The Nashville Predators are into the next round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs after a dominant Game 6 performance against the Colorado Avalanche. They took the series, 4-2, and managed to score five goals, all from different players, in the final outing.
Avalanche vs. Predators 2018 results: Nashville advances with big Game 6 win
The Predators are into the next round of the playoffs after a dominant Game 6 win over the Avalanche.
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Before the series
The Colorado Avalanche are matched up with the Nashville Predators in the first round of the 2018 NHL playoffs. The Predators finished the season atop the Central Division, finishing off 53-18-11 campaign with 117 points. A few spot down in the division, the Avalanche finished the year with a 43-30-9 record and 95 points.
What happened during the regular season?
In the four meetings of the Avalanche and Predators during the 2017-18 regular season, Nashville swept the overall series, 4-0, outscoring Colorado 17-8 during the run. The Predators have gone undefeated against the Avs two seasons in a row.
Who are the key players?
Nathan MacKinnon will be a key player for the Predators to stop if they want to contain the Avs’ top line. In his last 25 games, MacKinnon notched 15 goals, 21 assists, and 120 shots. Playing alongside Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog, he will make things difficult for the Predators.
On the other side of the ice, Filip Forsberg led the Nashville team in scoring with 26 goals, 38 assists and 64 points, leading the Nashville team in scoring. Just behind him, is another high-end winger, Viktor Arvidsson, who led the Predators in goals (29) in addition to 32 assists and 61 points.
What is the Avalanche vs. Predators schedule?
Game 1: Predators 5, Avalanche 2
Game 2: Predators 5, Avalanche 4
Game 3: Avalanche 5, Predators 3
Game 4: Predators 3, Avalanche 2
Game 5: Avalanche 2, Predators 1
Game 6: Predators 5, Avalanche 0
Any playoff history?
After being one of the NHL’s worst teams in 2016-17, the Avalanche returned to the postseason for the first time in three years. Colorado may have been the last team to earn a playoff bid, but it is looking to stand in the way of the Predators making a back-to-back run to the Stanley Cup Finals. It’ll be an uphill battle against the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Nashville squad, who have their sights set on avenging their loss in the finals last season to Pittsburgh.
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