Inside The Rink Gameday Grapic
The Colorado Avalanche visit the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday, October 25, 2026, with puck drop set for 8:00 PM EDT.
Matchup: Colorado Avalanche (6-4-1, 13 points in 2026-27) at Nashville Predators (3-3-4, 10 points in 2026-27)
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2026
Puck drop: 8:00 PM EDT (7:00 PM CDT local)
Venue: Bridgestone Arena
How to watch: NSH: SCRIPPS · COL: ALT
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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes
The Avalanche snapped a two game skid with a 6-3 victory over the Lightning on Friday night. Colorado got four points from Nathan MacKinnon and three points from Martin Necas in the win.
Colorado activated Logan O’Connor from injured reserve this week, returning the forward to the lineup, and recalled Taylor Makar from the AHL’s Colorado Eagles in a corresponding move ahead of the club’s meeting with Tampa Bay. Makar, the younger brother of defenseman Cale Makar, rejoins the NHL roster from Loveland. The two transactions were announced together, giving the Avalanche reinforcement up front after a stretch in which the forward group had been shuffled repeatedly through recalls and reassignments.
Nashville Predators News & Notes
The Predators reshaped their blue line again this week. Nashville claimed defenseman Daemon Hunt off waivers from the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 23, and placed Jack Ahcan on waivers the same day to make room. Hunt, a Brandon, Manitoba, product and a former Wild third-round pick, was not the only defenseman on the wire that day; Jack St. Ivany was claimed by the Washington Capitals.
Nashville becomes Hunt’s third NHL organization. Minnesota traded him to Columbus in late 2024 as part of the package that brought defenseman David Jiricek to the Wild, and his stay with the Blue Jackets lasted a little more than a year before Minnesota claimed him back off waivers. That makes this the second time in roughly a year that Hunt has changed teams through the waiver wire, and he now faces a division rival that valued him enough to reacquire him once.
Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines
Line 1: Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin Necas
Line 2: Gabriel Landeskog – Brock Nelson – Nazem Kadri
Line 3: Jaden Schwartz – Fedor Svechkov – T.J. Hughes
Line 4: Taylor Makar – Parker Kelly – Logan O’Connor
Pair 1: Devon Toews – Cale Makar
Pair 2: Brett Kulak – Sam Malinski
Pair 3: Josh Manson – Brent Burns
Goaltenders: Mackenzie Blackwood – Scott Wedgewood
Colorado Avalanche Special Teams
Power play, First unit: T.J. Hughes – Nazem Kadri – Jaden Schwartz – Cale Makar – Nathan MacKinnon
Power play, Second unit: Artturi Lehkonen – Gabriel Landeskog – Brock Nelson – Devon Toews – Martin Necas
Penalty kill, First unit: Parker Kelly – Logan O’Connor – Devon Toews – Cale Makar
Penalty kill, Second unit: Brock Nelson – Artturi Lehkonen – Josh Manson – Brent Burns
Nashville Predators Projected Lines
Line 1: Steven Stamkos – Ryan O’Reilly – Matthew Wood
Line 2: Filip Forsberg – Mavrik Bourque – Jonathan Marchessault
Line 3: Vitali Pinchuk – Alex Kerfoot – Nils Hoglander
Line 4: Ross Colton – Jack Drury – Adam Edstrom
Pair 1: Roman Josi – Adam Wilsby
Pair 2: Nicolas Hague – Jayden Struble
Pair 3: Brady Skjei – Nick Perbix
Goaltenders: Juuse Saros – Justus Annunen
Nashville Predators Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Filip Forsberg – Ryan O’Reilly – Jonathan Marchessault – Steven Stamkos – Roman Josi
Power play, Second unit: Alex Kerfoot – Mavrik Bourque – Matthew Wood – Brady Skjei – Ross Colton
Penalty kill, First unit: Jack Drury – Alex Kerfoot – Brady Skjei – Nick Perbix
Penalty kill, Second unit: Ryan O’Reilly – Adam Edstrom – Roman Josi – Adam Wilsby
Players To Watch
Cale Makar — Colorado Avalanche
Box Score Junkie has Makar at a 59.0% Corsi-for and 56.9% Fenwick through 220 minutes this season, with 73.9 shot attempts for per 60 and 6.7 high-danger expected goals generated while he’s on the ice. He’s also buried three goals on 1.7 expected, so the shooting matches the territorial edge.
Steven Stamkos — Nashville Predators
Stamkos scored on three shots in 19:00 last time out, and Box Score Junkie’s 2026-27 numbers back the finishing: four goals on 3.0 expected, plus 5.0 high-danger xG with him on the ice. A 52.1% Corsi-for across 169 minutes is the healthiest mark among Nashville’s forward group. Worth a look for an anytime-scorer ticket.
Injury Report
Colorado Avalanche
Nicolas Roy (C) — Out, Lower Body, expected back Wednesday, October 28
Zachary L’Heureux (D) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, November 7
Nashville Predators:
William Trudeau (LW) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, November 14
Betting Odds
Moneyline (DraftKings, as of October 25 at 4:08 AM ET): Colorado Avalanche -230, Nashville Predators +190.
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Next Up
Colorado Avalanche: host the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday, October 28.
Nashville Predators: host the New York Islanders on Tuesday, October 27.