The Nashville Predators (34-25-2) will try to extend a seven-game win streak when they take on the Colorado Avalanche (37-19-5) at home on Saturday, March 2 at 6:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSO, and ALT.
Avalanche vs. Predators Game Info
- Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
- Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV: Altitude Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Predators Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche’s 224 total goals (3.7 per game on 6.3 assists per contest) lead the NHL.
- Defensively, the Avalanche are giving up 188 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 19th in NHL action.
- They have the league’s sixth-best goal differential at +36.
- The 52 power-play goals the Avalanche have recorded this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 216 power-play chances.
- The Avalanche have the league’s seventh-best power-play conversion rate (24.07%).
- The Avalanche have recorded seven shorthanded goals this season (ninth among NHL squads).
- The Avalanche’s 81.09% penalty-kill success rate ranks 11th in the league.
- The Avalanche win 47.8% of their faceoffs (24th in the NHL)
- The Avalanche have an 11.5% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks third in the league.
- The Avalanche have secured three shutouts this season. Their skaters average 16.6 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Colorado, Nathan MacKinnon has recorded 100 points.
- Mikko Rantanen has 31 goals and 46 assists for Colorado to compile 77 total points (1.3 per game).
- On 170 shots (for 13 goals) and 51 assists, Cale Makar has created 64 points this season.
- In 49 games played this season, Alexandar Georgiev (31-14-3) has given up 138 goals.
Avalanche Injuries
Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out For Season), Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season)
Predators Insights
- The Predators have 192 goals this season (3.2 per game), 13th in the league.
- The Predators’ total of 189 goals conceded (3.1 per game) is 20th in the NHL.
- Their +3 goal differential is 17th in the league.
- With 40 power-play goals (on 210 chances), the Predators are 13th in the NHL.
- The Predators score on 19.05% of their power plays, No. 21 in the NHL.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Predators have six.
- The Predators’ have the 26th-ranked penalty kill percentage (76.04%).
- At 49.5%, the Predators have the league’s 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
- The 10.1% shooting percentage of the Predators is 15th in the league.
- This season, the Predators have shut out their opponents twice.
Predators Key Players
- Filip Forsberg’s 29 goals and 32 assists in 61 games for Nashville add up to 61 total points on the season.
- Roman Josi has posted 60 total points (one per game) this campaign. He has 15 goals and 45 assists.
- Gustav Nyquist’s 16 goals and 35 assists add up to 51 points this season.
- Juuse Saros is 25-21-2 on the season, allowing 129 goals (2.9 goals against average) and collecting 1245 saves with a .906 save percentage (31st in the league).
Predators Injuries
Alexander Carrier: Upper Body (Questionable)