Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche
Playoffs · Monday, April 16, 2018 · Pepsi Center
NBCSN · SN · TVAS · FS-TN
Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 5–3 on Monday, April 16, 2018 at Pepsi Center. The Avalanche outshot the Predators 33–32.
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Blake Comeau, Gabriel Bourque, Ryan Johansen, Colton Sissons, Gabriel Landeskog and Austin Watson also scored.
Jonathan Bernier made 29 saves on 32 shots for the win; Pekka Rinne stopped 11 of 15.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Blake Comeau (2)Carl Soderberg (2), Matt Nieto (2)0–101:50 COL
Gabriel Bourque (2)Patrik Nemeth (1), J.T. Compher (2)0–213:24 COL
Nathan MacKinnon (2)Gabriel Landeskog (2)0–318:07 COL
2nd period
- Nathan MacKinnon (3)Gabriel Landeskog (3), Mikko Rantanen (2)0–404:25 COL
Ryan Johansen (2)Filip Forsberg (1), Ryan Ellis (1)1–410:23 NSH ·
3rd period
Colton Sissons (2)Roman Josi (2), Ryan Ellis (2)2–407:12 NSH
Gabriel Landeskog (2)Mikko Rantanen (3), Mark Barberio (1)2–518:24 COL
Austin Watson (3)Unassisted3–518:45 NSH
Team stats
NSHCOL
3233
58%42%
1/30/5
1612
3832
1625
76
76
Penalties
- 7:55 into the first period
Blake Comeau · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min - 7:55 into the first period
Kevin Fiala · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min - 14:46 into the first periodKyle Turris · slashing2 min
- 19:11 into the first periodTyson Barrie · cross checking2 min
- 20:00 into the first periodNikita Zadorov · roughing2 min
- 20:00 into the first periodAustin Watson · roughing2 min
- 6:40 into the second periodRyan Ellis · cross checking2 min
- 9:27 into the second periodNikita Zadorov · hooking2 min
- 9:27 into the second periodPatrik Nemeth · cross checking2 min
- 12:37 into the second periodNick Bonino · elbowing2 min
- 16:13 into the second periodFilip Forsberg · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 17:16 into the second periodNathan MacKinnon · holding2 min
- 17:16 into the second periodP.K. Subban · holding2 min
- 2:31 into the third periodMiikka Salomaki · charging2 min
Season series
Nashville Predators
| 4Ryan EllisD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 1 | 26:21 |
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 6 | 17:43 |
| 10Colton SissonsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:20 |
| 51Austin WatsonL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 12:45 |
| 92Ryan JohansenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | 20:19 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 | 25:35 |
| 8Kyle TurrisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 18:51 |
| 12Mike FisherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:06 |
| 13Nick BoninoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:29 |
| 15Craig SmithC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 15:31 |
| 20Miikka SalomakiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 06:19 |
| 22Kevin FialaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 14:52 |
| 33Viktor ArvidssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | 17:07 |
| 38Ryan HartmanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:30 |
| 14Mattias EkholmD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:50 |
| 25Alexei EmelinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:53 |
| 52Matt IrwinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 08:59 |
| 76P.K. SubbanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 24:31 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Pekka RinneG | L | 15 | 4 | .733 |
| 74Juuse SarosG | 18 | 0 | 1.000 |
Colorado Avalanche
| 92Gabriel LandeskogL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 21:39 |
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 7 | 22:11 |
| 96Mikko RantanenR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 20:43 |
| 14Blake ComeauL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:35 |
| 34Carl SoderbergC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15:14 |
| 37J.T. CompherL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:10 |
| 57Gabriel BourqueL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 09:23 |
| 83Matt NietoL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 |
| 12Patrik NemethD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 25:20 |
| 44Mark BarberioD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 22:56 |
| 10Sven AndrighettoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 |
| 13Alexander KerfootC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:11 |
| 17Tyson JostC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:05 |
| 22Colin WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:49 |
| 4Tyson BarrieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 23:29 |
| 5David WarsofskyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 06:31 |
| 15Duncan SiemensD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 09:07 |
| 16Nikita ZadorovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 21:58 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Andrew HammondG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 45Jonathan BernierG | W | 32 | 3 | .906 |