DENVER — The Nashville Predators let a promising start slip away Monday night, falling 3-2 in overtime to the Colorado Avalanche. Samuel Girard’s game-winner at 2:47 of overtime dealt Nashville their second straight loss.
Luke Evangelista opened the scoring early for Nashville, but Colorado responded with second-period goals from Devon Toews and Mikko Rantanen. Colton Sissons tied the game early in the third period off a Roman Josi assist, sending the game to overtime.
Juuse Saros stopped 29 of 32 shots for the Predators, who dropped to 5-9-2 on the season despite earning a point in the standings.
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