Predators Rout Avalanche 6-2: Steven Stamkos Scores Twice as Nashville Nets Four Power-Play Goals
NASHVILLE, United States — The Nashville Predators scored four power-play goals in a 6-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday. Steven Stamkos and Ryan O'Reilly scored two goals apiece, Filip Forsberg and Jack Drury also scored for Nashville, and Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews replied for Colorado, with Martin Necas assisting twice.
Forsberg opened the scoring on the power play at 4:01 of the first period from the high slot, set up by Stamkos, who made it 2-0 at 10:48 from below the left circle. O'Reilly scored a power-play goal on a backhand at the right doorstep at 6:38 of the second, Drury added a backhand goal at 16:36, and O'Reilly struck again on the power play at 17:29 for a 5-0 lead. Lehkonen got Colorado on the board at 17:55 with his 10th goal of the season off a cross-ice feed from Necas.
Toews made it 5-2 at 2:43 of the third period with his fourth goal of the season during four-on-four play, before Stamkos completed the scoring at 10:24 with a five-on-three power-play goal from above the left goal line. Justus Annunen was in goal for Nashville; Scott Wedgewood took the loss for Colorado.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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