Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 7–3 on Friday, January 16, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Nashville Predators |
11 |
11 |
8 |
30 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
17 |
16 |
10 |
43 |
Three stars
- R. O'Reilly, Nashville Predators (3 goals, 1 assist)
- F. Forsberg, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 2 assists)
- J. Saros, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:30 |
Nashville Predators |
Ryan O'Reilly (14) |
Filip Forsberg (17) |
Even strength |
NSH 1, COL 0 |
| 1st |
01:24 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brock Nelson (23) |
Brent Burns (16), Valeri Nichushkin (16) |
Even strength |
NSH 1, COL 1 |
| 1st |
07:32 |
Nashville Predators |
Ryan O'Reilly (15) |
Luke Evangelista (26), Filip Forsberg (18) |
Even strength |
NSH 2, COL 1 |
| 1st |
11:16 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brock Nelson (24) |
Josh Manson (16), Sam Malinski (21) |
Even strength |
NSH 2, COL 2 |
| 2nd |
13:01 |
Nashville Predators |
Ryan O'Reilly (16) |
Luke Evangelista (27), Roman Josi (16) |
Even strength |
NSH 3, COL 2 |
| 2nd |
18:04 |
Nashville Predators |
Michael Bunting (12) |
Steven Stamkos (12) |
Even strength |
NSH 4, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
01:09 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Martin Necas (22) |
Nathan MacKinnon (46), Artturi Lehkonen (20) |
Even strength |
NSH 4, COL 3 |
| 3rd |
15:13 |
Nashville Predators |
Filip Forsberg (17) |
Ryan O'Reilly (27), Roman Josi (17) |
Power play |
NSH 5, COL 3 |
| 3rd |
17:04 |
Nashville Predators |
Steven Stamkos (21) |
Michael Bunting (16), Roman Josi (18) |
Even strength, Empty net |
NSH 6, COL 3 |
| 3rd |
17:41 |
Nashville Predators |
Michael McCarron (2) |
Unassisted |
Shorthanded, Empty net |
NSH 7, COL 3 |
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 |
30 |
43 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
16 |
14 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
16 |
20 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
36/56 (64.3%) |
20/56 (35.7%) |
Box score
Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 F. Forsberg |
L |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
33.3% |
18:35 |
| Number 17 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:05 |
| Number 36 C. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:13 |
| Number 40 F. Svechkov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
72.7% |
12:26 |
| Number 47 M. McCarron |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
58.3% |
12:23 |
| Number 49 R. Schaefer |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:04 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:07 |
| Number 58 M. Bunting |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:19 |
| Number 71 M. Wood |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:11 |
| Number 77 L. Evangelista |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:11 |
| Number 90 R. O'Reilly |
C |
3 |
1 |
4 |
+4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
83.3% |
19:44 |
| Number 91 S. Stamkos |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:55 |
| Number 20 J. Barron |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:12 |
| Number 37 N. Blankenburg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 41 N. Hague |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:08 |
| Number 48 N. Perbix |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:55 |
| Number 59 R. Josi |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:16 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:58 |
Nashville Predators goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 74 J. Saros |
43 |
40 |
3 |
.930 |
60:00 |
Win |
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Nelson |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
35% |
16:13 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:52 |
| Number 18 J. Drury |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
57.1% |
14:35 |
| Number 20 R. Colton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:31 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
30.4% |
20:37 |
| Number 54 G. Brindley |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:13 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:30 |
| Number 82 I. Ivan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
09:36 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:07 |
| Number 93 Z. Bardakov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:24 |
| Number 95 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:33 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:26 |
| Number 28 I. Solovyov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:35 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:11 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:04 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:33 |
| Number 84 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:53 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 M. Blackwood |
28 |
23 |
5 |
.821 |
59:31 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
13:22 |
Nashville Predators |
Erik Haula |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:55 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Zakhar Bardakov |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:31 |
Nashville Predators |
Cole Smith |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Nashville Predators head coach
- Andrew Brunette
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Trevor Hanson, Liam Maaskant
- Linesmen
- Trent Knorr, Ryan Daisy
- Nashville Predators scratches
- Andreas Englund, Adam Wilsby
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Gabriel Landeskog, Devon Toews, Joel Kiviranta
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