Avalanche 7-2 Predators (4 May, 2022) Final Score

Nashville Predators

45-30-7, 20-16-5 away

	1	2	3	T
NSH	0	1	1	2
COL	5	1	1	7

Avs erupt for 5 goals in 1st, beat Predators 7-2 in Game 1

— The fast, scoring-spree start by Colorado led to some feistiness later on with Nashville. But through all those pushes and shoves, the Avalanche maintained their composure.

May 4, 2022, 06:58 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Predators	0	1	1	2
	Avalanche	5	1	1	7

1st Period		COL
2:20	Nathan MacKinnon (1) (Power Play) Assists: Mikko Rantanen (1), Cale Makar (1)	1
2:42	Devon Toews (1) Assists: Cale Makar (2), Mikko Rantanen (2)	2
8:30	Andrew Cogliano (1) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	3
12:15	Cale Makar (1) Unassisted	4
15:04	Artturi Lehkonen (1) Assists: Gabriel Landeskog (1), Nazem Kadri (1)	5

2nd Period			NSH	COL
14:44		Gabriel Landeskog (1) (Power Play) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (1), Mikko Rantanen (3)	0	6
18:40		Matt Duchene (1) (Power Play) Assists: Ryan Johansen (1), Mikael Granlund (1)	1	6

3rd Period			NSH	COL
6:03		Nathan MacKinnon (2) Assists: Samuel Girard (1), Valeri Nichushkin (1)	1	7
12:26		Matt Duchene (2) Assists: Mikael Granlund (2), Matt Benning (1)	2	7

PREDATORS

AVALANCHE

Predators
2
Avalanche
7

Game 1

4/5

Predators
1
Avalanche
2

Game 2

6/5

Avalanche
7
Predators
3

Game 3

7/5

Avalanche
5
Predators
3

Game 4

10/5

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	16	3	0	32
Minnesota	12	3	3	27
Dallas	12	6	0	24
Colorado	10	9	0	20
Utah	7	8	3	17
St. Louis	8	11	1	17
Nashville	6	11	3	15
Chicago	6	12	1	13

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Nashville Predators

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Nathan MacKinnonC - COL

Cale MakarD - COL

Mikko RantanenRW - COL

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Avs erupt for 5 goals in 1st, beat Predators 7-2 in Game 1

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