Nashville Predators vs Colorado Avalanche
Playoffs · Wednesday, April 18, 2018 · Pepsi Center
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Game summary
The Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Pepsi Center. The Predators outshot the Avalanche 34–33.
Goals came from Filip Forsberg, Colton Sissons, Craig Smith, Gabriel Landeskog and Alexander Kerfoot.
Pekka Rinne made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Jonathan Bernier stopped 23 of 26.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Filip Forsberg (3)Ryan Johansen (3), Mattias Ekholm (3)1–015:33 NSH
2nd period
Colton Sissons (3)Filip Forsberg (2), Mattias Ekholm (4)2–007:18 NSH
Craig Smith (2)Austin Watson (2)3–011:49 NSH
3rd period
Gabriel Landeskog (3)Tyson Jost (1), Tyson Barrie (3)3–105:20 COL · 
Alexander Kerfoot (2)Matt Nieto (3), Nikita Zadorov (2)3–211:01 COL
Team stats
NSHCOL
3433
61%39%
0/31/5
1410
3036
1814
08
116
Penalties
- 0:38 into the first period
Patrik Nemeth · closing hand on puck2 min - 1:19 into the first periodCarl Soderberg · high sticking2 min
- 2:55 into the second period
Matt Irwin · holding2 min - 4:31 into the second periodColton Sissons · delaying game face off violation2 min
- 9:41 into the second periodRyan Hartman · roughing2 min
- 9:41 into the second periodRyan Hartman · holding the stick2 min
- 9:41 into the second periodSven Andrighetto · roughing2 min
- 13:28 into the second periodMattias Ekholm · slashing2 min
- 13:28 into the second periodGabriel Landeskog · roughing2 min
- 19:49 into the second periodAlexander Kerfoot · roughing2 min
- 4:52 into the third periodRyan Hartman · charging2 min
- 4:52 into the third periodColton Sissons · tripping2 min
Season series
Nashville Predators
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 15:24 |
| 14Mattias EkholmD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 23:42 |
| 10Colton SissonsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:18 |
| 15Craig SmithC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:34 |
| 51Austin WatsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:07 |
| 92Ryan JohansenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:54 |
| 8Kyle TurrisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 16:42 |
| 12Mike FisherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:09 |
| 13Nick BoninoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 |
| 19Calle JarnkrokC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 11:43 |
| 22Kevin FialaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:51 |
| 33Viktor ArvidssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:26 |
| 38Ryan HartmanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:13 |
| 4Ryan EllisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 26:22 |
| 25Alexei EmelinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:24 |
| 52Matt IrwinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:32 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 24:34 |
| 76P.K. SubbanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 25:58 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Pekka RinneG | W | 33 | 2 | .939 |
| 74Juuse SarosG | 0 | 0 | – |
Colorado Avalanche
| 13Alexander KerfootC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:53 |
| 17Tyson JostC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:51 |
| 83Matt NietoL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:44 |
| 92Gabriel LandeskogL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:37 |
| 4Tyson BarrieD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 27:46 |
| 16Nikita ZadorovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24:28 |
| 10Sven AndrighettoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:56 |
| 14Blake ComeauL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:55 |
| 22Colin WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | 09:23 |
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25:18 |
| 34Carl SoderbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 11:53 |
| 37J.T. CompherL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | 11:24 |
| 57Gabriel BourqueL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 07:41 |
| 96Mikko RantanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:32 |
| 5David WarsofskyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:59 |
| 12Patrik NemethD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 19:43 |
| 15Duncan SiemensD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 06:07 |
| 44Mark BarberioD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24:43 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Andrew HammondG | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 45Jonathan BernierG | L | 26 | 3 | .885 |