Nashville Predators (6-4-5, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (9-6-1, in the Central Division)

Denver; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators will try to break their three-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Colorado Avalanche.

Colorado is 9-6-1 overall and 3-2-1 against the Central Division. The Avalanche have allowed 52 goals while scoring 66 for a +14 scoring differential.

Nashville is 6-4-5 overall and 3-1-0 against the Central Division. The Predators are 1-1-1 when they commit more penalties than their opponent.

Thursday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Predators won 6-2 in the previous meeting. Ryan O'Reilly led the Predators with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Martin Necas has seven goals and 11 assists for the Avalanche. Artturi Lehkonen has eight goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

Filip Forsberg has five goals and 14 assists for the Predators. O'Reilly has scored six goals and added six assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 5-4-1, averaging 3.7 goals, seven assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Predators: 4-3-3, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

INJURIES: Avalanche: Zachary L'Heureux: out (upper body), Josh Manson: out (lower body).

Predators: Jonathan Marchessault: day to day (undisclosed), William Trudeau: out (upper body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.