The Colorado Avalanche face the Nashville Predators with both teams looking to close out the regular season strong. The Avalanche have a 50-24-7 record and with eight wins in their last 10 games, they look to clinch the Central Divison title for the second season in a row. The Predators have a 42-31-8 record and will miss the playoffs by only a few points. Both teams look to close out the season with a win and the upcoming game should be a good one as a result.
The Avalanche are wrapping up a remarkable season with their offense stepping up and scoring 3.33 goals per game with 29 goals in the last seven games. Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen have scored 93 goals and 116 assists to lead the top line but the rest of the offense has been great as well. Valeri Nichushkin, J.T. Compher, and Evan Rodrigues have combined for 49 goals and 86 assists while defensemen Cale Makar and Devon Toews have added 23 goals and 90 assists from the point to put the offense over the top.
The offense has been great but the defense has also stepped up, allowing only 2.73 goals per game. Makar and Toews have combined for 11.4 defensive point shares and 214 blocked shots while Erik Johnson, Bowen Byram, and Samuel Girard have combined for 7.5 defensive point shares to add depth to the unit. In addition, goaltender Alexandar Georgiev has been great with a .919 save per centage and a 2.53 goals-against average on 1863 shots with 27.1 goals saved above average.