Colorado Avalanche (17-11-2, fourth in the Central Division) vs. Nashville Predators (13-13-4, sixth in the Central Division)
Nashville, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Nashville Predators after the Avalanche knocked off the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in overtime.
Nashville is 4-4-2 against the Central Division and 13-13-4 overall. The Predators have a -18 scoring differential, with 74 total goals scored and 92 allowed.
Colorado has a 7-2-1 record in Central Division play and a 17-11-2 record overall. The Avalanche have a 9-5-0 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
The matchup Friday is the sixth time these teams play this season. The Avalanche won 3-1 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Filip Forsberg has scored nine goals with 16 assists for the Predators. Matt Duchene has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
Nathan MacKinnon has eight goals and 26 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has scored eight goals with one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 4-4-2, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.1 assists, four penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Avalanche: 5-4-1, averaging 1.8 goals, 2.7 assists, 2.5 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Predators: Mark Borowiecki: out (upper body).
Avalanche: Kurtis MacDermid: out (lower-body), Darren Helm: out (undisclosed), Nathan MacKinnon: out (upper-body), Josh Manson: out (lower-body), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Bowen Byram: out (undisclosed), Andrew Cogliano: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
