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Recap: Ryan O’Reilly hat trick upends Avalanche in a 7-3 defeat

Story byJackie KaySat, January 17, 2026 at 5:20 AM UTC·3 min readAfter a long winter’s nap the Colorado Avalanche hosted the Nashville Predators in their ongoing seven-game home stand. It was the fourth and final meeting between these teams this season and by far the ugliest as Colorado dropped their first regulation game at home in a 7-3 defeat. A Ryan O’Reilly hat trick punctuated the loss.

Recap: Ryan O’Reilly hat trick upends Avalanche in a 7-3 defeat

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Key Highlights

  • Brock Nelson scored two goals and Martin Nečas added one for Colorado.
  • Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves in defeat. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe GameIt took all of 30 seconds for the game’s first score, unfortunately it was from the visitors.
  • Ryan O’Reilly got free in front of the net and swiftly put a backhand past Mackenzie Blackwood in his return to the crease.
  • That lead didn’t last long as Nashville immediately gave it back a minute later when Brock Nelson deposited his own puck at the net front past Juuse Saros. Action calmed down a bit after the early scoring barrage but déjà vu struck as Nashville got on the board again from O’Reilly as he was awarded a goal after Samuel Girard placed a perfect tip on the puck right through Blackwood’s five-hole.
  • The Avalanche responded back with another Nelson goal as he deflected a Josh Manson shot.
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