O'Reilly Hat Trick Leads Predators to Dominant 7-3 Win Over Avalanche

Nashville Predators v Colorado Avalanche | Michael Martin/GettyImagesThe Nashville Predators opened their West Coast road trip Friday with an assertive 7-3 win against the league-leading Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena. It is the first regulation loss at home for Colorado this season according to NHL PR.

Ryan O'Reilly scored a hat-trick and four points, Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg both tallied three points, and Juuse Saros saved 39 of 42 shots faced.

"To give that team their first regulation loss here is something to be proud of. We can compete and play with any team, beat any team in this league when we're all working together."The Predators (23-20-4) recorded three shots on goal in the…