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Makar scores in OT, Avs win 2-1 over Predators in Game 2

Avalanche-Predators Game 2
Posted at 6:19 AM, May 06, 2022
and last updated 2022-05-06 08:19:05-04

DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar scored 8:31 into overtime, Darcy Kuemper made 25 saves on his 32nd birthday and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Makar got the rebound in the middle of the offensive zone and lined it through traffic to touch off a celebration.

Nathan MacKinnon also scored for Colorado, which faced a more intense Nashville defense after winning 7-2 in Game 1.

The Predators blocked 34 shots. Yakov Trenin scored for Nashville.

Connor Ingram stepped in and stepped up in stopping 48 shots as he made his first postseason start.

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