Nashville Predators (8-16-6, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (17-14, in the Central Division)
Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators visit the Colorado Avalanche after Ryan O'Reilly scored two goals in the Predators' 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Colorado is 17-14 overall and 2-5-0 against the Central Division. The Avalanche have a 14-5-0 record in games they score at least three goals.
Nashville is 5-1-2 against the Central Division and 8-16-6 overall. The Predators serve 9.0 penalty minutes per game to rank 10th in NHL play.
The matchup Saturday is the third time these teams square off this season. The Avalanche won 3-2 in overtime in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cale Makar has scored nine goals with 27 assists for the Avalanche. Ross Colton has seven goals over the last 10 games.
O'Reilly has seven goals and 10 assists for the Predators. Roman Josi has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 5-5-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Predators: 2-5-3, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.3 assists, 3.2 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: None listed.
Predators: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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