Predators 6, Avalanche 1: Nashville Gets Giggy
The Nashville Predators capped off their best regular season since 2006-2007 in style, trouncing the Colorado Avalanche 6-1, with Craig Smith leading the offensive charge with a goal and two assists.
| Final - 4.7.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Nashville Goal - David Legwand (19), from Gabriel Bourque and Alexander Radulov at 3:39. 2, Colorado Goal - Matt Duchene (14), from Chuck Kobasew and Cody McLeod at 8:09. 3, Nashville Goal - Craig Smith (14), from Matt Halischuk and Colin Wilson at 12:10. 4, Nashville Goal - Patric Hornqvist (27), from Kevin Klein and Andrei Kostitsyn at 19:59. Penalties - Chuck Kobasew, Colorado (Interference), 15:13. |
| Second Period |
| - 5, Nashville Goal - Roman Josi (5), from Craig Smith and Kevin Klein at 16:09. Penalties - Patric Hornqvist, Nashville (Cross checking), 14:03; Erik Johnson, Colorado (Roughing), 14:03; Craig Smith, Nashville (Hooking), 19:45. |
| Third Period |
| - 6, Nashville Goal - Brandon Yip (3), from Nick Spaling at 1:57. 7, Nashville Goal - Matt Halischuk (15), from Craig Smith at 6:20. |
Shots on Goal:
Nashville 12 + 9 + 8 = 29.
Colorado 14 + 18 + 13 = 45.
Power Play Conversion: Nashville 0-1. Colorado 0-1.
Goaltenders: Nashville, Anders Lindback 1-35-.971; Pekka Rinne 0-10-1.000. Colorado, Jean-Sebastien Giguere 6-29-.793.
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Pierre Racicot
Power Play Conversion: Nashville 0-1. Colorado 0-1.
Goaltenders: Nashville, Anders Lindback 1-35-.971; Pekka Rinne 0-10-1.000. Colorado, Jean-Sebastien Giguere 6-29-.793.
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Pierre Racicot
