Steven Stamkos scored 2:18 into overtime Thursday night to lift the Nashville Predators past the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Ball Arena. Ryan O’Reilly added his second assist of the night on the winner, and goalie Justus Annunen made 30 saves.
Nashville scored twice in the first period on Ross Colton and Vitali Pinchuk to lead 2-1. Colorado tied it 2-2 in the second on Jaden Schwartz and Parker Kelly before the teams went scoreless through the third and into overtime.
Key Moments: How The Predators Beat The Avalanche
Colton opened the scoring at 4:01 on a backhand with O’Reilly credited with the assist. Schwartz tied it 1-1 at 9:11 on a snap shot off assists from Martin Necas and Brock Nelson.
Pinchuk made it 2-1 at 14:34 with an unassisted goal. Kelly tied it 2-2 at 5:08 of the second on a snap shot, assisted by Logan O’Connor and Noah Juulsen.
Stamkos ended it at 2:18 of overtime on a slap shot set up by Josi and O’Reilly.
Top Performers From Predators 3-2 Win
O’Reilly finished with two assists and led all Nashville skaters with two points. Roman Josi played 28:22, the most of any skater on either team, and added an assist along with a plus-1 rating. Annunen made 30 saves on 32 shots for a .938 save percentage in the win.
For Colorado, Nathan MacKinnon led with 24:00 of ice time. Blackwood made 22 saves on 25 shots.
What It Means
Nashville improved to 7-4-5. Colorado fell to 9-6-2. The Predators lead the season series 2-0 after their 6-2 win earlier this season.Predators Top Avalanche 3-2 in Overtime”https://totalapexsports.com/predators-beat-avalanche-6-2/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Predators Beat Avalanche 6-2.
Nashville blocked 25 shots; Colorado blocked 10. Nashville converted one of five power-play chances; Colorado was scoreless on three.
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