Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche
· National Hockey LeagueSamuel Girard steals the puck in overtime and scores on a breakaway as Avalanche beat Predators 3-2
Girard was mobbed by teammates on the ice after beating Juuse Saros with a shot into the corner of the net.
Fellow Colorado defenseman Devon Toews also got his first goal of the season, and Mikko Rantanen also scored.
Both goaltenders were stellar down the stretch and into overtime. Alexandar Georgiev and Saros each made 29 saves.
Luke Evangelista and Colton Sissons scored for the Predators, who opened a five-game trip.
Avalanche: Nathan MacKinnon averted a potentially scary situation when he ran into Filip Forsberg at center ice in the second period, his leg flying into the air. MacKinnon was able to get back up and continue on the play.
The officials reviewed the hit as Rantanen was sent to the penalty box for boarding. Nashville didn’t score on the ensuing power play. Both teams finished 0 for 2 on the power play.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 1:45 | Luke Evangelista Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Juuso Parssinen (3), Marc Del Gaizo (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 4:32 | Devon Toews Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Samuel Girard (8), T.J. Tynan (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 11:37 | Mikko Rantanen Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Joel Kiviranta (1), Nathan MacKinnon (23) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 0:59 | Colton Sissons Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Roman Josi (10) | |
Goal | 4th Period 2:47 | Samuel Girard Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
Statistics
NSH | COL | |
---|---|---|
21 | Blocked Shots | 21 |
23 | Hits | 18 |
2 | Takeaways | 5 |
30 | Shots | 32 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
31 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
55.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 44.6 |
19 | Giveaways | 16 |
2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,016 | Capacity:
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,016 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 17 | 4 | 34 | 0 |
Minnesota | 13 | 3 | 30 | 4 |
Dallas | 13 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
Colorado | 12 | 9 | 24 | 0 |
Utah | 8 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
St. Louis | 9 | 12 | 19 | 1 |
Nashville | 7 | 11 | 17 | 3 |
Chicago | 7 | 12 | 16 | 2 |