NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators with Line Combinations 12/13/2025

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Nashville Predators (12-14-4, 28 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (22-2-7, 51 pts)

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Saturday, December 13
Time: 9:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/FDSNSO/KTVD-TV/ALT
Radio: 102.5 The Game/Altitude Sports Radio 950 AM

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Nashville Predators News & Notes:

The Predators picked up a 7-2 win over the Blues on Thursday night; it was their second straight win. They’re 4-1-0 in their last five games, averaging 4.2 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche News and Notes:

The Avalanche got back in the win column with a 6-2 win over the Panthers on Thursday. They’re on a four-game point streak, averaging 3.8 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game.

Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

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

Hague-Josi
Skjei-Wilsby
Perbix-Blankenburg

Saros
Annunen

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

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

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Players To Watch:

Nashville Predators

Jonathan Marchessault scored a goal in the Predators’ shootout win on Tuesday. They were shut out in the first game this season against Colorado.

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon has a point in each game against Nashville. He scored a goal in the first game and then added two assists in the second game on Tuesday.

Injury Report:

Nashville Predators

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

Colorado Avalanche:

RW Logan O’Connor – IR

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