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2024-25 regular season

Predators at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–1

Avalanche beat Predators 5–2 at Ball Arena on December 14, 2024.

NSH – COL
39–33
Shots on goal
16–23
Hits
12–16
Blocked shots
6–5
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Nathan MacKinnon
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 21:26 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Mikko Rantanen
3 A
2 shots · 21:07 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Mackenzie Blackwood
37 saves
0.949 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
🏔️ Ross Colton Go-ahead 2nd · 11:32
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt, Devon Toews · beat Juuse Saros
0–1
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon 2nd · 18:52
Assists: Mikko Rantanen · beat Juuse Saros
0–2
3rd period
🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen 3rd · 03:30
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon · beat Juuse Saros
0–3
🐯 Steven Stamkos 3rd · 13:03
Assists: Jonathan Marchessault, Filip Forsberg · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–3
🐯 Luke Evangelista 3rd · 15:08
Assists: Adam Wilsby, Tommy Novak · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–3
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Empty net 3rd · 18:08
Assists: Cale Makar, Mikko Rantanen
2–4
🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen Empty net 3rd · 19:10
Assists: Mikko Rantanen, Parker Kelly
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 O'Reilly · Nyquist · Marchessault 17:08
L2 L'Heureux · Forsberg · Stamkos 16:11
L3 Smith · Sissons · Evangelista 13:54
L4 Jankowski · Novak · McCarron 12:43
D1 Skjei · Wilsby 23:26
D2 Blankenburg · Gravel 19:22
D3 Del Gaizo · Schenn 15:40
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Lehkonen · MacKinnon · Rantanen 21:07
L2 Mittelstadt · Colton · Nichushkin 16:55
L3 Kiviranta · Kelly · O'Connor 13:07
L4 Ivan · Wagner · Smith 8:36
D1 Toews · Makar 24:57
D2 Girard · Malinski 21:02
D3 de Haan · Middleton 12:30

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH COL🏔️
39 Shots on goal 33
16 Hits 23
12 Blocked shots 16
6 Takeaways 5
17 Giveaways 12
8 Penalty minutes 6
NSH shooting 5.1% (2/39) COL shooting 15.2% (5/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Juuse Saros
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 59:09 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Mackenzie Blackwood
37/39
.949 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Ross Colton · 2nd 11:32 · 0–1 Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 18:52 · 0–2 Artturi Lehkonen · 3rd 03:30 · 0–3 Steven Stamkos · 3rd 13:03 · 1–3 Luke Evangelista · 3rd 15:08 · 2–3 Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 18:08 · 2–4 Artturi Lehkonen · 3rd 19:10 · 2–5
NSH COL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Predators
Predators — tied after 1st: 4-9-1 (29% win rate, 14 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 0–2
Predators
Predators — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 2–1
Nov 112024 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 2–3 OT Nov 22024 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 2–5 Mar 302024 🐯NSH @ 🏔️COL 4–7 Mar 22024 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 1–5 Nov 202023 🏔️COL @ 🐯NSH 3–4
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Who won Predators vs Avalanche on December 14, 2024?

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

Who scored for Predators?

Luke Evangelista, Steven Stamkos.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Artturi Lehkonen (2), Nathan MacKinnon (2), Ross Colton.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Juuse Saros made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Predators vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeDec 12 🐯NSH @ ⭐DAL 4–1 AfterDec 17 🗽NYR @ 🐯NSH 0–2
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeDec 12 🏒UTA @ 🏔️COL 4–1 AfterDec 16 🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN 1–3
Also on December 14
🪶CHI 1–4 😈NJD 👑LAK 5–1 🗽NYR 🔔PHI 1–4 🌲MIN 🎰VGK 3–6 🛢️EDM 🐧PIT 2–3 🏛️OTT 🍁TOR 2–4 🐙DET ⚔️BUF 2–4 🦅WSH 🦆ANA 4–3 🧥CBJ
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