Colorado Avalanche vs Nashville Predators
Regular season · Tuesday, December 9, 2025 · Bridgestone Arena
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Game summary
The Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at Bridgestone Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Predators 42-31.
Goals came from Brock Nelson, Jonathan Marchessault, Reid Schaefer, Artturi Lehkonen, Brady Skjei and Cale Makar.
Juuse Saros made 39 saves on 42 shots for the win; Scott Wedgewood stopped 28 of 31.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Brock Nelson (11)Josh Manson (5), Brent Burns (11)1–001:12 COL
Jonathan Marchessault (6)Ryan O'Reilly (13), Filip Forsberg (10)1–104:05 NSH · PPG
Reid Schaefer (2)Fedor Svechkov (4)1–205:30 NSH
Artturi Lehkonen (11)Martin Necas (26), Nathan MacKinnon (26)2–210:21 COL
3rd period
Brady Skjei (1)Adam Wilsby (4), Luke Evangelista (16)2–312:58 NSH
Cale Makar (10)Martin Necas (27), Nathan MacKinnon (27)Perbix 2:08 into shift3–319:52 COL · PPG
SO period
Ryan O'ReillyUnassisted3–400:00 NSH
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
3–3 · 3rd 19:52 · Makar. Perbix was 2:08 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 COL
1st 1:12 · Nelson
Josi 0:11
1–1 NSH
1st 4:05 · PP · Marchessault
Kelly 0:22
1–2 NSH
1st 5:30 · Schaefer
Toews 0:38
2–2 COL
1st 10:21 · Lehkonen
Wilsby 0:49
2–3 NSH
3rd 12:58 · Skjei
Girard 0:41
3–3 COL
3rd 19:52 · Makar
Stuck out there: Perbix 2:08
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 03:01
Joel Kiviranta · tripping2 min
- 1st 11:20
Cale Makar · tripping2 min
- 2nd 15:05
Spencer Stastney · tripping2 min
- 2nd 17:01
Nicolas Hague · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 19:37
Fedor Svechkov · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 3rd 18:22
Erik Haula · tripping2 min
Season series
Colorado Avalanche
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 28:22 |
| 88Martin NecasC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25:36 |
| 11Brock NelsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:20 |
| 62Artturi LehkonenL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:10 |
| 8Cale MakarD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 30:19 |
| 42Josh MansonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:45 |
| 84Brent BurnsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:00 |
| 13Valeri NichushkinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:42 |
| 17Parker KellyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:29 |
| 18Jack DruryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:29 |
| 20Ross ColtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:15 |
| 92Gabriel LandeskogL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:04 |
| 93Zakhar BardakovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:08 |
| 94Joel KivirantaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:21 |
| 95Victor OlofssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:01 |
| 7Devon ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24:02 |
| 49Samuel GirardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:46 |
| 70Sam MalinskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:47 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39Mackenzie BlackwoodG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:01 | |
| 41Scott WedgewoodG | O | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 62:20 |
Nashville Predators
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 21:34 |
| 40Fedor SvechkovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:34 |
| 49Reid SchaeferL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 08:58 |
| 77Luke EvangelistaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18:38 |
| 81Jonathan MarchessaultR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:42 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 22:16 |
| 76Brady SkjeiD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24:46 |
| 83Adam WilsbyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:17 |
| 47Michael McCarronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:57 |
| 56Erik HaulaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:15 |
| 58Michael BuntingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:26 |
| 71Matthew WoodR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:54 |
| 91Steven StamkosC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 7 | 18:29 |
| 24Spencer StastneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:40 |
| 37Nick BlankenburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 |
| 41Nicolas HagueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:35 |
| 48Nick PerbixD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:12 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:48 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Justus AnnunenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 74Juuse SarosG | W | 42 | 39 | 3 | .929 | 64:52 |