The Colorado Avalanche (46-21-6) host the Nashville Predators (43-26-4) at Ball Arena on Saturday, March 30 at 6:00 PM ET on ESPN+, ALT, and BSSO, with both teams back in action after a loss. The Avalanche fell to the New York Rangers 3-2 in a shootout in their most recent outing, while the Predators are coming off an 8-4 loss to the Arizona Coyotes.
Avalanche vs. Predators Game TV Channel & Live Stream
- Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024
- Time: 6:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Predators Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche’s 270 total goals (3.7 per game on 6.4 assists per outing) lead the league.
- Defensively, the Avalanche are conceding 215 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 12th in league play.
- Their goal differential (+55) makes them fourth-best in the league.
- The 61 power-play goals the Avalanche have put up this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 251 power-play chances.
- The Avalanche’s 24.30% power-play conversion rate ranks seventh-best in the league.
- The Avalanche have scored seven shorthanded goals this season.
- The Avalanche’s 81.90% penalty-kill success rate is ninth-best in the league.
- The Avalanche have the 23rd-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 48.1%.
- The Avalanche shoot 11.2% as a team (fifth in the league).
- The Avalanche have shut out opponents four times this season. As a team, they are averaging 17.1 hits and 14.7 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Colorado, Nathan MacKinnon has put up 123 points.
- Mikko Rantanen has 39 goals and 58 assists for Colorado to compile 97 total points (1.3 per game).
- Colorado’s scoring effort is aided by Cale Makar’s 97 points. He’s contributed 60 assists.
- Alexandar Georgiev (37-15-4) has a 2.8 goals against average and a save percentage of .902 for Colorado.
Avalanche Injuries
Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out For Season), Logan O’Connor: Hip (Out For Season), Joel Kiviranta: Illness (Questionable), Valeri Nichushkin: Lower Body (Questionable), Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season)
Predators Insights
- With 238 goals (3.3 per game), the Predators have the NHL’s 12th-ranked offense.
- The Predators allow 3.0 goals per game (218 in total), 13th in the NHL.
- Their +20 goal differential is 12th in the league.
- The Predators have 50 power-play goals (12th in NHL) on 239 chances.
- The Predators’ power-play percentage (20.92) puts them 17th in the league.
- This season, the Predators have six shorthanded goals (15th in league).
- The 77.06% penalty-kill percentage of the Predators is 22nd in the NHL.
- The Predators are 16th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (50.2%).
- The 10.3% shooting percentage of the Predators is 12th in the league.
- The Predators have shut out their opponent four times. They are averaging 23.4 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.
Predators Key Players
- Filip Forsberg’s 41 goals and 42 assists in 73 games for Nashville add up to 83 total points on the season.
- Roman Josi has racked up 76 points this season, with 19 goals and 57 assists.
- Gustav Nyquist has scored 21 goals on the season, chipping in 45 assists.
- Juuse Saros is 32-22-4 this season, collecting 1493 saves and giving up 155 goals (2.8 goals against average) with a .906 save percentage (30th in the league).
Predators Injuries
Alexander Carrier: Upper Body (Questionable), Dante Fabbro: Upper Body (Out)
 host the Nashville Predators (43-26-4) at Ball Arena on Saturday, March 30 at 6:00 PM ET on ESPN+, ALT, and BSSO, with both teams back in action after a loss. The Avalanche fell to the New York Rangers 3-2 in a shootout in their most recent...){kind=link}