Steven Stamkos, Roman Josi and Gustav Nyquist each had a goal an assist for the Nashville Predators in a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche Saturday at Bridgestone Arena.
Nashville scored its first two goals of the game on five shots in the second period and went 2-for-2 on the power play in the win. Juuse Saros turned aside 28 shots to earn his third win of the season.
How the Predators Lined Up vs. Colorado
Forsberg-O’Reilly-Nyquist
Stamkos-Pärssinen-Marchessault
Jankowski-Novak-Evangelista
Smith-Sissons-L’Heureux
Skjei-Josi
Lauzon-Carrier
Del Gaizo-Schenn
Saros
Wedgewood
Extra: Tomasino, Fabbro, McCarron
Game Summary
After a scoreless first period, the Predators got into some penalty trouble early in the second. Stamkos was whistled for hooking, giving the Avalanche seven seconds on the man advantage until Colorado’s Ivan Ivan was called for holding against Brady Skjei. The teams played at 4-on-4 for roughly 40 seconds until Forsberg went to the box for holding. About 20 seconds into the 4-on-3, Cale Makar fired a wrist shot from the top of the circle that snuck past Saros to give the Avalanche a 1-0 lead.