Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken

Friday, April 28, 2023, 10:00 PM ET Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle Playoffs Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 4–1 on Friday, April 28, 2023 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken
Team	Goals	2022-2023 record
Colorado Avalanche	4	51-24-7
at Seattle Kraken	1	46-28-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	1	2	1	4
Seattle Kraken	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	13	14	12	39
Seattle Kraken	10	4	9	23

Three stars

M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
P. Grubauer, Seattle Kraken (goaltender)
D. Toews, Colorado Avalanche (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:48	Seattle Kraken	Vince Dunn (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	COL 0, SEA 1
1st	19:40	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (6)	Evan Rodrigues (4), Devon Toews (5)	Even strength	COL 1, SEA 1
2nd	07:21	Colorado Avalanche	Erik Johnson (1)	Mikko Rantanen (3)	Even strength	COL 2, SEA 1
2nd	16:57	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (2)	Devon Toews (6), Cale Makar (3)	Even strength	COL 3, SEA 1
3rd	19:48	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen (3)	Cale Makar (4), Devon Toews (7)	Even strength, Empty net	COL 4, SEA 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Seattle Kraken
Shots on goal	39	23
Power play	0 of 5	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	8	12
Hits	31	35
Blocked shots	12	13
Giveaways	3	9
Takeaways	13	11
Faceoffs won	29/52 (55.8%)	23/52 (44.2%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rodrigues	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1		18:31
Number 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:01
Number 18 A. Newhook	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	100%	09:04
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	83.3%	13:39
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	2		13:16
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	+3	0	7	0	1	60%	24:46
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	33.3%	22:16
Number 59 B. Meyers	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:00
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	2	0	2	+3	2	5	4	0		21:31
Number 81 D. Malgin	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		04:50
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:55
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	1	1	2	+3	2	6	0	0	63.6%	23:44
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		15:11
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	0		18:04
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	4	2		12:09
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	3	3	+3	0	1	4	3		23:51
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	2	2	+3	0	4	1	1		26:53
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		18:35

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	23	22	1	.957	59:44	Win

Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 J. Eberle	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	100%	17:41
Number 9 R. Donato	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	66.7%	07:22
Number 10 M. Beniers	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0	28.6%	19:44
Number 13 B. Tanev	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		13:27
Number 17 J. Schwartz	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0	55.6%	16:44
Number 20 E. Tolvanen	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		17:21
Number 21 A. Wennberg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	36.4%	18:38
Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	0	100%	18:25
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	-2	2	1	4	4	28.6%	20:41
Number 52 T. Kartye	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	1		07:55
Number 67 M. Geekie	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	66.7%	09:37
Number 91 D. Sprong	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		10:34
Number 3 W. Borgen	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	4	0		18:06
Number 4 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		16:06
Number 6 A. Larsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1		24:52
Number 24 J. Oleksiak	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1		22:46
Number 28 C. Soucy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:43
Number 29 V. Dunn	D	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	1		20:06

Seattle Kraken goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 P. Grubauer	38	35	3	.921	58:12	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:02	Seattle Kraken	Vince Dunn	Interference	2
1st	17:00	Colorado Avalanche	Denis Malgin	Hooking	2
2nd	01:47	Seattle Kraken	Matty Beniers	Tripping	2
2nd	10:07	Seattle Kraken	Tye Kartye	Interference	2
2nd	11:17	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	Roughing	2
2nd	11:17	Colorado Avalanche	Artturi Lehkonen	Slashing	2
2nd	11:17	Seattle Kraken	Will Borgen	Roughing	2
2nd	17:44	Seattle Kraken	Jordan Eberle	Boarding	2
3rd	02:10	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Newhook	Holding	2
3rd	15:37	Seattle Kraken	Yanni Gourde	Slashing	2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Seattle Kraken head coach: Dave Hakstol
Referees: Jon McIsaac, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Ryan Gibbons
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Darren Helm, Josh Manson, Brad Hunt, Kurtis MacDermid, Valeri Nichushkin
Seattle Kraken scratches: Jaycob Megna, Jared McCann, Cale Fleury, Jesper Froden

2022-2023 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Seattle Kraken game in the 2022-2023 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Seattle Kraken 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Oct 21, 2022
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Seattle Kraken 1	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, Sat, Jan 21, 2023
Seattle Kraken 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Mar 5, 2023
Seattle Kraken 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Apr 18, 2023
Seattle Kraken 2 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Apr 20, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Seattle Kraken 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, Sat, Apr 22, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Seattle Kraken 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, Mon, Apr 24, 2023
Seattle Kraken 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 26, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Seattle Kraken 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken, Fri, Apr 28, 2023
Seattle Kraken 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Apr 30, 2023

Other NHL games on Apr 28

Other NHL games on Friday, April 28, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Fri, Apr 28, 2023
Boston Bruins 5 at Florida Panthers 7	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, Fri, Apr 28, 2023
Dallas Stars 4 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Apr 28, 2023

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