Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 38 shots in his Colorado debut, and the Avalanche held off a late Nashville surge to beat the Predators 5-2.

Blackwood was outstanding, particularly in the opening half of this one, and eventually Colorado’s high-end offensive players helped him out in a 5-2 victory Saturday night against the

Artturi Lehkonen extended Colorado's lead to 3-0 early in the third period with a wrist shot from the top of the face-off circle. Stamkos kicked off Nashville's rally nearly 10 minutes later, finally breaking through on the Predators' 38th shot of the night to cut Colorado's lead to 3-1.