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First Round · Game 1

Avalanche at Predators

🗓 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 NSH leads 4–2

Predators, First Round Game 1, beat Avalanche 5–2 at Bridgestone Arena on April 12, 2018.

COL – NSH
27–31
Shots on goal
0/3–1/2
Power play
24–36
Hits
17–18
Blocked shots
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First Round — Best of 7

COL vs NSH · NSH leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
2–5
Final · NSH
Game 2
4–5
Final · NSH
Game 3
3–5
Final · COL
Game 4
3–2
Final · NSH
Game 5
2–1
Final · COL
Game 6
5–0
Final · NSH

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Filip Forsberg
2 G
7 shots · 14:39 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Colton Sissons
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:18 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Austin Watson
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 16:29 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Nikita Zadorov Go-ahead 1st · 06:36
Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Pekka Rinne
1–0
2nd period
🐯 Austin Watson Tying 2nd · 03:16
Assists: Colton Sissons, Ryan Johansen · beat Jonathan Bernier
1–1
🏔️ Blake Comeau Go-ahead 2nd · 04:51
Assists: Carl Soderberg, Matt Nieto · beat Pekka Rinne
2–1
🐯 Craig Smith PP Tying 2nd · 08:50
Assists: Ryan Johansen · beat Jonathan Bernier
2–2
3rd period
🐯 Filip Forsberg Go-ahead 3rd · 06:08
Assists: Roman Josi, Viktor Arvidsson · beat Jonathan Bernier
2–3
🐯 Filip Forsberg 3rd · 12:10
Unassisted · beat Jonathan Bernier
2–4
🐯 Colton Sissons Empty net 3rd · 18:03
Assists: Austin Watson
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Landeskog · MacKinnon · Rantanen 21:06
L2 Jost · Soderberg · Andrighetto 16:42
L3 Comeau · Nieto · Kerfoot 13:32
L4 Compher · Bourque · Wilson 10:06
D1 Barrie · Girard 23:02
D2 Zadorov · Nemeth 20:09
D3 Barberio · Warsofsky 13:31
🐯Predators
L1 Watson · Sissons · Bonino 16:29
L2 Arvidsson · Turris · Johansen 15:36
L3 Forsberg · Fiala · Smith 14:23
L4 Fisher · Hartman · Salomaki 12:02
D1 Josi · Ellis 25:26
D2 Subban · Ekholm 22:51
D3 Emelin · Irwin 11:21

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL NSH🐯
27 Shots on goal 31
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
24 Hits 36
17 Blocked shots 18
3 Takeaways 18
7 Giveaways 9
16 Penalty minutes 6
COL shooting 7.4% (2/27) NSH shooting 16.1% (5/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Jonathan Bernier
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 59:14 TOI
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
25/27
.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Nikita Zadorov · 1st 06:36 · 1–0 Austin Watson · 2nd 03:16 · 1–1 Blake Comeau · 2nd 04:51 · 2–1 Craig Smith · 2nd 08:50 · 2–2 Filip Forsberg · 3rd 06:08 · 2–3 Filip Forsberg · 3rd 12:10 · 2–4 Colton Sissons · 3rd 18:03 · 2–5
COL NSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-3-2 (74% win rate, 19 games)
Predators
Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-6-2 (47% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 6-2-2 (60% win rate, 10 games)
Predators
Predators — tied after 2nd: 11-1-2 (79% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Mar 162018 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 4–2 Mar 42018 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 4–3 OT Nov 182017 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–5 Oct 172017 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 1–4 Feb 232017 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–4
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Who won Avalanche vs Predators on April 12, 2018?

Predators won 5–2. The final score was Avalanche 2, Predators 5.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Blake Comeau, Nikita Zadorov.

Who scored for Predators?

Filip Forsberg (2), Austin Watson, Colton Sissons, Craig Smith.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jonathan Bernier made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeApr 7 🎵STL @ 🏔️COL 2–5 AfterApr 14 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 4–5
🐯 Predators
BeforeApr 7 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 2–4 AfterApr 14 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 4–5
Also on April 12
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