Ryan O’Reilly and Steven Stamkos Power Predators Past Avalanche
NASHVILLE (Interstat) — Ryan O’Reilly had two goals and two assists, Steven Stamkos added two goals and an assist and the Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 in an NHL game Sunday at Bridgestone Arena. Filip Forsberg had a goal and two assists, Jack Drury also scored and Roman Josi had three assists for Nashville. Justus Annunen made 19 saves for the Predators, who improved to 4-7-0. Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews scored for Colorado, which fell to 6-6-0. Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas each had an assist for the Avalanche. O’Reilly finished with five shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. Stamkos had four shots and one hit, Forsberg recorded three shots and Josi added four shots, four penalty minutes and one hit. Lehkonen had five shots and one hit, Drury had two shots and one hit, and Toews had one shot and one hit. MacKinnon added two shots, while Necas had two assists and two penalty minutes. Attendance was 17,191. The Predators had lost their previous two games.