Nashville's 4-3 win eliminates Avs from playoff contention

Colorado Avalanche

39-37-4 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Final

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nashville Predators

40-26-14 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	T
COL	1	1	1	3
NSH	2	0	2	4

Forsberg (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Wilson (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Smith (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

Apr 6,2016

• Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Nashville Predators are trying to tune themselves up for the postseason. They took a step Tuesday night against a team desperate to preserve its own playoff hopes for another night.
Craig Smith scored at 4:17 of the third period, and the Predators eliminated Colorado from playoff contention by edging the Avalanche 4-3.
The Predators snapped a four-game winless skid that started with a loss to Colorado in Nashville on March 28. Colin Wilson and Filip Forsberg each had a goal and an assist for Nashville, and Ryan Johansen had two assists.
"We still have a little ways to go in how we want to play, but it's just nice to be back on the winning side of things," Johansen said. "There were a few big plays from some guys in here today."
Shawn Mattias had a goal and an assist, and Jarome Iginla and Mikkel Boedker each scored a goal as Colorado lost its fourth straight.
"It's so fresh right now that I don't even know what to say right now," Avs forward Gabriel Landeskog said.
The Avalanche had to win out with Minnesota losing its final two to catch the Wild for the Western Conference's second wild-card berth. The Wild lost 3-0 at home to San Jose, and the Avalanche rallied from 2-0 and 3-2 when Mattias scored off a rebound at 1:58 to tie it up again.
Colorado coach Patrick Roy pulled goalie Semyon Varlamov with more than 3 minutes left and took his timeout with 2:23 remaining.
When Johansen's stick caught Boedker in the face, the Avs had a 6-on-4 for the final 1:57. Predators forward Paul Gaustad blocked a shot from Tyson Barrie, and goalie Pekka Rinne smothered a shot from Carl Soderberg at the left post with 22.6 seconds left to preserve the win.
It's the second straight season Colorado has missed the postseason, and Roy said obviously he is very disappointed.
"That's not what we expect for this team," Roy said. "We expect more for this team. Yes, we had some bad luck toward the end losing (Matt) Duchene and (Nathan) MacKinnon at the wrong time. I get it, it's such a fine line for any team to make the playoffs."
This game started pretty sluggishly with the Predators holding the first wild card in the West and unable to do anything to improve their position for the postseason. Johansen finally got the first shot on goal at 5:37 of the first period before Wilson scored on a wrister from just inside the left circle at 8:15 to put Nashville up 1-0.
Colorado defenseman Zach Redmond went to the box for slashing followed by Francois Beauchemin for hooking, giving Nashville a 5-on-3 advantage for 1:33. A minute later, Forsberg scored his 32nd goal this season from in front with a wrister through his legs that put Nashville up 2-0. That put Forsberg a goal from Jason Arnott's single-season record for Nashville.
"Not a lot of players can do that," Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said of Forsberg's goal. "It's one of those you will probably see rolling over the airways quite a few times. ... He was jammed up and that was the only way he could have put it in. So for him to be able to have that skill level to do it is impressive."
Boedker put Colorado on the board with a wrister that squeezed by Rinne at 16:12 of the first. The Avalanche outshot Nashville 14-8 in the second by controlling the puck much of the period before Iginla tied it up with his 21st goal off a wrist shot with 2 1/2 minutes left in the period.
In the third, Fisher put Nashville up 3-2 on a snap shot from the left side off a cross-ice pass from Roman Josi. The lead didn't last long before Mattias tied it up again. Smith put the Predators ahead to stay, scoring off a wrister behind Varlamov, who was at the edge of the crease.
Game notes
Nashville's defensemen now have 199 combined points, a team record. ... Colorado took the season series 3-2. ... Johansen extended his point streak to four games and now has one goal and five assists in this stretch. ... Arnott scored 33 goals in 2008-09 for the Predators. ... Rinne made 25 saves and improved to 33-21-10.

Final

Series (Game 5 of 5)

Avalanche 3

(39-37-4, 82 pts)

Predators 4

(40-26-14, 94 pts)

8:00PM,EDT,April 5,2016
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee

	1	2	3	T
COL	1	1	1	3
NSH	2	0	2	4

F. Forsberg (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
C. Wilson (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
C. Smith (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st period
0:00	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
0:11	Colorado	Giveaway by Semyon Varlamov in defensive zone
0:13		Stoppage - Hand Pass
0:13	Colorado	Matt Duchene won faceoff against Mike Fisher in neutral zone
0:32	Nashville	Viktor Arvidsson credited with hit on Mikkel Boedker in neutral zone
0:44	Colorado	Shot missed by Mikkel Boedker, Wide of Net(Wristshot 38 ft)
1:26	Nashville	Ryan Johansen credited with hit on Francois Beauchemin in offensive zone
1:45	Nashville	Shot missed by Craig Smith, Wide of Net(Wristshot 15 ft)
1:49	Nashville	Shot missed by Filip Forsberg, Wide of Net(Wristshot 52 ft)
1:51		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
1:51	Nashville	Shot missed by Ryan Ellis, Wide of Net(Wristshot 43 ft)
1:51	Colorado	John Mitchell won faceoff against Craig Smith in defensive zone
2:18	Colorado	Jarome Iginla shot blocked by Barret Jackman
2:32	Nashville	Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Nick Holden in neutral zone
2:44	Colorado	Nikita Zadorov credited with hit on Cody Bass in defensive zone
2:48	Nashville	penalty to Cody Bass 5 minutes for Fighting (maj) Cody McLeod
2:48	Colorado	penalty to Cody McLeod 5 minutes for Fighting (maj) Cody Bass
2:48	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Andrew Agozzino in offensive zone
3:15		Stoppage - Offside
3:15	Colorado	Matt Duchene won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
4:05		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
4:05	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Carl Soderberg in neutral zone
4:31	Colorado	Tyson Barrie credited with hit on Colin Wilson in defensive zone
4:41	Nashville	Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Tyson Barrie
5:05	Colorado	John Mitchell shot blocked by Ryan Ellis
5:33	Nashville	James Neal credited with hit on Nick Holden in offensive zone
5:37	Nashville	Shot on goal by Ryan Johansen saved by Semyon Varlamov(Tip-In 8 ft)
5:48	Colorado	Jarome Iginla shot blocked by Barret Jackman
5:49		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
5:49	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Andrew Agozzino in defensive zone
6:01	Colorado	Andrew Agozzino credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in neutral zone
6:05		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
6:05	Colorado	Matt Duchene won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
6:17	Nashville	Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Mikkel Boedker in offensive zone
6:35	Nashville	Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Semyon Varlamov(Wristshot 33 ft)
6:42	Nashville	Shot on goal by Craig Smith saved by Semyon Varlamov(Tip-In 7 ft)
7:09	Colorado	Nick Holden credited with hit on Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone
7:18		Stoppage - Offside
7:18	Colorado	Carl Soderberg won faceoff against Ryan Johansen in neutral zone
7:43	Nashville	Takeaway by James Neal in offensive zone
8:15	Nashville	Goal scored by Colin Wilson(Wristshot 24 ft) assisted by James Neal and Ryan Johansen
8:15	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against John Mitchell in neutral zone
8:52	Colorado	penalty to Zach Redmond 2 minutes for Slashing Viktor Arvidsson
8:52	Colorado	Shorthanded - Carl Soderberg won faceoff against Craig Smith in defensive zone
9:17	Nashville	Power play - Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Semyon Varlamov(Tip-In 14 ft)
9:19	Colorado	penalty to Francois Beauchemin 2 minutes for Hooking Mike Ribeiro
9:19	Nashville	Power play - Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Gabriel Landeskog in offensive zone
9:54	Nashville	Power play - Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Semyon Varlamov(Slapshot 24 ft)
10:17	Nashville	Power play - Shot on goal by Shea Weber saved by Semyon Varlamov(Slapshot 28 ft)
10:19	Nashville	Power Play Goal Scored by Filip Forsberg(Wristshot 11 ft) assisted by Ryan Johansen and Shea Weber
10:19	Nashville	Power play - Mike Fisher won faceoff against Blake Comeau in neutral zone
10:38	Nashville	Power play - Mike Fisher shot blocked by Tyson Barrie
10:44	Colorado	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Blake Comeau in defensive zone
10:47	Colorado	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Carl Soderberg saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 25 ft)
10:50	Nashville	penalty to Mattias Ekholm 2 minutes for Hooking Blake Comeau
10:50	Nashville	Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
11:48	Colorado	Power play - Giveaway by Matt Duchene in offensive zone
11:53	Nashville	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Calle Jarnkrok saved by Semyon Varlamov(Wristshot 31 ft)
12:14	Colorado	Power play - Shot on goal by Jarome Iginla saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 36 ft)
12:16		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:16	Nashville	Shorthanded - Mike Fisher won faceoff against Carl Soderberg in defensive zone
12:53	Colorado	Blake Comeau shot blocked by Roman Josi
13:00	Colorado	Erik Johnson shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
13:12	Colorado	Shot on goal by Francois Beauchemin saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 91 ft)
13:42		Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
13:42	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
14:00	Colorado	Nick Holden credited with hit on Cody Bass in defensive zone
14:04	Nashville	Eric Nystrom credited with hit on Nick Holden in offensive zone
15:03	Nashville	Shot on goal by Craig Smith saved by Semyon Varlamov(Wristshot 41 ft)
15:05		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
15:05	Colorado	Carl Soderberg won faceoff against Mike Fisher in defensive zone
15:15	Nashville	Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson in offensive zone
15:17	Nashville	Shot missed by Viktor Arvidsson, Over Net(Wristshot 12 ft)
15:24	Nashville	Mike Fisher shot blocked by Erik Johnson
15:56	Colorado	Francois Beauchemin credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in defensive zone
16:04	Colorado	Shot on goal by Francois Beauchemin saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 59 ft)
16:06		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:06	Colorado	Matt Duchene won faceoff against Ryan Johansen in offensive zone
16:12	Colorado	Goal scored by Mikkel Boedker(Wristshot 29 ft) assisted by Tyson Barrie and Matt Duchene
16:12	Nashville	Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
16:48	Colorado	Shot missed by Jack Skille, Wide of Net(Wristshot 54 ft)
16:53		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
16:53	Nashville	Craig Smith won faceoff against John Mitchell in offensive zone
16:59	Nashville	Ryan Ellis shot blocked by Shawn Matthias
17:04		Stoppage - Hand Pass
17:04	Colorado	John Mitchell won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
17:23	Colorado	Shot on goal by John Mitchell saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 30 ft)
17:48	Colorado	Shot missed by Francois Beauchemin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 94 ft)
17:53		Stoppage - Icing
17:53	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Blake Comeau in defensive zone
18:14	Nashville	Shot missed by Shea Weber, Wide of Net(Snap 41 ft)
18:20	Colorado	Giveaway by Blake Comeau in defensive zone
18:38	Colorado	Blake Comeau shot blocked by Shea Weber
18:44		Stoppage - Icing
18:44	Colorado	Matt Duchene won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
18:55	Nashville	Eric Nystrom credited with hit on Erik Johnson in defensive zone
19:25	Nashville	Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Erik Johnson
19:43	Nashville	Shot missed by Ryan Ellis, Wide of Net(Slapshot 59 ft)
20:00		End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 2nd period
0:00	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Erik Johnson in neutral zone
0:12		Stoppage - Icing
0:12	Colorado	Matt Duchene won faceoff against Mike Fisher in offensive zone
0:16	Colorado	Nick Holden shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson
0:22	Colorado	Shot on goal by Erik Johnson saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 39 ft)
0:29	Colorado	Takeaway by Matt Duchene in offensive zone
0:33	Colorado	Shot missed by Matt Duchene, Wide of Net(Wristshot 12 ft)
0:45	Colorado	Mikhail Grigorenko shot blocked by Mike Fisher
1:01	Colorado	Matt Duchene credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in defensive zone
1:33	Nashville	Petter Granberg credited with hit on Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
1:43	Colorado	Francois Beauchemin credited with hit on Craig Smith in offensive zone
1:58	Nashville	Shot missed by Filip Forsberg, Wide of Net(Wristshot 22 ft)
2:08	Nashville	Barret Jackman credited with hit on Carl Soderberg in offensive zone
2:34	Colorado	Blake Comeau shot blocked by Barret Jackman
2:49	Nashville	penalty to Filip Forsberg 2 minutes for High-sticking Tyson Barrie
2:49	Colorado	Power play - Matt Duchene won faceoff against Mike Fisher in offensive zone
2:59	Colorado	Power play - Shot on goal by Tyson Barrie saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 44 ft)
3:14		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
3:14	Colorado	Power play - Matt Duchene won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
3:24	Colorado	Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Duchene saved by Pekka Rinne(Tip-In 6 ft)
3:24		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:24	Colorado	Power play - Matt Duchene won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
3:47	Colorado	Power play - Tyson Barrie shot blocked by Ryan Ellis
4:43	Colorado	Power play - Erik Johnson shot blocked by Roman Josi
4:45		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
4:45	Colorado	Power play - Andrew Agozzino won faceoff against Ryan Johansen in offensive zone
4:52	Colorado	Shot on goal by Erik Johnson saved by Pekka Rinne(Backhand 20 ft)
4:58	Colorado	Cody McLeod credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in offensive zone
5:10		Stoppage - Icing
5:10	Colorado	Andrew Agozzino won faceoff against Craig Smith in defensive zone
5:58	Nashville	Giveaway by Craig Smith in offensive zone
6:03		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
6:03	Nashville	Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
6:28		Stoppage - Offside
6:28	Colorado	Carl Soderberg won faceoff against Mike Fisher in neutral zone
6:57	Colorado	Blake Comeau shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
7:07	Colorado	Blake Comeau shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson
7:13	Nashville	Giveaway by Colin Wilson in defensive zone
7:17	Colorado	Zach Redmond shot blocked by Colin Wilson
7:20		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
7:20	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against John Mitchell in defensive zone
7:27	Colorado	Shot on goal by Tyson Barrie saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 53 ft)
8:01	Colorado	Giveaway by John Mitchell in neutral zone
8:15	Nashville	Shot on goal by Ryan Ellis saved by Semyon Varlamov(Slapshot 9 ft)
8:30	Nashville	Shot missed by Filip Forsberg, Wide of Net(Wristshot 41 ft)
8:41	Nashville	Craig Smith shot blocked by Francois Beauchemin
8:51	Nashville	Shot on goal by Mike Ribeiro saved by Semyon Varlamov(Slapshot 39 ft)
8:53		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:53	Nashville	Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Matt Duchene in offensive zone
8:59	Nashville	Shot on goal by Ryan Johansen saved by Semyon Varlamov(Tip-In 13 ft)
8:59	Colorado	Giveaway by Matt Duchene in defensive zone
9:06	Nashville	Takeaway by James Neal in offensive zone
9:37	Nashville	Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Semyon Varlamov(Wristshot 35 ft)
9:38		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:38	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Andrew Agozzino in offensive zone
9:51	Nashville	Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Andrew Agozzino
9:51		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
9:51	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Blake Comeau in offensive zone
10:13	Colorado	Shot on goal by Blake Comeau saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 44 ft)
10:25	Colorado	Takeaway by Carl Soderberg in defensive zone
10:57	Nashville	Shot missed by Filip Forsberg, Wide of Net(Wristshot 25 ft)
11:17	Colorado	Shot missed by John Mitchell, Wide of Net(Backhand 14 ft)
11:43	Colorado	Mikkel Boedker shot blocked by Barret Jackman
12:18	Nashville	Shot on goal by Shea Weber saved by Semyon Varlamov(Slapshot 50 ft)
12:21	Nashville	Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Semyon Varlamov(Slapshot 42 ft)
12:44	Colorado	Giveaway by Semyon Varlamov in defensive zone
12:55	Nashville	Petter Granberg credited with hit on Blake Comeau in defensive zone
13:24	Nashville	Eric Nystrom credited with hit on Gabriel Landeskog in offensive zone
13:52		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
13:52	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against John Mitchell in neutral zone
14:01		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
14:01	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against John Mitchell in neutral zone
14:25	Colorado	Shot on goal by Nikita Zadorov saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 46 ft)
14:49	Nashville	Giveaway by Barret Jackman in defensive zone
14:52	Colorado	John Mitchell shot blocked by Colin Wilson
15:23	Colorado	Shot on goal by Mikhail Grigorenko saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 31 ft)
15:24		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
15:24	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
15:28	Nashville	Giveaway by Roman Josi in defensive zone
15:32	Colorado	Shot missed by Matt Duchene, Wide of Net(Tip-In 21 ft)
15:50		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
15:50	Colorado	Carl Soderberg won faceoff against Ryan Johansen in offensive zone
16:32		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
16:32	Colorado	Matt Duchene won faceoff against Mike Fisher in offensive zone
16:40	Colorado	Shot on goal by Nick Holden saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 25 ft)
16:57	Nashville	Giveaway by Shea Weber in defensive zone
17:30	Colorado	Goal scored by Jarome Iginla(Wristshot 9 ft) assisted by Shawn Matthias and Matt Duchene
17:30	Colorado	John Mitchell won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
17:42	Colorado	Giveaway by Erik Johnson in neutral zone
18:02	Colorado	Shot missed by Shawn Matthias, Wide of Net(Wristshot 35 ft)
18:04	Colorado	Shot on goal by Nick Holden saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 59 ft)
18:05		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:05	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Carl Soderberg in defensive zone
18:17	Nashville	Shot on goal by Eric Nystrom saved by Semyon Varlamov(Wrap-around 6 ft)
18:19	Nashville	Shot on goal by Eric Nystrom saved by Semyon Varlamov(Wristshot 12 ft)
18:20		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:20	Colorado	Matt Duchene won faceoff against Ryan Johansen in defensive zone
18:39	Nashville	Shot missed by James Neal, Over Net(Slapshot 41 ft)
18:55	Colorado	Mikhail Grigorenko shot blocked by Shea Weber
19:00	Colorado	Shot on goal by Matt Duchene saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 21 ft)
19:25		Stoppage - Offside
19:25	Colorado	Blake Comeau won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
19:37	Colorado	Shot on goal by Carl Soderberg saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 42 ft)
19:57	Colorado	Shot missed by Blake Comeau, Wide of Net(Wristshot 33 ft)
19:58		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
19:58	Colorado	Andrew Agozzino won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
19:59	Colorado	Shot missed by Erik Johnson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 29 ft)
20:00		End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 3rd period
0:00	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
0:29	Nashville	Shot on goal by Colin Wilson saved by Semyon Varlamov(Wristshot 26 ft)
0:36	Nashville	Goal scored by Mike Fisher(Snap 17 ft) assisted by Roman Josi and Colin Wilson
0:36	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Blake Comeau in neutral zone
1:07	Nashville	Shot missed by Craig Smith, Wide of Net(Wristshot 32 ft)
1:08	Colorado	Giveaway by Gabriel Landeskog in defensive zone
1:12		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
1:12	Nashville	Ryan Johansen won faceoff against John Mitchell in offensive zone
1:16	Nashville	Shot missed by James Neal, Wide of Net(Wristshot 35 ft)
1:33	Nashville	Barret Jackman shot blocked by Erik Johnson
1:48	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok shot blocked by Zach Redmond
1:57	Colorado	Shot on goal by Zach Redmond saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 31 ft)
1:58	Colorado	Goal scored by Shawn Matthias(Wristshot 23 ft) assisted by Zach Redmond and John Mitchell
1:58	Colorado	Andrew Agozzino won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in neutral zone
2:17	Colorado	Zach Redmond credited with hit on Cody Bass in offensive zone
2:30	Colorado	Jack Skille credited with hit on Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
2:43	Colorado	Takeaway by Jack Skille in defensive zone
3:13		Stoppage - Referee or Linesman
3:13	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
3:21		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
3:21	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
3:27	Nashville	Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Semyon Varlamov(Wristshot 34 ft)
3:33	Nashville	Shot missed by Mike Fisher, Wide of Net(Wristshot 52 ft)
3:35	Nashville	Colin Wilson credited with hit on Mikhail Grigorenko in offensive zone
3:38		Stoppage - Offside
3:38	Colorado	Blake Comeau won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
3:42	Colorado	Shot on goal by Tyson Barrie saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 85 ft)
3:54		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
3:54	Colorado	Blake Comeau won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone
4:17	Nashville	Goal scored by Craig Smith(Wristshot 12 ft) assisted by Filip Forsberg and Mattias Ekholm
4:17	Nashville	Ryan Johansen won faceoff against John Mitchell in neutral zone
4:29	Nashville	James Neal shot blocked by Francois Beauchemin
4:30		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
4:30	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff against John Mitchell in offensive zone
4:51	Nashville	Shot on goal by Calle Jarnkrok saved by Semyon Varlamov(Wristshot 19 ft)
5:10	Colorado	Shot missed by John Mitchell, Wide of Net(Tip-In 10 ft)
5:15	Nashville	Giveaway by Colin Wilson in neutral zone
5:18		Stoppage - Offside
5:18	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Andrew Agozzino in neutral zone
5:34	Colorado	Giveaway by Zach Redmond in defensive zone
5:45	Nashville	Shot on goal by Colin Wilson saved by Semyon Varlamov(Wristshot 37 ft)
5:52	Nashville	Shot on goal by Colin Wilson saved by Semyon Varlamov(Backhand 8 ft)
6:11	Nashville	Shot on goal by Ryan Ellis saved by Semyon Varlamov(Slapshot 69 ft)
6:47	Colorado	Erik Johnson credited with hit on Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone
7:29		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
7:29	Nashville	Cody Bass won faceoff against Carl Soderberg in defensive zone
7:46	Colorado	Blake Comeau credited with hit on Cody Bass in defensive zone
7:49	Nashville	Shot missed by Petter Granberg, Wide of Net(Wristshot 56 ft)
8:28	Nashville	Shot missed by Colin Wilson, Wide of Net(Slapshot 40 ft)
8:39	Nashville	Barret Jackman shot blocked by Jarome Iginla
8:42	Nashville	Takeaway by Colin Wilson in offensive zone
8:50	Nashville	Barret Jackman shot blocked by Erik Johnson
8:57	Colorado	Shot on goal by Jarome Iginla saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 19 ft)
9:12	Nashville	Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Semyon Varlamov(Slapshot 44 ft)
9:24	Nashville	Giveaway by Shea Weber in defensive zone
9:35	Nashville	Shot on goal by Mike Ribeiro saved by Semyon Varlamov(Wristshot 17 ft)
9:46	Colorado	Mikkel Boedker shot blocked by Shea Weber
10:33		Stoppage - Icing
10:33	Nashville	Ryan Johansen won faceoff against Carl Soderberg in offensive zone
11:09	Colorado	Shot missed by Francois Beauchemin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 52 ft)
11:09		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
11:09	Nashville	Cody Bass won faceoff against John Mitchell in defensive zone
11:18		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
11:18	Colorado	John Mitchell won faceoff against Mike Fisher in defensive zone
11:25	Nashville	Mike Fisher shot blocked by Francois Beauchemin
11:35	Colorado	Shot missed by Shawn Matthias, Wide of Net(Tip-In 21 ft)
11:43	Nashville	Mike Fisher shot blocked by Francois Beauchemin
11:50	Nashville	Mike Fisher credited with hit on John Mitchell in offensive zone
12:17	Colorado	Jarome Iginla credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in defensive zone
12:41	Colorado	Giveaway by Mikhail Grigorenko in defensive zone
12:47	Colorado	Shot on goal by Matt Duchene saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 26 ft)
12:48		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:48	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Blake Comeau in defensive zone
12:55	Colorado	Francois Beauchemin shot blocked by Cody Bass
13:16	Nashville	Eric Nystrom credited with hit on Tyson Barrie in offensive zone
13:34	Nashville	Ryan Johansen credited with hit on Erik Johnson in offensive zone
13:50	Nashville	Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone
13:55		Stoppage - Offside
13:55	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against John Mitchell in neutral zone
14:01	Nashville	Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson in neutral zone
14:07	Nashville	Giveaway by Colin Wilson in offensive zone
14:10	Colorado	Shot on goal by Jarome Iginla saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 36 ft)
14:59	Nashville	Craig Smith credited with hit on Francois Beauchemin in offensive zone
15:19	Colorado	Giveaway by Carl Soderberg in offensive zone
15:34	Nashville	Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone
15:51	Nashville	Shea Weber shot blocked by Erik Johnson
16:19	Colorado	Shot missed by Zach Redmond, Over Net(Slapshot 38 ft)
16:20		Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
16:20	Colorado	John Mitchell won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
17:11	Colorado	Shot on goal by Matt Duchene saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 23 ft)
17:36	Nashville	Shot missed by Shea Weber, Wide of Net(Wristshot 184 ft)
17:37		Stoppage - Icing; Video Review
17:37	Colorado	Matt Duchene won faceoff against Ryan Johansen in offensive zone
17:46	Colorado	Tyson Barrie shot blocked by Roman Josi
18:03	Nashville	penalty to Ryan Johansen 2 minutes for High-sticking Mikkel Boedker
18:03	Nashville	Shorthanded - Mike Fisher won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
18:08	Nashville	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Shea Weber in defensive zone
18:27	Nashville	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Roman Josi in defensive zone
18:53	Nashville	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Paul Gaustad in defensive zone
19:08	Colorado	Power play - Shot on goal by Jarome Iginla saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 32 ft)
19:18	Colorado	Power play - Tyson Barrie shot blocked by Paul Gaustad
19:19		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
19:19	Colorado	Power play - Carl Soderberg won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in offensive zone
19:36	Colorado	Power play - Shot on goal by Carl Soderberg saved by Pekka Rinne(Backhand 8 ft)
19:37		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:37	Nashville	Shorthanded - Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
20:00		End of 3rd period
20:00		End of Game

Game Information

Arena: Bridgestone Arena Location: Nashville, Tennessee	Referees: Steve Kozari, Tim Peel Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Darren Gibbs
Attendance: 17,113 (100.0% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Colorado   Nashville
Total Shots    28    28	PIM    9  11	Hits    14  16	Giveaways  11    10	Takeaways    4  8	Faceoffs Won    30  38

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	COL	NSH
8:15		Colin Wilson (6) Assists: James Neal, Ryan Johansen	0	1
10:19		Filip Forsberg (32) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan Johansen, Shea Weber	0	2
16:12		Mikkel Boedker (17) Assists: Tyson Barrie, Matt Duchene	1	2
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
2:48		Cody Bass: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
2:48		Cody McLeod: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
8:52		Zach Redmond: 2 Minutes for Slashing
9:19		Francois Beauchemin: 2 Minutes for Hooking
10:50		Mattias Ekholm: 2 Minutes for Hooking
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	COL	NSH
17:30		Jarome Iginla (21) Assists: Shawn Matthias, Matt Duchene	2	2
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
2:49		Filip Forsberg: 2 Minutes for High-sticking
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	COL	NSH
0:36		Mike Fisher (13) Assists: Roman Josi, Colin Wilson	2	3
1:58		Shawn Matthias (11) Assists: Zach Redmond, John Mitchell	3	3
4:17		Craig Smith (21) Assists: Filip Forsberg, Mattias Ekholm	3	4
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
18:03		Ryan Johansen: 2 Minutes for High-sticking

Player Summary

Colorado Avalanche Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % A. Agozzino LW 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 5:12 0:04 0:00 5:08 4 4 50.0 T. Barrie D 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 29 26:12 4:23 0:29 21:20 0 0 00.0 F. Beauchemin D 0 0 2 2 2 4 1 2 2 0 0 31 23:36 0:10 0:27 22:59 0 0 00.0 M. Boedker LW 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 18:51 3:34 0:02 15:15 0 0 00.0 B. Comeau LW 0 0 -2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 23 19:36 1:50 0:56 16:50 3 5 37.5 M. Duchene C 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 24 21:49 3:41 0:02 18:06 12 12 50.0 M. Grigorenko C 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 20:49 3:28 0:00 17:21 0 0 00.0 N. Holden D 0 0 -3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 28 23:18 0:00 1:29 21:49 0 0 00.0 J. Iginla RW 1 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 19:24 3:57 0:00 15:27 0 0 00.0 E. Johnson D 0 0 -2 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 32 24:07 1:19 1:29 21:19 0 1 00.0 G. Landeskog LW 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 20:41 1:50 1:00 17:51 0 1 00.0 S. Matthias C 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 16:09 1:20 0:00 14:49 0 0 00.0 C. McLeod LW 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 9 3:51 0:04 0:00 3:47 0 0 00.0 J. Mitchell C 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 14:46 0:37 0:00 14:09 5 10 33.3 Z. Redmond D 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 12 7:29 0:00 0:00 7:29 0 0 00.0 J. Skille RW 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 5:06 0:04 0:00 5:02 0 0 00.0 C. Soderberg C 0 0 -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23 18:15 1:43 0:56 15:36 6 5 54.5 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 11:27 1:13 0:02 10:12 0 0 00.0 Colorado Avalanche Scratches Player Detail N. Mackinnon Knee Injury C. Bigras Scratched E. Gelinas Elbow Injury A. Bodnarchuk Scratched A. Martinsen Scratched Nashville Predators Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % V. Arvidsson RW 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 18 14:20 0:00 0:17 14:03 0 0 00.0 C. Bass C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 12 7:29 0:00 0:00 7:29 2 0 100.0 M. Ekholm D 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 27 19:50 0:31 0:52 18:27 0 0 00.0 R. Ellis D 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 21:34 0:31 1:36 19:27 0 0 00.0 M. Fisher C 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 18:11 0:31 3:28 14:12 16 7 69.6 F. Forsberg C 1 1 1 3 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 24 16:26 1:27 1:08 13:51 0 0 00.0 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19 11:17 0:00 1:48 9:29 8 7 53.3 P. Granberg D 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 14:06 0:00 0:00 14:06 0 0 00.0 B. Jackman D 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 19 15:28 0:00 0:44 14:44 0 0 00.0 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 15:08 0:00 2:21 12:47 1 1 50.0 R. Johansen C 0 2 -1 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 22 16:46 1:00 0:11 15:35 8 6 57.1 R. Josi D 0 1 -1 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 26 24:37 1:27 3:52 19:18 0 0 00.0 J. Neal LW 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 15:38 0:31 0:04 15:03 0 0 00.0 E. Nystrom LW 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 18 11:38 0:00 1:32 10:06 0 0 00.0 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 15:53 1:27 0:00 14:26 2 6 25.0 C. Smith C 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 20 14:30 0:58 0:00 13:32 1 3 25.0 S. Weber D 0 1 -1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 26 24:51 1:27 3:52 19:32 0 0 00.0 C. Wilson C 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 19 16:21 0:00 0:07 16:14 0 0 00.0 Nashville Predators Scratches Player Detail M. Salomaki Scratched A. Bitetto Lower Body Injury A. Watson Scratched G. Bourque Scratched C. Sissons Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Colorado Avalanche Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM S. Varlamov 28 4 24 .857 55:55 0	Nashville Predators Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM P. Rinne 28 3 25 .893 60:00 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Colorado	6	13	9	28
Nashville	10	8	10	28

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
Colorado	0 of 3
Nashville	1 of 2

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.