Nashville Predators (9-4-2, second in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (8-5-2, third in the Central Division)
Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Colorado plays Nashville looking to end its three-game home slide.
The Avalanche are 1-3-0 against Central Division opponents. Colorado averages 10.5 penalty minutes per game, the fifth-most in the NHL. Nikita Zadorov leads the team serving 37 total minutes.
The Predators are 3-0-0 against the rest of their division. Nashville ranks second in the NHL shooting 12.1% and averaging 4.0 goals on 33.1 shots per game.
The teams square off Thursday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche with 18 points, scoring eight goals and registering 10 assists. Cale Makar has
Mattias Ekholm leads the Predators with a plus-11 in 15 games played this season. Nick Bonino has scored seven goals over the last 10 games for Nashville.
LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 6-2-2, averaging 3.7 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.9 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game with a .929 save percentage.
Avalanche: 3-5-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.6 assists, 4.7 penalties and 11.6 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game with a .910 save percentage.
Avalanche Injuries: Mikko Rantanen: out (lower body).
Predators Injuries: None listed.
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