Nashville 4, Colorado 3, 4/5/2016

Predators eliminate Avalanche from playoff contention

Forbserg, Wilson score for Nashville; Colorado has lost four in a row
By
Robby Stanley / NHL.com Correspondent
April 6, 2016

NASHVILLE - Craig Smith's goal at 4:17 of the third period gave the Nashville Predators a 4-3 win against the Colorado Avalanche at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday.Smith scored on a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle. Filip Forsberg made the pass to Smith, who shot it past Avalanche goaltender

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Scoring

1st Period
Player Headshot
Colin Wilson (6)
J. Neal (25), R. Johansen (43)
1-0 NSH
Score
08:15
Time
Wrist
Shot
Player Headshot
Filip Forsberg (32)
PPG
R. Johansen (44), S. Weber (31)
2-0 NSH
Score
10:19
Time
Wrist
Shot
Player Headshot
Mikkel Boedker (17)
T. Barrie (36), M. Duchene (28)
2-1 NSH
Score
16:12
Time
Wrist
Shot
2nd Period
Player Headshot
Jarome Iginla (21)
S. Matthias (16), M. Duchene (29)
2-2 Tied
Score
17:30
Time
Wrist
Shot
3rd Period
Player Headshot
Mike Fisher (13)
R. Josi (46), C. Wilson (18)
3-2 NSH
Score
00:36
Time
Snap
Shot
Player Headshot
Shawn Matthias (11)
Z. Redmond (4), J. Mitchell (9)
3-3 Tied
Score
01:58
Time
Wrist
Shot
Player Headshot
Craig Smith (21)
F. Forsberg (29), M. Ekholm (27)
4-3 NSH
Score
04:17
Time
Wrist
Shot

Penalties

1st Period
TeamTimePenalty
02:48Cody Bass Fighting against Cody McLeod
02:48Cody McLeod Fighting against Cody Bass
08:52Zach Redmond Slashing against Viktor Arvidsson
09:19Francois Beauchemin Hooking against Mike Ribeiro
10:50Mattias Ekholm Hooking against Blake Comeau
2nd Period
TeamTimePenalty
02:49Filip Forsberg High-sticking against Tyson Barrie
3rd Period
TeamTimePenalty
18:03Ryan Johansen High-sticking against Mikkel Boedker

Three Stars of the Game

Player Headshot
F. Forsberg
#9 • NSH • Left Wing
G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2
1
Player Headshot
C. Wilson
#33 • NSH • Center
G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2
2
Player Headshot
C. Smith
#15 • NSH • Center
G: 1 | A: 0 | P: 1
3
Linescore
1st2nd3rdT
COL
1113
NSH
2024
Shots On Goal
PeriodCOLNSH
1st610
2nd138
3rd910
Total2828
Game Stats
28
Shots On Goal
28
44.1%
Face-off %
55.9%
0%
Power Play %
50%
0/3
1/2
9
Penalty Minutes
11
14
Hits
16
15
Blocked Shots
21
11
Giveaways
10
4
Takeaways
8