NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators with Line Combinations 12/9/2025

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Colorado Avalanche (21-2-6, 48 pts) at Nashville Predators (10-14-4, 24 pts)

Venue: Bridgestone Arena
Date: Tuesday, December 9
Time: 9:30 pm EST
How To Watch: TNT/truTV/HBO MAX/ALT
Radio: Altitude Sports Radio 950 AM102.5 The Game

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Colorado Avalanche News and Notes:

The Avalanche picked up their second straight win on Sunday with a 3-2 win over the Flyers. They are 4-1-0 in their last five games, averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game.

Nashville Predators News & Notes:

The Predators suffered a 6-3 loss to the Hurricanes on Saturday, snapping their two-game winning streak. They’ve won four of their last six games, averaging 3.7 goals per game while allowing 3.2 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Landeskog-Nelson-Colton
Nichushkin-Drury-Olofsson
Kelly-Bardakov-Kiviranta

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Malinski

Blackwood
Miner

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Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

Stamkos-O’Reilly-Evangelista
Forsberg-Haula-Marchessault
Schaefer-Svechkov-Wood
Bunting-Jost-McCarron

Hague-Josi
Skjei-Wilsby
Stastney-Blankenburg

Saros
Annunen

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon scored one of the three Colorado goals in their 3-0 win over the Predators back in November.

Nashville Predators

Luke Evangelista led the Predators in shots with seven as the Predators were shut out by the Avalanche back on November 22nd.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche:

G Scott Wedgewood – DTD
RW Gavin Brindley – Out
RW Logan O’Connor – IR

Nashville Predators

LW Cole Smith – IR
D Justin Barron – IR
LW Zachary L’Heureux – Out
D Nick Perbix – DTD
D Ozzy Wiesblatt – IR

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