Nashville Predators (12-12-3, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (15-10-2, fourth in the Central Division)
Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators look to break a five-game losing streak with a win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Colorado is 15-10-2 overall with a 6-2-1 record in Central Division play. The Avalanche have gone 13-4-1 when scoring at least three goals.
Nashville is 12-12-3 overall with a 3-3-2 record in Central Division play. The Predators have a 9-4-1 record when scoring three or more goals.
The teams square off Saturday for the sixth time this season. The Avalanche won 5-3 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon has eight goals and 26 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has scored seven goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.
Roman Josi has six goals and 17 assists for the Predators. Matt Duchene has two goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 4-5-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Predators: 4-4-2, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.4 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: Evan Rodrigues: out (lower body), Kurtis MacDermid: out (lower-body), Darren Helm: out (undisclosed), Nathan MacKinnon: out (upper-body), Josh Manson: out (lower-body), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Bowen Byram: out (undisclosed).
Predators: Ryan McDonagh: out (upper-body), Mark Borowiecki: out (upper body), Jeremy Lauzon: day to day (upper-body), Alexandre Carrier: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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