The Nashville Predators were unable to build off Thursday's win in Dallas, losing 5-2 to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday in Denver and falling to 8-17-6 this season. The Predators put up 39 shots on Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood,

Blackwood was outstanding, particularly in the opening half of this one, and eventually Colorado’s high-end offensive players helped him out in a 5-2 victory Saturday night against the

Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 38 shots in his Colorado debut, and the Avalanche held off a late Nashville surge to beat the Predators 5-2.