On the Forecheck · Nov 11, 2022
Nashville Predators 3, Colorado Avalanche 5: Penalties, skill remain Preds’ problem
The Nashville Predators finished the road trip tonight against the Colorado Avalanche, a team they’d last seen in the first round of the playoffs—a matchup that led to the first-ever sweeping in Preds franchise history. Both teams had made some big changes since then, but you have to think the exit was on the Predators players’—and coach’s—minds.
If it was, it wasn’t in the right way.
After an initial stumble, Nashville got off to a strong start, with Eeli Tolvanen scoring a few minutes in and the Predators continuing to attack after the goal. However, that didn’t last for very long.