NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Avalanche allowed the game’s first five goals and lost 5-2 to the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Five observations:
1 Poor PP, poor PK. The Avalanche was 0-of-7 on the power play and allowed two Nashville power-play goals in four chances. Game over. Special teams were unquestionable the difference in this one. End of story.
2 Smashville. I worked my second Avalanche game of the season at Bridgestone Arena, and probably 20th overall. Take it from me, this place has become an incredible NHL market, with an infrastructure impossible to match.