Ryan O’Reilly, Predators send Avs to first regulation home loss

Ryan O'Reilly earned his first hat trick of the season and the seventh of his career, Juuse Saros turned away 39 shots and the Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-3 in Denver on Friday.

O'Reilly, who added an assist, last had a hat trick on Jan. 4, 2025, against the Calgary Flames. Two of his seven have come against Colorado, the team that drafted him in the second round in 2009.

Filip Forsberg recorded a goal and two assists, Steven Stamkos and Michael Bunting each had...