Preview: Colorado looks to start a new win streak against Seattle
After a irritating loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday evening, the Colorado Avalanche head again out on the street tonight to tackle the Seattle Kraken. This would be the second out of three regular-season matchups between these two groups, with the Avs having received the primary recreation by a ultimate rating of 5-3.
The Avs come into this recreation off a powerful 4-3 loss to the Oilers on Tuesday. In that recreation, Nathan MacKinnon was given a 5 minute main penalty and a recreation misconduct for goaltender interference, and Ross Colton left the sport early as nicely, so the Avs had been down to 10 forwards for the later levels of the sport. And but, Colorado was nonetheless solely down by a aim at that time; they had been simply unable to capitalize, and it was an general irritating recreation. Tonight, they’ve a probability to get again on monitor against the Kraken, who’re at the moment in a combat for a playoff spot.
Nazem Kadri – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin Necas
Ross Colton – Brock Nelson – Valeri Nichushkin
Parker Kelly – Nicolas Roy – Gavin Brindley
Zakhar Bardakov – Jack Drury – Joel Kiviranta
Devon Toews – Cale Makar
Josh Manson – Brent Burns
Brett Kulak – Sam Malinski
MacKenzie Blackwood
Scott Wedgewood
As beforehand talked about, the Kraken are at the moment in a very tight playoff race for the second wildcard spot within the West. Seattle at the moment holds that spot, however three different groups are sizzling on their heels within the standings: the Kings, the Sharks, and the Predators. With about solely 20 video games left within the common season, each single level and win issues that rather more for the Kraken as they fight to safe that wildcard spot for the playoffs.
Jared McCann – Matty Beniers – Jordan Eberle
Eeli Tolvanen – Chandler Stephenson – Frederick Gaudreau
Berkly Catton – Shane Wright – Kaapo Kakko
Ryan Winterton – Ben Meyers – Jacob Melanson
Vince Dunn – Adam Larsson
Ryan Lindgren – Brandon Montour
Jamie Oleksiak – Ryker Evans
Philipp Grubauer
Joey Dacord
