Josi and Stamkos lead Predators to 5-2 win over Avalanche

Roman Josi and Steven Stamkos and Gustav Nyquist each had a extremity and added an assist, and nan Nashville Predators hit nan Colorado Avalanche 5-2

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Roman Josi and Steven Stamkos and Gustav Nyquist each had a extremity and added an assist, and nan Nashville Predators hit nan Colorado Avalanche 5-2 connected Saturday night.

Colton Sissons and Filip Forsberg besides a scored, and Juuse Saros made 28 saves arsenic Nashville snapped a two-game skid.

Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon each had a extremity and an assist, and Justus Annunen made 20 saves for Colorado, which has mislaid 3 straight.

Makar started nan scoring arsenic he connected connected a 4-on-3 powerfulness play astatine 2:54 of nan second. Nashville has trailed successful 3 of their 4 wins this season.

Josi’s extremity was his first of nan season. His 23 goals successful 2023-24 led each NHL defensemen.

Avalanche: Colorado came successful pinch nan NHL’s 25th classed penalty-kill pinch a 73.3% occurrence rate. Nashville connected connected some of their opportunities pinch nan man-advantage, dropping Colorado’s PK beneath 70%.

Predators: Sissons’ extremity was his first constituent of nan play successful 11 games played. The Predators desperately request to find immoderate reliable secondary extremity scorers arsenic they purpose to climb retired of nan Central Division and Western Conference basement.

Sissons’ extremity pinch 1:20 remaining successful nan mediate play sent nan Predators into nan 2nd intermission pinch a lead for conscionable nan 2nd clip this season.

MacKinnon assisted connected Makar’s extremity successful nan 2nd period. Both players person astatine slightest 1 constituent successful each of Colorado’s 12 games this season. The duo has nan second-longest streak for a forward-defenseman brace to commencement a play successful NHL history, only trailing Phil Esposito and Bobby Orr of nan 1973-74 Boston Bruins, who had points successful 15-straight to commencement that season.

Avalanche big Seattle connected Tuesday, while Predators big Los Angeles connected Monday.

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