NHL Game Preview: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 1/12/2026

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Nashville Predators (22-20-4, 48 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (33-4-8, 74 pts)

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Friday, January 16
Time: 9:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/SNO/ALT/KTVD
Radio: 102.5 The Game/92.5 ALT

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Nashville Predators News & Notes:

The Predators won their second straight on Tuesday with a 4-3 overtime win over the Oilers. They’ve won three of their last four games, averaging 2.3 goals per game while also allowing 2.3 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche suffered a 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs on Monday. They’re still on a three-game point streak, averaging five goals per game while allowing two goals per game.

Nashville Predators Projected Lines:

Forsberg-O’Reilly-Evangelista
Bunting-Haula-Stamkos
Jost-Svechkov-Wood
Schaefer-McCarron-Smith

Josi-Perbix
Skjei-Wilsby
Barron-Blankenburg

Saros
Annunen

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Colton-Nelson-Nichushkin
Kelly-Drury-Olofsson
Bardakov-Ivan-Brindley

Malinski-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Solovyov

Wedgewood
Miner

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Players To Watch:

Nashville Predators

Fedor Svechkov has an assist in two of the three games against the Avalanche this season.

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon has a point in all three games against Nashville; he has five points on two goals and three assists.

Injury Report:

Nashville Predators

F Jonathan Marchessault – IR
F Zachary L’Heureux – Out
D Ozzy Wiesblatt – IR
D Nicolas Hague – DTD

Colorado Avalanche

Logan O’Connor – Out
F Joel Kiviranta – Out
G MacKenzie Blackwood – IR
D Devon Toews – Out
F Gabriel Landeskog – Out

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