NASHVILLE, Tenn. >> Roman Josi and Steven Stamkos and Gustav Nyquist each had a goal and added an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Saturday night.

Colton Sissons and Filip Forsberg also a scored, and Juuse Saros made 28 saves as Nashville snapped a two-game skid.

Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon each had a goal and an assist, and Justus Annunen made 20 saves for Colorado, which has lost three straight.

Makar started the scoring as he connected on a 4-on-3 power play at 2:54 of the second. Nashville has trailed in three of their four wins this season.

Josi’s goal was his first of the season. His 23 goals in 2023-24 led all NHL defensemen.

Takeaways

Avalanche: Colorado came in with the NHL’s 25th ranked penalty-kill with a 73.3% success rate. Nashville connected on both of their opportunities with the man-advantage, dropping Colorado’s PK below 70%.

Predators: Sissons’ goal was his first point of the season in 11 games played. The Predators desperately need to find some reliable secondary goal scorers as they aim to climb out of the Central Division and Western Conference basement.

Up Next

Avalanche host Seattle on Tuesday, while Predators host Los Angeles on Monday.