NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 11/11/2024

NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 12/14/2024

The Nashville Predators will take on the Colorado Avalanche tonight. The Predators are coming off a 4-0 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday night while Colorado is coming off a 6-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.

Nashville Predators (5-9-1, 11 Points) vs. Colorado Avalanche (7-8-0, 14 Points)

When: Monday, November 11
Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
Where: Ball Arena (Denver, CO)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Scoring Leaders

Nashville Predators

Points: Filip Forsberg – 13
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 8
Assists: Roman Josi – 9

Colorado Avalanche

Points: Nathan MacKinnon – 29
Goals: Mikko Rantanen – 8
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon – 22

Team Stats

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 23.1 (10)
Penalty Kill: 90.6 (2)
GF: 2.47 (28)
GA: 3.33 (24)
Faceoff: 53.8 (4)

Colorado Avalanche

Power-Play: 34.6 (2)
Penalty Kill: 70.7 (29)
GF: 3.47 (9)
GA: 3.93 (31)
Faceoff: 45.4 (30)

Expected Line Combinations

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg – Ryan O’Reilly – Steven Stamkos
Jonathan Marchessault – Colton Sissons – Gustav Nyquist
Philip Tomasino – Juuso Parssinen – Luke Evangelista
Cole Smith – Michael McCarron – Zachary L’Heureux
Roman Josi – Brady Skjei
Jeremy Lauzon – Alexandre Carrier
Marc Del Gaizo – Luke Schenn

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Colorado Avalanche

Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen
Joel Kiviranta – Casey Mittelstadt – Logan O’Connor
Ivan Ivan – Parker Kelly – Nikolai Kovalenko
Nikita Prishchepov – T.J. Tynan – Chris Wagner
Devon Toews – Cale Makar
Samuel Girard – Josh Manson
Calvin De Haan – Sam Malinski

Between The Pipes

Nashville: Juuse Saros (4-7-1, 2.62 GAA)

Saros is 4-7-1 with a 2.62 goals against average and a .911 save percentage, he got the win on Saturday stopping all 26 shots he faced. In his career against the Avalanche, he is 6-2-1 with a .922 save percentage and a 2.60 goals-against average. In the start earlier this season he got the win stopping 29 of the 31 shots he faced.

Colorado: Alexander Georgiev (2-5-0, 4.04 GAA)

Georgiev is 2-5-0 this season with a 4.04 goals-against average and a .851 save percentage. He last played on Saturday, picking up the win by stopping 27 of the 31 shots faced. In his career against the Predators, he is 5-4-0 with a 2.79 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage; last season, in two starts, he went 0-2-0, posting a 5.19 goals-against average and a .844 save percentage.

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Players To Watch

Nashville: Steven Stamkos (4-4-8)

Stamkos has eight points this season on four goals and four assists. In his career against Colorado, he has 20 points in 24 games on ten goals and ten assists. In the previous matchup, he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Colorado: Cale Makar (6-18-24)

Makar has 24 points this season on six goals and 18 assists. In his career against Nashville, he has 22 points in 12 games on six goals and 16 assists. In the previous matchup, he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Head to Head

The Predators beat the Avalanche in the previous matchup this season 5-2, in their last ten, they are 5-4-1 and outscored them 37-36 over that span.

Next Up

Nashville: @ Edmonton Oilers – Thursday
Colorado: vs. Los Angeles Kings – Wednesday

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