The Avalanche and shootouts do not go together.

A late Cale Makar goal in regulation forced overtime on Tuesday night in Nashville, but the Predators came out on top and beat the Avalanche in a bizarre shootout by the score of 4-3. Ryan O’Reilly scored the lone goal in the shootout, but that wasn’t what people will be talking about after this game.

Here are five takeaways from Colorado’s fourth shootout loss of the season.

1. The Avalanche got Scott Wedgewood back after a brief weeklong absence due to a back injury. Early in the game, he looked like a guy who hadn’t faced many shots over the last week, as he lost track of the rebound on Nashville’s first goal, but he settled in after that. Then the shootout happened.
2. When you think you’ve seen everything, another day passes by in the NHL. On Nashville’s second shot of the shootout, Filip Forsberg lost an edge and barreled into Wedgewood. It was clearly unintentional, but it was a big collision. Wedgewood actually stayed in for one more shot before the concussion spotter called down and made him leave the game. A bizarre situation and not a good look for the NHL that it took it that long to make the call. Jared Bednar did not look happy when the refs came over and told him Wedgewood had to come out. Mackenzie Blackwood came in but never actually took a shot because Nashville had already won the shootout at that point. Just a strange situation and the Avalanche have to hope Wedgewood comes out of it OK.
3. Gavin Brindley did not play in this game, but he was removed from injured reserve earlier in the day so he’s apparently ready to go. There was a chance he was going to have to suit up because Martin Necas was dealing with an illness, but Necas felt good enough to play after missing the morning skate. With Brindley back, Jared Bednar may have some tough lineup decisions to make.
4. Cale Makar finally broke through on the power play, sending a shot through traffic to tie the game up with 8 seconds left to secure one point for the Avalanche. It was Makar’s first power-play goal since April 3 in Columbus. Yes, that’s a game from last season.
5. Brock Nelson is really hitting his stride in Colorado. He scored a beautiful goal early in the first period, dangling past Roman Josi before beating Juuse Saros five-hole to give the Avalanche the early lead. With that goal, he’s on pace for 30 on the season. If that happens, that contract ends up looking pretty good.