Avalanche vs Predators NHL matchup
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The gist
The Colorado Avalanche (6-4-1) play at the Nashville Predators (3-3-4) on Sunday night.
Colorado leads the division standings and is favored, but is missing three players.
Background
The Colorado Avalanche and Nashville Predators are NHL teams in the Central Division; Colorado sits at 6-4-1 (13 points) and Nashville at 3-3-4 (10 points) in the 2026-27 standings. The game is the teams' first meeting this season, and in their last five meetings Colorado is 2-2-1 with a goal differential of zero. Colorado comes in off a 6-3 home win over Tampa Bay that snapped a two-game losing streak, while Nashville lost 3-2 in overtime to Pittsburgh.
How it unfolded
- Feb 22, 2025Avalanche lost 1-2 at Nashville.
- Nov 22, 2025Avalanche won 3-0 at Nashville.
- Dec 9, 2025Avalanche lost 3-4 at Nashville.
- Dec 13, 2025Avalanche won 4-2 against Nashville at home.
- Jan 16, 2026Avalanche lost 3-7 to Nashville at Ball Arena in Denver.
- Oct 23, 2026Avalanche beat Tampa Bay 6-3 at home, snapping a two-game losing streak.
- Oct 24, 2026Predators lost 3-2 in overtime to Pittsburgh, earning one point.
- Oct 25, 2026Avalanche at Predators, 8:00 PM ET at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville — first meeting of the season.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- Yahoo/Action Network's Greg Liodice picks the Over 6.5, saying Colorado completely outclasses Nashville in every facet of the game.
- Analysts
- Doc's Sports' Nick Menken notes Colorado has Blackwood in net while Nashville will go with its backup goaltender.
- Caution
- DIRECTV Insider notes Colorado enters shorthanded with Nicolas Roy, Zachary L'Heureux and Georgii Merkulov unavailable, while Nashville has no such absences.