Avalanche 3–2 Predators — Final Score & Stats (Dec 12, 2015)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Francois Beauchemin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 29:00 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Ryan Ellis

2 A

5 shots · 21:08 TOI

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Semyon Varlamov

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Francois Beauchemin PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:37

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Matt Duchene · beat Pekka Rinne

1–0

🏔️ Nick Holden 1st · 14:38

Assists: Alex Tanguay, John Mitchell · beat Pekka Rinne

2–0

🐯 Miikka Salomaki 1st · 19:52

Assists: Ryan Ellis, Colton Sissons · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–1

3rd period

🐯 Craig Smith Tying 3rd · 00:58

Assists: Ryan Ellis, Mattias Ekholm · beat Semyon Varlamov

2–2

🏔️ Andreas Martinsen Go-ahead 3rd · 09:36

Assists: Carl Soderberg, Francois Beauchemin · beat Pekka Rinne

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Comeau · MacKinnon · Duchene 20:25

L2 Tanguay · Soderberg · Grigorenko 16:28

L3 Martinsen · Mitchell · Iginla 11:18

L4 McLeod · Skille · Wagner 6:23

D1 Beauchemin · Johnson 28:22

D2 Holden · Barrie 21:13

D3 Guenin · Gormley 10:28

🐯Predators

L1 Forsberg · Neal · Jarnkrok 22:10

L2 Arvidsson · Ribeiro · Smith 13:52

L3 Sissons · Gaustad · Salomaki 10:43

L4 Nystrom · Watson · Hodgson 8:25

D1 Weber · Josi 25:58

D2 Ellis · Ekholm 20:00

D3 Jones · Jackman 14:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL NSH🐯

25 Shots on goal 36

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

14 Hits 24

17 Blocked shots 6

8 Takeaways 6

9 Giveaways 12

12 Penalty minutes 12

COL shooting 12.0% (3/25) NSH shooting 5.6% (2/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Semyon Varlamov

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐯Predators

Pekka Rinne

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 58:29 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

COL NSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Predators

Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Avalanche

Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Predators

Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5-1 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Apr 72015 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 2–3 Feb 242015 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–5 Jan 302015 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 0–3 Jan 272015 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 3–4 OT Dec 92014 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 3–0

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Who won Avalanche vs Predators on December 12, 2015?

Avalanche won 3–2. The final score was Avalanche 3, Predators 2.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Andreas Martinsen, Francois Beauchemin, Nick Holden.

Who scored for Predators?

Craig Smith, Miikka Salomaki.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Semyon Varlamov made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Predators season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 9 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 4–2 AfterDec 13 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 3–1

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 10 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 1–5 AfterDec 15 🔥CGY @ 🐯NSH 2–1

Also on December 12

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