NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche (14-1-5) vs. Nashville Predators (6-10-4)

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Venue & Game Details

Location: Bridgestone Arena, 501 Broadway, Nashville, TN

Puckdrop: 8:00 PM ET

Broadcast: ESPN+, Altitude Sports, Bally Sports South

Injury Report

Colorado Avalanche:

Gabriel Landeskog (LW) – Knee, OUT (long-term)

Samuel Girard (D) – Upper body, OUT

Jonathan Drouin (LW) – Day-to-day (lower body)

Nashville Predators:

Ryan McDonagh (D) – Upper body, OUT

Cody Glass (C) – Lower body, OUT

Juuso Parssinen (C) – Day-to-day (undisclosed)

Player Matchups

Colorado Avalanche:

Nathan MacKinnon – 31 points (12G, 19A), centerpiece of offense

Mikko Rantanen – 28 points (11G, 17A), elite winger

Cale Makar – 25 points (6G, 19A), driving force from the blue line

Alexandar Georgiev – .918 SV%, 2.41 GAA, expected starter

Nashville Predators:

Filip Forsberg – 20 points (9G, 11A), primary scoring threat

Roman Josi – 18 points (4G, 14A), captain and power-play quarterback

Ryan O’Reilly – 15 points (6G, 9A), veteran two-way center

Juuse Saros – .902 SV%, 3.12 GAA, expected starter

Team Recent Form

Colorado Avalanche:

1st in Central Division, 33 points

Last 10: 8-1-1, averaging 3.7 goals/game, allowing 2.2

Recent: 5-2 win vs. Dallas Stars

Nashville Predators:

7th in Central Division, 16 points

Last 10: 3-6-1, averaging 2.5 goals/game, allowing 3.4

Recent: 4-1 loss vs. Winnipeg Jets

Series History

All-time: Avalanche lead 61–47–6 vs. Predators

Playoffs: Avalanche swept Predators 4–0 in 2022 First Round

Last season: Avalanche won 2–1 in season series

At Bridgestone Arena: Avalanche 6–2 in last eight visits

Betting Trends

Colorado Trends:

9-2 as favorite this season

12 of 20 games over 6 goals

Nashville Trends:

4 upset wins as underdog (40%)

10 of 20 games over 6 goals

Game Odds

Colorado Avalanche       – 220

Nashville Predators        6.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025