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Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 5–2 on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at home.

Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Colorado Avalanche 2 56-19-7
at Nashville Predators 5 45-30-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 0 1 1 2
Nashville Predators 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 11 3 12 26
Nashville Predators 10 17 8 35

Three stars

  1. F. Forsberg, Nashville Predators (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. C. Sissons, Nashville Predators (3 assists)
  3. T. Jeannot, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:23 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (12) Alexandre Carrier (8), Colton Sissons (7) Even strength COL 0, NSH 1
2nd 07:20 Nashville Predators Tanner Jeannot (7) Colton Sissons (8), Filip Forsberg (8) Power play COL 0, NSH 2
2nd 09:57 Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen (14) Nazem Kadri (27), Nathan MacKinnon (21) Power play COL 1, NSH 2
2nd 16:48 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (13) Unassisted Even strength COL 1, NSH 3
3rd 09:12 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin (10) Mikko Rantanen (16), Samuel Girard (13) Even strength COL 2, NSH 3
3rd 12:19 Nashville Predators Roman Josi (10) Colton Sissons (9), Tanner Jeannot (9) Power play COL 2, NSH 4
3rd 18:52 Nashville Predators Mattias Ekholm (1) Alexandre Carrier (9) Even strength, Empty net COL 2, NSH 5

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

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 26 35
Power play 1 of 4 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 13 22
Blocked shots 13 11
Giveaways 2 6
Takeaways 5 9
Faceoffs won 29/55 (52.7%) 26/55 (47.3%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
11 M. Maltsev L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 100% 14:32
13 V. Nichushkin R 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 25:47
16 N. Aube-Kubel R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12:20
17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 60% 12:32
18 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 57.1% 15:35
25 L. O'Connor R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 20:38
29 N. MacKinnon C 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 3 0 58.8% 26:21
43 D. Helm C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 50% 11:08
91 N. Kadri C 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 44.4% 22:24
96 M. Rantanen R 1 1 2 -1 0 6 0 0 1 23:27
3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15:55
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 23:24
20 J. Barron D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 16:00
49 S. Girard D 0 1 1 -2 2 1 0 4 0 31:46
56 K. MacDermid L 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 14:39
79 J. Gross D 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 08:19
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
39 P. Francouz 34 30 4 .882 58:21 Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
8 C. Glass C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 40% 14:52
9 F. Forsberg L 2 1 3 +3 0 3 1 1 0 19:33
10 C. Sissons C 0 3 3 +3 0 1 3 1 0 55.6% 25:00
11 L. Kunin C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 2 0 66.7% 16:06
13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 15:40
23 R. Grimaldi R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 09:06
25 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:19
28 E. Tolvanen R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:58
36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 0 0 10:34
82 T. Novak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 15:06
84 T. Jeannot L 1 1 2 +3 2 4 3 2 1 25% 24:10
5 M. Benning D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 15:40
14 M. Ekholm D 1 0 1 +3 0 4 0 0 0 23:49
45 A. Carrier D 0 2 2 +2 2 1 1 0 0 17:19
55 P. Myers D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:01
57 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 14:50
59 R. Josi D 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 19:57
90 M. Borowiecki D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 16:48
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
74 J. Saros 26 24 2 .923 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:24 Nashville Predators Tanner Jeannot Tripping 2
2nd 01:59 Colorado Avalanche Erik Johnson Hooking 2
2nd 03:03 Colorado Avalanche Samuel Girard Tripping 2
2nd 06:52 Colorado Avalanche Jordan Gross Tripping 2
2nd 08:45 Nashville Predators Alexandre Carrier Interference 2
2nd 13:30 Nashville Predators Yakov Trenin Interference 2
3rd 01:34 Colorado Avalanche Nicolas Aube-Kubel Hooking 2
3rd 07:09 Nashville Predators Luke Kunin Holding 2
3rd 11:55 Colorado Avalanche Jordan Gross Cross checking 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Nashville Predators head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Mitch Hunt
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Darcy Kuemper, Andre Burakovsky, J.T. Compher, Devon Toews, Jacob MacDonald, Cale Makar
Nashville Predators scratches
Matt Duchene, Ben Harpur, Kole Sherwood

2021-2022 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Nashville Predators 5 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Colorado Avalanche 7 Final Playoffs Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 7 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Playoffs Game page
Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche Not needed Playoffs Game page
Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators Postponed Playoffs Game page
Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche Postponed Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 16

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/SO Game page
Ottawa Senators 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Florida Panthers 1 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 5 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at New York Islanders 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 5 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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