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Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 4–3 in a shootout on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Colorado Avalanche 3 55-16-11
at Nashville Predators 4 38-34-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 2 0 1 0 0 3
Nashville Predators 2 0 1 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 13 13 12 4 0 42
Nashville Predators 11 6 9 5 0 31

Three stars

  1. R. O'Reilly, Nashville Predators (1 assist)
  2. B. Skjei, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  3. J. Saros, Nashville Predators (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:12 Colorado Avalanche Brock Nelson (11) Josh Manson (5), Brent Burns (11) Even strength COL 1, NSH 0
1st 04:05 Nashville Predators Jonathan Marchessault (6) Ryan O'Reilly (13), Filip Forsberg (10) Power play COL 1, NSH 1
1st 05:30 Nashville Predators Reid Schaefer (2) Fedor Svechkov (4) Even strength COL 1, NSH 2
1st 10:21 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen (11) Martin Necas (26), Nathan MacKinnon (26) Even strength COL 2, NSH 2
3rd 12:58 Nashville Predators Brady Skjei (1) Adam Wilsby (4), Luke Evangelista (16) Even strength COL 2, NSH 3
3rd 19:52 Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar (10) Martin Necas (27), Nathan MacKinnon (27) Power play COL 3, NSH 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Nashville Predators Ryan O'Reilly Goal (winner)
1 Colorado Avalanche Martin Necas Saved
2 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg Saved
2 Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin Saved
3 Nashville Predators Steven Stamkos Saved
3 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog Saved

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 42 31
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 9 11
Blocked shots 7 18
Giveaways 16 14
Takeaways 7 3
Faceoffs won 32/64 (50%) 32/64 (50%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
11 B. Nelson C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 21:20
13 V. Nichushkin R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18:42
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 10:29
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 77.8% 12:29
20 R. Colton C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12:15
29 N. MacKinnon C 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 50% 28:22
62 A. Lehkonen L 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 22:10
88 M. Necas C 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 25:36
92 G. Landeskog L 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 66.7% 19:04
93 Z. Bardakov C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25% 05:08
94 J. Kiviranta L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 09:21
95 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 13:01
7 D. Toews D 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 24:02
8 C. Makar D 1 0 1 0 2 6 0 2 1 30:19
42 J. Manson D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 14:45
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 15:46
70 S. Malinski D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 15:47
84 B. Burns D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 16:00
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
39 M. Blackwood 0 0 0 00:01
41 S. Wedgewood 31 28 3 .903 62:20 OT loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 1 0 66.7% 21:34
40 F. Svechkov C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 42.9% 15:34
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 1 0 53.8% 15:57
49 R. Schaefer L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 2 0 08:58
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 36.4% 20:15
58 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 3 0 15:26
71 M. Wood R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:54
77 L. Evangelista R 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 18:38
81 J. Marchessault R 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 1 1 50% 17:42
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 55% 22:16
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 +1 0 7 2 0 0 57.1% 18:29
24 S. Stastney D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 12:40
37 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12:37
41 N. Hague D 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 18:35
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:12
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 20:48
76 B. Skjei D 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 24:46
83 A. Wilsby D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 16:17
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
74 J. Saros 42 39 3 .929 64:52 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:01 Colorado Avalanche Joel Kiviranta Tripping 2
1st 11:20 Colorado Avalanche Cale Makar Tripping 2
2nd 15:05 Nashville Predators Spencer Stastney Tripping 2
2nd 17:01 Nashville Predators Nicolas Hague Cross checking 2
2nd 19:37 Nashville Predators Fedor Svechkov Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 18:22 Nashville Predators Erik Haula Tripping 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Referees
Mitch Dunning, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, David Brisebois
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Ilya Solovyov, Gavin Brindley
Nashville Predators scratches
Tyson Jost

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 0 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final/SO Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 7 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 9

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/OT Game page

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