Predators Light Up Wedgewood in a 6-2 Romp
O'Reilly and Stamkos each score twice, and Nashville's power play cashes in four times while Colorado's comes up empty.
Nashville got the better looks all night, and Colorado's goalie couldn't cover the gap. The result: Predators 6, Avalanche 2.
The Predators outshot Colorado 35-20. Their chances added up to 3.26 expected goals, a measure of how many goals those looks were worth, and Colorado's chances were worth noticeably less. Six goals still went in, well beyond what the chances alone deserved.
That gap landed on Scott Wedgewood. He stopped 29 of 35, and his goals saved above expected sat at -2.74. That means he allowed nearly three more goals than an average goalie would have on those shots. At the other end, Justus Annunen stopped 18 of 20, about what his workload called for.
Special teams did the heavy lifting. Nashville went 4 for 7 on the power play, while Colorado went 0 for 4. Ryan O'Reilly led the way with two goals and two assists. Steven Stamkos, on a line with O'Reilly, scored twice, and Roman Josi added three assists.
The score could have been even more lopsided. Filip Forsberg rang one off the iron, and so did Colorado's Martin Necas.
