Nashville, TN -- (Sports Network) - David Legwand's wrister with 0.3 seconds left in the first period proved to be the difference, as the Nashville Predators hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at Sommet Center.

Shea Weber and Vernon Fiddler also tallied for the Predators, who snapped a three-game home losing skid. Ville Koistinen registered two assists, and Pekka Rinne remained unbeaten on the season with an 18-save effort. Rinne is currently 5-0-0 in seven starts.

Ryan Smyth and Wojtek Wolski posted goals for the Avalanche, who had won three of four coming into Thursday's contest. Peter Budaj allowed three goals on 24 shots in the loss.

Nashville got on the board early, as Fiddler's backhand got past Budaj a little over five minutes into the contest.

With a 5-on-3 advantage, the Avalanche managed to tie the game. Dan Hamhuis and Greg De Vries garnered penalties within five seconds of each other for Nashville, and Smyth's slapshot from the slot beat Rinne at 9:03 of the first.

A double-minor penalty on Colorado's Ian Laperriere opened up an opportunity for Nashville, and Weber's tally at 12:36 gave the Predators the lead again.

The Avs answered with their first short-handed goal of the year. A bad pass in Nashville's zone went right to Colorado's Cody McCormick. He dished it off to Wolski, who beat Rinne at 16:22.

As the period was winding down, Dan Hamhuis dished it blindly across the ice in the offensive zone, only to find Legwand, whose wrister beat Budaj with 0.3 seconds showing on the clock.

Rinne saved all 14 shots he faced in the second and third periods, while Budaj stopped 13, as neither team registered a goal for the remainder of the game.

Game Notes

The season series is tied, 1-1...Colorado was 1-for-4 on the power play, while Nashville was 1-for-6...Weber's goal was his 11th of the season...Nashville's J.P. Dumont registered his 20th assist of the year.