Highlights and goals: Colorado Avalanche 7-2 Nashville Predators in playoffs NHL 2021-22

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Colorado Avalanche 7-2 Nashville Predators.

Power Play - Both teams with four players on the ice.

 

And the second. In a spectacular counterattack, Matt Duchene received a pass from Mikael Granlund and scored his second and the second for the Nashville Predators of the game.

 

It's the seventh! After assisting Samuel Girard, Nathan MacKinnon scored his second goal of the game and the Avalanche's seventh.

 

Colorado Avalanche goes on the attack in search of the seventh. Third period in play.

 

After the second period ended, the players exchanged shoves and confusion ensued.

 

Colorado Avalanche 6-1 Nashville Predators.

He remembered! Matt Duchene took the opportunity and scored the visitors' first goal of the game.

 

Power Play - Nashville Predators.

Power Play - Nashville Predators.

Taking advantage of the numerical advantage of two more men, the Colorado Avalanche extended the score with Gabriel Landeskog. It is thrashed in Denver.

 

Another powerplay. Nashville with three players on ice.

 

Power Play - Colorado Avalanche.

Confusion of the players on the ice. The referee stopped the game.

 

Game gets more balanced this time. Nashville Predators try to find dangerous attacks to lower the score.

 

Kicks: 20 - 7.

 

Colorado Avalanche starts the second period by putting pressure on the Nashville Predators.

 

Colorado Avalanche 5-0 Nashville Predators.

They don't stop! Artturi Lehkonen scored another goal for the home team. 5-0 in 16 minutes. What a game!

 

Mercilessly! Take a hit. Cale Makar scored another one for the Colorado Avalanche. It's chocolate in Denver.

 

It became a tour! Center Andrew Cogliano scored another goal for the home team. 3-0 to Colorado Avalanche.

 

The first submission of the Nashville Predators didn't happen until six minutes.

 

Other? Less than a minute after the first, Devon Toews took advantage of Mikko Rantanen's assist and scored the Colorado Avalanche's second goal. Does it come thrashing around?

 

Already? With three minutes, the Colorado team opened the scoring with Nathan MacKinnon.

 

Colorado Avalanche started on offense, putting pressure on the Nashville Predators team. First end of the game.

 

It's playoffs at VAVEL.

 

The Nashville Predators are the team with the most submissions in the regular season. Per game, an average of 12 minutes of penalty. The Colorado Avalanche averaged nine minutes.

 

The finishing average of the two teams are quite different. In the regular season, the Colorado Avalanche averaged 35 shots per game, having the fourth-best average overall. The Nashville Predators ranked 24th, with an average of 29.7.

 

The game will start!

 

7 - Colorado Avalanche wins

13 - Nashville Predators wins.

Just over 30 minutes to the start of the game in Colorado.

 

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On the Colorado Avalanche side, the top scorer is Mikko Rantanen, right winger with 92 points, with 36 goals and 56 assists. Center Nathan MacKinnon is second in the ranking with 88 points, with 32 goals and 56 assists.

Roman Josi, Swiss defender, is the top scorer for the Nashville Predators. There are 96 points in the regular season, with 23 goals and 73 assists. Number that placed the player in the fifth position in the ranking of players with the most assists in the league. Matt Duchene, the team's center, is second on the team's top scorers list. There are 86 points, with 43 goals and 43 assists.

 

"We all know, whoever has been here for the last three years, that's the difficulty we try to overcome," said Colorado forward Mikko Rantanen. "I think we have a good chance this year again, like we had the last two years." "Obviously, it's right in front of us. We have to be ready. We're in a not-so-good phase here, but at the same time, I still think the confidence in the group is a lot. We know what we're capable of. It's just putting all these We're definitely very excited for the playoffs,'' said Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche defender.

- The Colorado Avalanche finished the season leading the Western Conference with 119 points, 56 wins and 19 losses. The Denver team's campaign was second best overall, second only to the Florida Panthers, who won 122 in the Eastern Conference. Colorado's last matches were not good. The recent 10-game track record is anything but encouraging. There were six defeats and only four victories.

 

"Obviously an unreal team," Predators defender Roman Josi said of Avalanche, the West's top seed. "I mean, they're one of the best teams in the League this year. A very fast team. A lot of skill. We've just played against them. I think every game we've played against them this year has been really quick and quick."

 

"Obviously an unreal team," Predators defender Roman Josi said of Avalanche, the West's top seed. "I mean, they're one of the best teams in the League this year. A very fast team. A lot of skill. We've just played against them. I think every game we've played against them this year has been really quick and quick." "Obviously an unreal team," Predators defender Roman Josi said of Avalanche, the West's top seed. "I mean, they're one of the best teams in the League this year. A very fast team. A lot of skill. We've just played against them. I think every game we've played against them this year has been really quick and quick."

The Nashville team finished the regular season in eighth position in the Western Conference with 97 points, with 45 wins and 30 losses. Among the teams that are in the NHL playoffs, the team led by John Hynes is the only one that has not reached 100 points. In the last 10 games, a very uneven campaign. There were six defeats and four victories. They won the Colorado Avalanche in that period away from home by 5-4.

 

The Colorado Avalanche vs Nashville Predators match will be played at the Pepsi Center with a capacity to receive 20.000 people.

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