Avalanche vs Predators Prediction, Player Props & Odds (Oct 25, 2026)

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Colorado Avalanche logo

Avalanche6-5 · 7-4 ATS4th in the West
FINAL2 – 6
Nashville Predators logo

Predators3-7 · 6-4 ATS9th in the West

NHL · Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 8:00 PM ET · Bridgestone Arena

Final score by period

Team 1 2 3 T
Avalanche 0 1 1 2
Predators 2 3 1 6

How the bets settled

MoneylinePredators wonClosed at +195
SpreadPredators coveredPredators +1.5, by 5.5
TotalOver 6.58 scored, 1.5 over

Closing line, DraftKings.

Game review

The Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on October 25, taking a 2-0 lead after the first and breaking the game open with a three-goal second period that made it 5-1. Colorado’s responses came too late to change the result.

Ryan O’Reilly led Nashville with two goals and four points, while Roman Josi added three assists. Martin Necas had two points for Colorado and Devon Toews scored once. Nashville’s power play went 4 for 7 at 57.1 percent, and it won 61.7 percent of faceoffs, giving the Predators a clear edge in special teams and possession.

Against the closing spread, Nashville covered the 1.5 by 5.5. The game went over the 6.5 total by 1.5.

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Against the spread, start to finish

PredatorsAvalanche
The score margin against the closing spread (Predators +1.5). Blue: Predators covering. Orange: Avalanche covering.
+0Largest COL cover
0%COL covering
+6.5Largest NSH cover
100%NSH covering

Top performers

Avalanche

  • GoalsDevon Toews1
  • AssistsMartin Necas2
  • PointsMartin Necas2

Predators

  • GoalsRyan O’Reilly2
  • AssistsRoman Josi3
  • PointsRyan O’Reilly4

Team stats

AvalanchePredators
21Shots35
38.3%Faceoffs won61.7%
0Power play goals4
15Hits18
11Blocked shots10
3Takeaways4
7Giveaways13
21Penalty minutes15

Box score

Colorado AvalancheNashville Predators

Colorado Avalanche

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
T.J. Hughes RW 0 0 0 1 -1 17:18 18 2 1 0 1 0 50.0
Nazem Kadri C 0 0 0 3 0 16:40 19 2 0 0 0 2 62.5
Parker Kelly C 0 0 0 0 0 12:35 16 0 1 0 0 7 44.4
Gabriel Landeskog LW 0 0 0 0 0 14:05 17 4 1 0 0 0 100.0
Artturi Lehkonen LW 1 0 0 5 0 18:32 23 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
Nathan MacKinnon C 0 1 0 2 0 19:49 19 1 0 0 0 0 35.3
Taylor Makar LW 0 0 0 1 0 5:02 6 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Martin Necas C 0 2 0 0 1 19:07 21 2 0 0 1 2 0.0
Brock Nelson C 0 0 0 2 1 16:31 21 0 0 0 2 2 28.6
Logan O’Connor RW 0 0 0 1 0 11:46 17 0 0 1 0 2 0.0
Jaden Schwartz C 0 0 0 2 -1 15:13 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Fedor Svechkov C 0 0 0 0 -1 10:53 12 1 0 0 1 0 33.3

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Brent Burns D 0 0 0 1 1 12:48 17 0 0 0 1 4 0.0
Brett Kulak D 0 0 0 1 -2 22:42 24 0 3 1 0 0 0.0
Cale Makar D 0 0 0 1 -1 23:16 20 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
Sam Malinski D 0 1 0 0 0 19:44 22 0 2 0 0 0 0.0
Josh Manson D 0 0 0 0 1 13:45 17 2 0 0 1 0 0.0
Devon Toews D 1 0 0 1 1 20:06 24 0 1 1 0 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Scott Wedgewood G 6 35 0 0 29 .829 23 6 0 59:54 0 0

Nashville Predators

Forwards

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Mavrik Bourque C 0 1 0 1 0 14:59 18 1 0 0 2 0 0.0
Ross Colton C 0 1 0 2 0 15:27 22 2 2 1 0 0 0.0
Jack Drury C 1 0 0 2 0 16:39 22 0 1 0 0 0 50.0
Adam Edstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 15:51 20 3 0 0 1 0 100.0
Filip Forsberg LW 1 2 0 3 0 18:50 20 0 0 1 2 0 0.0
Nils Hoglander LW 0 0 0 0 0 11:09 15 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Alexander Kerfoot C 0 0 0 1 -1 17:28 23 1 1 0 1 0 46.7
Jonathan Marchessault RW 0 1 0 2 0 17:19 18 0 0 0 1 0 50.0
Ryan O’Reilly C 2 2 0 5 1 20:48 22 0 1 1 0 2 91.7
Steven Stamkos C 2 1 0 4 1 17:46 20 0 1 0 2 0 75.0
Matthew Wood RW 0 0 0 3 0 12:29 18 0 0 0 0 0 50.0

Defenses

Player G A SOG S +/- TOI SHFT HT BS TK GV PIM FO%
Nicolas Hague D 0 0 0 1 0 15:56 22 0 1 0 1 2 0.0
Daemon Hunt D 0 0 0 2 0 9:34 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Roman Josi D 0 3 0 4 -1 21:10 26 1 1 0 0 4 0.0
Nick Perbix D 0 0 0 1 1 17:39 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
Brady Skjei D 0 1 0 2 1 18:21 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Jayden Struble D 0 0 0 0 0 15:07 19 7 2 0 0 7 0.0
Adam Wilsby D 0 0 0 2 -1 15:28 24 0 0 1 2 0 0.0

Goalies

Player GA SA SOS SOSA SV SV% ESSV PPSV SHSV TOI YTDG PIM
Justus Annunen G 2 21 0 0 19 .905 17 1 1 60:00 0 0

Attendance 17,191 · Officials: Peter MacDougall, James Tobias, Julien Fournier, Morgan MacPhee

Recap: O’Reilly, Stamkos each score twice as the Predators beat the Avalanche 6-2 (ESPN)

Highlights

Play-by-play on ESPN

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Avalanche vs Predators pre-game preview

Sunday’s NHL matchup in Nashville has Colorado as a -230 moneyline favorite, Nashville at +200, Nashville receiving +1.5 on the spread and a total of 6.5. The opening line at DraftKings was the same on the spread and total.

The last meeting was a 7-3 Nashville win over Colorado on January 16, 2026. Colorado is 6-5 straight up and 7-4 against the spread this season; over its last 10 it is 5-5, 6-4 ATS, with a 6-3 win vs Tampa Bay on October 23. Nashville is 3-6 straight up and 5-4 ATS; its last 10 is 3-7, 6-4 ATS, after a 0-6 loss at Boston on October 22.

Colorado allows 1.36 power-play points (rank 6) to Nashville’s 1.67 (rank 12) and plays at a 57.9 pace (rank 6) against Nashville’s 54.1 (rank 18). Colorado lists Nicolas Roy out with a lower-body injury and Zachary L’Heureux on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. Martin Necas over 1.5 shots on goal is -295 and has cleared in 7 of his last 10.

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Records

Team Record ATS O/U Home Away
Avalanche 6-5 7-4 7-4 4-2 2-3
Predators 3-7 6-4 4-6 2-3 1-4

This season, regular season. ATS and O/U against each game’s closing line.

Avalanche vs Predators head-to-head

Avalanche are 5-5, 2-3 ATS, O/U 4-1 in the last 10 meetings. Last time: Avalanche lost 3-7 on January 16, 2026.

Date Venue Avalanche result ATS O/U
Jan 16, 26 Avalanche home L 3-7 L -1.5 O 6.5
Dec 13, 25 Avalanche home W 4-2 W -1.5 U 6.5
Dec 9, 25 Predators home L 3-4 L -1.5 O 6.5
Nov 22, 25 Predators home W 3-0 – –
Feb 22, 25 Predators home L 1-2 – –
Dec 14, 24 Avalanche home W 5-2 – –
Nov 11, 24 Avalanche home W 3-2 – –
Nov 2, 24 Predators home L 2-5 – –
Mar 30, 24 Avalanche home W 7-4 W -1.5 O 5.5
Mar 2, 24 Predators home L 1-5 L -1.5 O 5.5

Recent form

Colorado Avalanche: last 10 (5-5, 6-4 ATS, O/U 6-4)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 23, 26 vs TB W 6-3 W -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 20, 26 @ NJ L 3-4 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 19, 26 @ PHI L 2-3 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 16, 26 vs PIT W 5-2 W -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 14, 26 vs DAL L 2-3 L -1.5 U 5.5
Oct 13, 26 @ DAL W 3-2 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 10, 26 vs TOR L 3-6 L -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 8, 26 @ CGY W 7-3 W -1.5 O 6.5
Oct 7, 26 @ WPG L 2-3 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 3, 26 vs STL W 6-1 W -1.5 O 6.5

Nashville Predators: last 10 (3-7, 6-4 ATS, O/U 4-6)

Date Opponent Result ATS O/U
Oct 24, 26 @ PIT L 2-3 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 22, 26 @ BOS L 0-6 L +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 17, 26 vs STL W 5-2 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 15, 26 vs SJ L 2-3 L -1.5 U 6.5
Oct 13, 26 vs VGK L 2-5 L +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 10, 26 @ OTT L 2-3 W +1.5 U 5.5
Oct 8, 26 @ MTL W 5-2 W +1.5 O 6.5
Oct 6, 26 @ TOR L 4-5 W +1.5 O 5.5
Oct 3, 26 vs DAL W 2-1 W +1.5 U 6.5
Oct 1, 26 vs MIN L 1-3 L +1.5 U 6.5

Injury report

No injuries listed for either team in our data as of 4:43 PM ET.

Matchup ranks

What each defense allows per game this season. Rank 1 allows the fewest, so a high number means a softer matchup for the other team’s overs.

Avalanche defense Predators defense
Goals allowed per game 3 (11th of 32) 3.14 (15th of 32)
Shots on goal allowed per game 27.6 (18th of 32) 28.86 (24th of 32)
Points allowed per game 7.87 (9th of 32) 8.64 (19th of 32)
Power-play points allowed per game 1.8 (13th of 32) 1.07 (4th of 32)

Venue and weather

Bridgestone Arena · Nashville, TNIndoor, weather won’t matter
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Avalanche vs Predators odds

Line movement from the open

Line Open Close Move
Predators spread +1.5 +1.5 –
Total 6.5 6.5 –
Avalanche moneyline -218 -238 +1.9% win chance
Predators moneyline +180 +195 -1.8% win chance

DraftKings opening and closing numbers via ESPN.

Line movement chart

Predators spread +1.5 → +1.5
Total 6.5 → 6.5
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