Game 3 Preview: Avalanche at Predators

GAME 3: COLORADO AVALANCHE (2-0) VS NASHVILLE PREDATORS (0-2)
2:30 PM MT | BRIDGESTONE ARENA WATCH: ALTITUDE| TNTLISTEN: 92.5 AM
After securing victories in the first two home games, Colorado Avalanche now travel to Nashville, facing the Predators in Game 3 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, May 7. Puck drop is set for 2:30 p.m. MT at Bridgestone Arena

Round 1 Game 2 Recap:

After a high-scoring first game between the Avalanche and the Predators, Game 2 started with a goal by each team in the first period before a scoring drought occurred until overtime. Through that, the Avs nearly doubled Nashville's SOG attempts (51-26), as they did in the first matchup.
Nathan MacKinnon scored first for the Avalanche with an assist by Erik Johnson. Colorado would not see the back of the net again before Cale Makar secured the victory in overtime with a goal assisted by Devon Toews and Nico Sturm. Darcy Kuemper made 25 saves on 26 shots.
Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen now lead the club with 11 points combined (5G, 6A).
Nashville's Yakov Trenin scored late in the first with help from Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier. Cole Ingram made 49 saves on 51 shots.

STATS BREAKDOWN: (numbers based off Round 1 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs)

Avalanche:
Goals: Nathan MacKinnon (3)
Assists: Cale Makar (3)
Points: Three Tied - Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar - (4)
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Power Play (in series): 22.2%
Penalty kill (in series): 87.5%
FOW%: 51.4%
HITS: 100
BLOCKS: 22
SHOTS: 96
Predators:
Goals: Matt Duchene (2)
Assists: Mikael Granlund (2)
Points: Two Tied - Matt Duchene, Mikael Granlund (4)
Power Play (in series): 12.5%
Penalty kill (in series): 77.8%
FOW%: 46.8%
HITS: 116
BLOCKS: 58
SHOTS: 51

NOTEWORTHY:

Nathan MacKinnon's goal was his sixth-career playoff goal against the Predators, tied for his highest total against one opponent (also six vs. St. Louis). He has produced 73 points (31G/42A) in 52 career postseason games, the third-highest points-per-game average (1.40) in Stanley Cup Playoff history (min. 40 GP)... Cale Makar's overtime goal was his fourth career game-winning marker in the playoffs, tied with Sandis Ozolinsh for the most game winners by a defenseman in franchise history. Makar joins Uwe Krupp and Ozolinsh as the only Quebec/Colorado defensemen to score an overtime goal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.