Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche
· National Hockey League
Scott Wedgewood stops 22 shots, Avs beat Kraken 2-0 to break franchise's single-season points mark
The Avalanche won the Presidents' Trophy with 121 points, eclipsing the total of 119 points set by the 2021-22 squad that went on to win the Stanley Cup.
Colorado hosts the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday to begin the playoffs. The last time the teams played in the postseason was the 2002 conference quarterfinals when the Avalanche won in seven games.
The Kraken missed the playoffs with a final record of 34-37-11.
Blankenburg broke a scoreless game with a late second-period goal. He had a goal in the opening period overturned after Seattle challenged for offside.
Parker Kelly scored in the third period, while Valeri Nichushkin added a pair of assists. Wedgewood won his 31st game of the season. Colorado rested several key players in the season finale, including Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas and captain Gabriel Landeskog.
MacKinnon finished with a career-high 53 goals to win the Rocket Richard Trophy as the league’s goal-scoring leader.
The Kraken lost a seventh straight game to Colorado. Victor Ostman made his first NHL start and turned back 33 shots. Ostman's debut was last season in relief.
Seattle and Colorado were a combined 0 for 6 on the power play.
Coach Jared Bednar was back behind the bench for Colorado. He missed the team's recent two-game trip after being hit in the face by a puck last weekend.
Regular Season SeriesCOL wins series 3-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:38 | Nick Blankenburg Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Brent Burns (23), Valeri Nichushkin (31) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:19 | Parker Kelly Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (59), Valeri Nichushkin (32) |
Statistics
 SEA |
 COL |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 22 | Hits | 12 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 22 | Shots | 35 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 23 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 41.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 58.9 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Colorado Avalanche Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Valeri Nichushkin, RW | Out | May 26 |
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 |
