In Nashville, the Predators rallied from 3-2 deficit in the third period with two goals to down the visiting Colorado Avalanche, 4-3, on Monday night. 
Filip Forsberg scored his second goal of the game at 19:22 of the third for a 3-3 tie, and Yakov Trenin hit for the game-winner just 16 seconds later for the 4-3 final.
“That was a big one for us,” Forsberg said. “I thought we played well all game against a really good team on the other side. In the third period, I thought we deserved to tie the game for sure, and obviously it couldn’t have happened a better way with that goal to win it. I thought it was a really solid effort.”
Juuse Saros made 25 saves in the win.
The Predators moved to 7-10-0.
“We’ve had a few of those go the other way on us,” Nashville coach Andrew Brunette said. “Maybe the hockey gods kind of rewarded us. I think for us, I’m proud of the group. With where we are right now, you’re losing some games and you’re down 3-2 against a really good hockey team.
“What I really liked is we didn’t change the way we played. We had a little bit of belief that we were going to get some looks and we stuck to the game plan.”
The two teams traded first period goals with the Avs taking a 1-0 lead on a shorthanded marker from Andrew Cogliano at 14:00 of the opening stanza.
Forsberg hit for his first of the game with 18 seconds left left in the first.
Jeremy Lauzon scored at 3:56 of the middle frame to give the Predators a 2-1 advantage.
The Avs replied with a pair of goals to take the 3-2 lead.
“I thought we made adjustments throughout the course of the game that got us playing better in the second,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “In the third, I liked a lot of it. Obviously, [an] unfortunate result when you play that hard and you’re in a position to win the hockey game with a few minutes left.”
Devon Toews struck at 8:55 to tie the game, 2-2.
“Obviously, they’re one of those teams that is going to be pushing for the (Central) division, and we obviously haven’t gotten off to the start that we wanted,” Forsberg said. “But these games are crucial, these division games. We needed that one, and it was a great test for us. We really answered the bell.”
Colorado dropped to 11-6-0.
Colorado then took the lead on a power play strike by Valeri Nichushkin at 13:33 of the second.
The Avs could not hold the lead, and were outshot 15-6 in the third period.
Alexandar Georgiev made 27 saves in the loss.
“A lot of us were turning pucks over, myself included today, in just funny spots,” Toews said. “It’s what you have to clean up against good teams and a team that works hard and checks hard like they do. They turn it around quickly on you.”
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