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Nashville Predators: Handing out awards for the First Round victory

By Steve Cook

DENVER, CO - APRIL 22: Ryan Ellis #4, Colton Sissons #10, Mattias Ekholm #14 and Austin Wilson #51 of the Nashville Predators celebrate a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in Game Six of the Western Conference First Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Pepsi Center on April 22, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 22: Ryan Ellis #4, Colton Sissons #10, Mattias Ekholm #14 and Austin Wilson #51 of the Nashville Predators celebrate a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in Game Six of the Western Conference First Round during the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Pepsi Center on April 22, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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The Nashville Predators overcame a feisty Colorado Avalanche team to move on to the second round. We look back at the best moments.

Let’s be honest. The Nashville Predators weren’t perfect in the first round. They failed to show up at the beginning of the first three games. They let up at the end of a couple of games. The Colorado Avalanche gave them a good fight & have reason to believe they can get deeper into the playoffs sooner rather than later.

At the end of the day, the Predators were the better team. They move on to a highly-anticipated second-round matchup with the Winnipeg Jets. We’ve been waiting for the Predators vs. Jets playoff series since early in the regular season. It’s going to be a war.

Before we get there, let’s look back at the first round.

Best Goal: Filip Forsberg, Game 1

We’ve been waiting for more of Filip Forsberg’s shots to find the net. They’re starting to get there. Forsberg co-led the Predators with four goals during the first round. There were a couple that were just too pretty for words, including this one from Game 1.

Samuel Girard had to miss a couple of games due to injury after Game 1. It may have taken a few days for his ego to recover after that one.

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