Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche are one of the NHL's best teams right now and it certainly shows. So much so, that they are at the top of the Centra

Avalanche off to dominant start this season and they are outscoring their opponents by two full goals on a nightly basis

Wild's disciplined structure stifled Colorado's elite rush attack. Learn how defensive execution and forward support neutralized the Avalanche's potent offense.

From an on-ice perspective, the Predators split a pair of games against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Stockholm - a 2-1 overtime victory last Friday followed by a 4-0 loss on Sunday. Now, after a pair of practice days, Nashville is looking to get back on track with the challenge against a Colorado team at the top of the NHL standings.

The Colorado Avalanche are rolling despite their overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild. They had ten consecutive wins going into that game alongside one of the be

The Avs had a power play in the first period, but did not register a shot attempt. Just as Blackwood was in Nashville, Wedgewood was the star of the opening period. He made three or four excellent saves among the 11 to get the Avs to the first intermission unscathed.

Yaroslav Askarov allowed four goals on 19 shots for the Sharks (11-10-3) before he was replaced after Manson’s goal made it 4-0 at 4:51 of the second period. Alex Nedeljkovic made 21 saves in relief.

Friday’s contest was the 400th career game for Wild forward Yakov Trenin, who assisted on Kaprizov’s second goal. He entered the NHL in 2019 and has spent time with Nashville, Colorado and the Wild since then. Trenin entered Friday’s game leading the NHL in hits with 108 this season.

Kirill Kaprizov scored twice in regulation before Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout to end Colorado’s 10-game winning streak.

Our Avalanche vs. Blackhawks predictions expect Colorado's early-season dominance to continue in the Windy City.