Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche

Saturday, March 30, 2024, 6:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 7–4 on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Nashville Predators	4	47-30-5
at Colorado Avalanche	7	50-25-7

News about this game

Predators Aim for Comeback in Critical Central Division Encounter Against the Avalanche

Fri, Mar 29, 2024

Predators (43-26-4) face Avalanche (46-21-6) in a division clash. MacKinnon leads with 123 pts, Josi with 76. Season series tied 1-1, home wins.
Avalanche Secure Playoff Berth with 7-4 Victory; MacKinnon Excels

Sat, Mar 30, 2024

MacKinnon, Trenin lift Avalanche to 7-4 win against Predators, clinching playoff spot. Down 4-2, they scored 3 unanswered goals; Annunen made 17 saves.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	3	1	0	4
Colorado Avalanche	2	3	2	7

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	12	14	9	35
Colorado Avalanche	16	12	14	42

Three stars

C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 2 assists)
J. Annunen, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:41	Nashville Predators	Cole Smith (9)	Gustav Nyquist (46), Michael McCarron (10)	Even strength	NSH 1, COL 0
1st	05:25	Colorado Avalanche	Jonathan Drouin (15)	Nathan MacKinnon (79), Mikko Rantanen (59)	Even strength	NSH 1, COL 1
1st	13:02	Nashville Predators	Mark Jankowski (6)	Tommy Novak (25)	Even strength	NSH 2, COL 1
1st	13:43	Nashville Predators	Dante Fabbro (3)	Jason Zucker (18), Kiefer Sherwood (14)	Even strength	NSH 3, COL 1
1st	16:11	Colorado Avalanche	Casey Mittelstadt (18)	Nathan MacKinnon (80), Cale Makar (61)	Power play	NSH 3, COL 2
2nd	00:57	Nashville Predators	Gustav Nyquist (22)	Spencer Stastney (1), Filip Forsberg (43)	Even strength	NSH 4, COL 2
2nd	05:43	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (13)	Cale Makar (62), Jonathan Drouin (33)	Power play	NSH 4, COL 3
2nd	18:25	Colorado Avalanche	Cale Makar (19)	Mikko Rantanen (60), Zach Parise (5)	Power play	NSH 4, COL 4
2nd	19:31	Colorado Avalanche	Yakov Trenin (12)	Unassisted	Even strength	NSH 4, COL 5
3rd	03:38	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (46)	Josh Manson (16), Devon Toews (33)	Even strength	NSH 4, COL 6
3rd	16:10	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon (47)	Mikko Rantanen (61)	Even strength, Empty net	NSH 4, COL 7

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	Nashville Predators	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	35	42
Power play	0 of 5	3 of 6
Penalty minutes	23	10
Hits	21	25
Blocked shots	21	18
Giveaways	2	8
Takeaways	7	3
Faceoffs won	32/68 (47.1%)	36/68 (52.9%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. Glass	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	25%	12:24
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	1	1	-1	0	6	1	1		19:27
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	1	50%	15:21
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	100%	19:13
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		12:26
Number 17 M. Jankowski	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	57.1%	12:19
Number 36 C. Smith	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	2	0		13:52
Number 44 K. Sherwood	L	0	1	1	-1	2	1	1	1		11:18
Number 47 M. McCarron	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	72.7%	10:55
Number 77 L. Evangelista	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		16:21
Number 82 T. Novak	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	33.3%	15:40
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	38.5%	18:44
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	8	1		17:54
Number 3 J. Lauzon	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3		17:18
Number 24 S. Stastney	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	2		19:53
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	1		08:23
Number 57 D. Fabbro	D	1	0	1	-2	0	6	1	1		18:18
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	5		29:45

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lankinen	41	35	6	.854	59:31	Loss

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 9 Z. Parise	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	2	0		12:41
Number 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	10:48
Number 12 B. Duhaime	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		13:55
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	40%	09:22
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	1	1	2	+1	0	5	0	0	0		21:56
Number 28 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	-1	4	4	3	2	0		12:40
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	2	2	4	+1	2	5	0	0	0	50%	23:19
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	0	1	75%	16:18
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	1	0	1	-1	2	2	0	1	1	100%	17:44
Number 73 Y. Trenin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	5	0	0	47.1%	11:50
Number 93 J. Foudy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:48
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	3	3	+2	0	4	1	0	0	60%	22:39
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	0		13:21
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	1	0		24:39
Number 8 C. Makar	D	1	2	3	-2	0	4	0	5	1		21:42
Number 26 S. Walker	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	0		11:15
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	5	1	0		18:12
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0		22:13

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	13	9	4	.692	20:44
Number 60 J. Annunen	22	22	0	1.000	39:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:16	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	10:08	Colorado Avalanche	Miles Wood	Tripping	2
1st	10:34	Nashville Predators	Ryan O'Reilly	Hooking	2
1st	15:54	Nashville Predators	Kiefer Sherwood	Slashing	2
2nd	00:57	Colorado Avalanche	Alexandar Georgiev	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	03:11	Nashville Predators	Ryan McDonagh	Match penalty (match)	5
2nd	14:34	Colorado Avalanche	Miles Wood	Slashing	2
2nd	16:44	Nashville Predators	Colton Sissons	Hooking	2
3rd	06:54	Nashville Predators	Luke Schenn	Hooking	2
3rd	18:06	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen	Slashing	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Andrew Brunette
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Furman South, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Ben O'Quinn
Nashville Predators scratches: Tyson Barrie, Anthony Beauvillier, Alexandre Carrier, Jaret Anderson-Dolan
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Valeri Nichushkin, Caleb Jones, Joel Kiviranta

2023-2024 season series

Every Nashville Predators and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Mon, Nov 20, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 2, 2024
Nashville Predators 4 at Colorado Avalanche 7	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 30, 2024

Other NHL games on Mar 30

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 30, 2024
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final/OT	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
New York Rangers 8 at Arizona Coyotes 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
New York Islanders 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Ottawa Senators 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Boston Bruins 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
San Jose Sharks 4 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 30, 2024
Dallas Stars 3 at Seattle Kraken 0	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Seattle Kraken, Sat, Mar 30, 2024