	Cross checking	2
2nd	19:17	Colorado Avalanche	Francois Beauchemin	Cross checking	2
2nd	19:17	Colorado Avalanche	Cody Goloubef	Holding	2
3rd	10:05	Nashville Predators	Austin Watson	Hooking	2
3rd	11:55	Colorado Avalanche	Francois Beauchemin	Tripping	2
3rd	18:27	Nashville Predators	Ryan Johansen	High sticking	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Garrett Rank, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Matt MacPherson
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Fedor Tyutin
Nashville Predators scratches: Adam Pardy, Reid Boucher

2016-2017 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 5 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Nov 1, 2016
Nashville Predators 5 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Nov 29, 2016
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 6, 2016
Nashville Predators 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Jan 14, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 23, 2017

Other NHL games on Dec 6

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 6, 2016
Vancouver Canucks 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 6, 2016
New York Rangers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 6, 2016
Florida Panthers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 6, 2016
Montreal Canadiens 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Dec 6, 2016
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Dec 6, 2016
Arizona Coyotes 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Dec 6, 2016
Calgary Flames 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Tue, Dec 6, 2016

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