
The streaky Avalanche lost for the third time in a row on Saturday, falling 5-2 to the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. The Avs again played without six of their top 10 forwards, something they're hoping will change on Tuesday when they host the Seattle Kraken and expect to have Artturi Lehkonen back. But unlike their last game, Colorado started strong and even scored the first goal. Unfortunately for Jared Bednar's team, that ended up being the only one until late in the third period. The Avs started the season with four straight losses before winning five straight games. And