Friday, January 16, 2026
- Expected goals, NSH–COL
- 2.2–2.8
- all situations, empty nets out
- COL share of xG
- 56.3%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 30–43
- NSH–COL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Predators beat the Avalanche 7-3. Expected goals had it close, 2.2 to 2.8. Ryan O'Reilly scored three goals and added one assist. Michael McCarron scored for the first time in 41 games.
- Ryan O'ReillyHat trick
Ryan O'Reilly scored three goals and added one assist. He also had 8 shot attempts against an average of 3.0. It finished 7-3 for the Predators.
- Michael McCarronDrought over
Michael McCarron scored for the first time in 41 games. He has 2 goals this season. He played 12:23 and had one shot on goal. It finished 7-3 for the Predators.
- Roman JosiBig night
Three points for Roman Josi: three assists. He has 26 points in 35 games this season. He played 26:16 and had two shots on goal. It finished 7-3 for the Predators.
- Filip ForsbergBig night
Filip Forsberg had three points, one goal and two assists. He has 17 goals this season. He played 18:35 and had five shots on goal. The Predators beat the Avalanche 7-3.
- Juuse SarosBusy night
Juuse Saros made 40 saves on 43 shots. That was 0.2 goals worse than an average goalie would do against the same chances. The Predators beat the Avalanche 7-3.
- Steven StamkosStreak
Steven Stamkos has scored in 3 straight games. He has 21 goals this season. He played 16:55 and had two shots on goal. The Predators beat the Avalanche 7-3.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
10 goals from 92 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Nashville Predators
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Josi D | 26:16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 2 | 64 |
| Brady Skjei D | 23:58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.97 | 0 | 1 | 66 |
| Nicolas Hague D | 22:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Nick Perbix D | 20:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| Ryan O'Reilly C | 19:44 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| Filip Forsberg L | 18:35 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| Luke Evangelista R | 18:11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Steven Stamkos C | 16:55 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Michael Bunting L | 15:19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.24 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| Erik Haula L | 15:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Nick Blankenburg D | 14:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Justin Barron D | 13:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| Fedor Svechkov C | 12:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Michael McCarron C | 12:23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.86 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Cole Smith R | 12:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Tyson Jost C | 12:05 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.33 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
| Matthew Wood R | 11:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Reid Schaefer L | 11:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Makar D | 23:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Sam Malinski D | 22:33 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
| Josh Manson D | 21:11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.08 | 2 | 2 | 62 |
| Nathan MacKinnon C | 20:37 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.32 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| Martin Necas C | 20:07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.20 | 1 | 3 | 49 |
| Samuel Girard D | 20:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Brent Burns D | 18:53 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| Artturi Lehkonen L | 18:30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Parker Kelly C | 16:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 4 | 1 | 59 |
| Brock Nelson C | 16:13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.39 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| Valeri Nichushkin R | 15:18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.22 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| Jack Drury C | 14:35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.28 | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| Victor Olofsson L | 13:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Ross Colton C | 13:31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Gavin Brindley C | 12:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| Ilya Solovyov D | 11:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| Zakhar Bardakov C | 10:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| Ivan Ivan C | 9:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
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