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First Round · Game 3

Predators at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 NSH leads 4–2

Avalanche, First Round Game 3, beat Predators 5–3 at Ball Arena on April 16, 2018.

NSH – COL
32–33
Shots on goal
1/3–0/5
Power play
38–32
Hits
16–25
Blocked shots
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The game

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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 🏔️ COL
Gabriel Landeskog
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · 21:39 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Nathan MacKinnon
2 G
7 shots · 22:11 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Mikko Rantanen
2 A
2 shots · 20:43 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Blake Comeau Go-ahead 1st · 01:50
Assists: Carl Soderberg, Matt Nieto · beat Pekka Rinne
0–1
🏔️ Gabriel Bourque 1st · 13:24
Assists: Patrik Nemeth, J.T. Compher · beat Pekka Rinne
0–2
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon 1st · 18:07
Assists: Gabriel Landeskog · beat Pekka Rinne
0–3
2nd period
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon 2nd · 04:25
Assists: Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen · beat Pekka Rinne
0–4
🐯 Ryan Johansen PP 2nd · 10:23
Assists: Filip Forsberg, Ryan Ellis · beat Jonathan Bernier
1–4
3rd period
🐯 Colton Sissons 3rd · 07:12
Assists: Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis · beat Jonathan Bernier
2–4
🏔️ Gabriel Landeskog 3rd · 18:24
Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Mark Barberio
2–5
🐯 Austin Watson 3rd · 18:45
Unassisted · beat Jonathan Bernier
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Forsberg · Johansen · Turris 18:51
L2 Arvidsson · Smith · Bonino 15:31
L3 Fiala · Watson · Sissons 14:52
L4 Fisher · Hartman · Salomaki 8:06
D1 Ellis · Josi 25:58
D2 Subban · Ekholm 23:10
D3 Emelin · Irwin 9:56
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Landeskog · MacKinnon · Rantanen 21:39
L2 Nieto · Comeau · Soderberg 15:35
L3 Compher · Jost · Andrighetto 13:10
L4 Bourque · Wilson · Kerfoot 10:11
D1 Nemeth · Barrie 24:24
D2 Barberio · Zadorov 22:27
D3 Siemens · Warsofsky 7:49

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH COL🏔️
32 Shots on goal 33
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
38 Hits 32
16 Blocked shots 25
7 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 6
16 Penalty minutes 12
NSH shooting 9.4% (3/32) COL shooting 15.2% (5/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Juuse Saros Shutout
18/18
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 33:34 TOI
Pekka Rinne
11/15
.733 SV% · 4 GA · 24:25 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Jonathan Bernier
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 59:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Blake Comeau · 1st 01:50 · 0–1 Gabriel Bourque · 1st 13:24 · 0–2 Nathan MacKinnon · 1st 18:07 · 0–3 Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 04:25 · 0–4 Ryan Johansen · 2nd 10:23 · 1–4 Colton Sissons · 3rd 07:12 · 2–4 Gabriel Landeskog · 3rd 18:24 · 2–5 Austin Watson · 3rd 18:45 · 3–5
NSH COL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–3
Predators
Predators — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
Predators
Predators — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 142018 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 4–5 Apr 122018 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–5 Mar 162018 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 4–2 Mar 42018 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 4–3 OT Nov 182017 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–5
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Who won Predators vs Avalanche on April 16, 2018?

Avalanche won 5–3. The final score was Predators 3, Avalanche 5.

Who scored for Predators?

Austin Watson, Colton Sissons, Ryan Johansen.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Nathan MacKinnon (2), Blake Comeau, Gabriel Bourque, Gabriel Landeskog.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Juuse Saros made 18 saves on 18 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Jonathan Bernier made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeApr 14 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 4–5 AfterApr 18 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 3–2
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeApr 14 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 4–5 AfterApr 18 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 3–2
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