Now that the series shifted to Music City the Colorado Avalanche needed to keep their momentum going in hopes of ending the Nashville Predators’ season early. After a tense second period the Avalanche did that taking this Game 3 decisively with a 7-3 score and now hold a 3-0 series lead.
Building pressure
It was a tough start for Colorado as Nashville were determined to make the best of their home ice advantage and put pressure on the visiting Avalanche. Despite this, Nico Sturm was all over the predators, creating a scoring chance for Colorado that ultimately came to nothing.