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Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken

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Colorado Avalanche
44-11-9
Final
5 - 1
Seattle Kraken
29-26-9

Kadri scores 1st goal since rejoining Avs, MacKinnon adds his NHL-best 44th in 5-1 win over Kraken

Joel Kiviranta lights the lamp for Avalanche

Kadri, Calgary Flames on March 6, gave Colorado a 4-1 lead when he tipped a shot by Sam Malinski past Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer, who replaced Joey Daccord to start the second period. Kadri spent three seasons with the Avalanche, and won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2022.

Colorado scored three goals on 15 shots against Daccord, who was pulled for the fourth time this season.

Martin Necas opened the scoring with his career-high 30th goal of the season off a cross-ice pass by MacKinnon.

Earlier Thursday, MacKinnon had his game misconduct rescinded by the NHL, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the league had not yet announced the reversal. MacKinnon received a major penalty and game misconduct for crashing into Oilers goaltender Connor Ingram on Tuesday night during Edmonton’s 4-3 win.

MacKinnon scored with 7:06 left in the first period for a two-goal edge, and Nicolas Roy added a power-play goal with 1:12 remaining in the period, chasing Daccord.

Colorado's Joel Kiviranta scored with 7:19 remaining in the game.

Scott Wedgewood stopped 28 shots and earned his 25th win of the season as Colorado bounced back after having a five-game winning streak halted in a 4-3 loss to Edmonton on Tuesday.

Grubauer stopped nine of 11 shots in relief of Daccord as Seattle lost its fourth game in a row in the finale of a six-game homestand.

Up next Avalanche: At Winnipeg on Saturday night.

Kraken: At Vancouver on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

COL leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:45 Martin Necas Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Devon Toews (14), Nathan MacKinnon (62)
Goal 1st Period 12:54 Nathan MacKinnon Goal (44) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (49), Devon Toews (15)
Goal 1st Period 18:48 Nicolas Roy Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Nelson (25), Nathan MacKinnon (63)
Goal 2nd Period 13:36 Ryker Evans Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Chandler Stephenson (26)
Goal 2nd Period 17:11 Nazem Kadri Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Sam Malinski (26), Nathan MacKinnon (64)
Goal 3rd Period 12:41 Joel Kiviranta Goal (3) Deflected, assists: Josh Manson (22), Parker Kelly (11)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 10
17 Hits 16
4 Takeaways 4
26 Shots 29
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 31
43.6 Faceoff Win Percent 56.4
21 Giveaways 16
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 6
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jared McCann, LW Out Apr 17
Joey Daccord, G Out Apr 16
Jaden Schwartz, C Out Apr 16
Matt Murray, G Out Apr 16
Max McCormick, LW Out Sep 30
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Valeri Nichushkin, RW Out May 26

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 11 16 121 55
Dallas 12 20 112 50
Minnesota 12 24 104 46
Utah 6 33 92 43
St. Louis 12 33 86 37
Nashville 10 34 86 38
Winnipeg 12 35 82 35
Chicago 14 39 72 29

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 17 26 95 39
Edmonton 11 30 93 41
Anaheim 6 33 92 43
Los Angeles 20 27 90 35
San Jose 8 35 86 39
Seattle 11 37 79 34
Calgary 9 39 77 34
Vancouver 8 49 58 25
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