NASHVILLE — Steven Stamkos did it again. The Predators' top scorer in 2026-27 scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season, leading Nashville to a 6-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Stamkos upped his career tally to 630 goals, just 10 behind Dave Andreychuk for 16th place in NHL history in career goals.

His first goal put the Predators up 2-0 near the halfway mark of the first period, but it almost didn't count. Ryan O'Reilly, Mavrik Bourque, and Stamkos combined on a counterattack that finished with O'Reilly finding Stamkos on the left side for a good look at the Avalanche net.

Scott Wedgewood got a piece of Stamkos' shot, but only enough to slow it down. Colorado's star defenseman Cale Makar stood on the goal line and swiped at the puck but missed on his first attempt. His second swipe cleared the line, and play continued until the officials called for a review.

"I wasn't confident when I skated back to the bench, and they were all telling me it didn't go in," Stamkos said.…