Key Takeaways
- Nashville defeated Colorado 6-2, scoring four power-play goals on seven opportunities.
- Ryan O'Reilly finished with two goals and two assists, while Steven Stamkos added two goals and one assist.
- The Predators built a 5-0 lead before Colorado scored twice, then Stamkos sealed the result with a five-on-three power-play goal.
Nashville's stars put on a clinic
The Colorado Avalanche were rested and waiting in Nashville. The Predators were finishing a back-to-back after playing in Pittsburgh on Saturday. It looked exactly the other way around: Nashville rode a lethal power play to a 6-2 rout at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday, building a 5-0 lead before Colorado found the net.
Ryan O'Reilly led the charge with two goals and two assists. Steven Stamkos scored twice and added an assist, Filip Forsberg had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi collected three assists. Justus Annunen needed only 19 saves.
A power play Colorado couldn't kill
Nashville finished 4-for-7 with the man advantage, scoring four power-play goals in a game for the first time since January 7, 2012 — matching the third-highest total in franchise history.
Forsberg opened the scoring on the power play at 4:01 of the first, Stamkos made it 2-0 after a video review confirmed his shot fully crossed the line, and O'Reilly struck twice on the power play in the second period, around a goal from Jack Drury — set up by fellow former Avalanche forward Ross Colton against their old team.
"We should have been the team with more energy," Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. "It looked like it was the exact opposite."
The details
Artturi Lehkonen, extending his point streak to seven games, and Devon Toews scored for Colorado (6-5-1), which has lost three of four. Martin Necas had two assists and Scott Wedgewood made 29 saves. Stamkos closed the scoring on a 5-on-3 power play at 10:24 of the third.
Nashville (4-3-4) has points in four of its past five games (2-1-2). "Your best players win you the most games, and they won us that game tonight," coach Andrew Brunette said.
The Twikup Take
This is the version of the Predators that was promised when Stamkos and company arrived — four stars on the scoresheet and a power play teams fear. If the man advantage stays anywhere near this dangerous, Nashville's middling record won't stay middling for long.
Photo: The Kip / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) — Nashville Predators forward Ryan O'Reilly during a game against the Washington Capitals on February 5, 2026.