Nashville takes on Colorado, looks for 6th straight victory

Updated Dec. 15, 2021 3:10 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Colorado Avalanche (17-7-2, second in the Central) vs. Nashville Predators (17-10-1, third in the Central)

Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

LINE: Predators +124, Avalanche -147; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: Nashville is looking to build upon its five-game win streak with a victory over Colorado.

The Predators are 9-5-1 against Western Conference opponents. Nashville ranks ninth in the Western Conference recording 7.9 points per game, averaging 2.9 goals and 5.0 assists.

The Avalanche are 4-2-0 against Central opponents. Colorado is the NHL leader with 7.3 assists per game, led by Nathan MacKinnon averaging 1.2.

In their last meeting on Nov. 27, Colorado won 6-2. Mikko Rantanen scored three goals for the Avalanche.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Duchene leads the Predators with 13 goals, adding 12 assists and totaling 25 points. Filip Forsberg has seven goals over the last 10 games for Nashville.

Nazem Kadri leads the Avalanche with 37 points, scoring 11 goals and adding 26 assists. Rantanen has six goals and eight assists over the last 10 games for Colorado.

LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 7-3-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.6 assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game with a .913 save percentage.

Avalanche: 7-2-1, averaging 4.7 goals, 8.1 assists, 4.3 penalties and 11.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game with an .886 save percentage.

INJURIES: Predators: Matt Duchene: day to day (upper body), Ryan Johansen: out (covid-19 protocol).

Avalanche: Bowen Byram: day to day (upper body), Devon Toews: day to day (health and safety protocols), Gabriel Landeskog: out (lower-body), Nazem Kadri: day to day (lower body), Ryan Murray: day to day (lower body).

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