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Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken

Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 5–3 on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Colorado Avalanche 5 55-16-11
at Seattle Kraken 3 34-37-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 1 1 3 5
Seattle Kraken 0 3 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Colorado Avalanche 8 15 16 39
Seattle Kraken 11 13 14 38

Three stars

  1. N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. M. Necas, Colorado Avalanche (2 assists)
  3. C. Stephenson, Seattle Kraken (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:19 Colorado Avalanche Artturi Lehkonen (13) Martin Necas (30), Josh Manson (8) Even strength COL 1, SEA 0
2nd 03:03 Seattle Kraken Shane Wright (6) Jani Nyman (1), Kaapo Kakko (3) Even strength COL 1, SEA 1
2nd 05:48 Seattle Kraken Jordan Eberle (10) Adam Larsson (6), Matty Beniers (14) Even strength COL 1, SEA 2
2nd 13:29 Colorado Avalanche Samuel Girard (1) Valeri Nichushkin (9), Brent Burns (14) Even strength COL 2, SEA 2
2nd 19:24 Seattle Kraken Chandler Stephenson (7) Eeli Tolvanen (12), Vince Dunn (14) Power play COL 2, SEA 3
3rd 02:40 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (27) Cale Makar (29), Martin Necas (31) Even strength COL 3, SEA 3
3rd 08:25 Colorado Avalanche Brock Nelson (13) Nathan MacKinnon (30), Cale Makar (30) Power play COL 4, SEA 3
3rd 19:36 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon (28) Valeri Nichushkin (10), Gabriel Landeskog (10) Even strength, Empty net COL 5, SEA 3

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

Team stats

Stat Colorado Avalanche Seattle Kraken
Shots on goal 39 38
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 16 16
Hits 14 18
Blocked shots 14 26
Giveaways 13 19
Takeaways 6 4
Faceoffs won 31/62 (50%) 31/62 (50%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player
11 B. Nelson C 1 0 1 -1 0 7 0 0 1 47.1% 18:56
13 V. Nichushkin R 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 16:50
17 P. Kelly C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 100% 11:23
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 11:53
20 R. Colton C 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 50% 10:50
29 N. MacKinnon C 2 1 3 +3 0 6 2 1 0 30% 23:30
54 G. Brindley C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 10:39
62 A. Lehkonen L 1 0 1 +2 0 4 1 0 0 15:02
88 M. Necas C 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 1 0 21:16
92 G. Landeskog L 0 1 1 +1 0 5 2 2 0 75% 19:54
94 J. Kiviranta L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 08:47
95 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10:12
7 D. Toews D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 3 0 22:24
8 C. Makar D 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 2 0 22:48
42 J. Manson D 0 1 1 +1 4 2 4 0 0 16:44
49 S. Girard D 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:00
70 S. Malinski D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 1 1 0 16:16
84 B. Burns D 0 1 1 +2 4 0 0 2 0 18:08
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie
39 M. Blackwood 38 35 3 .921 60:00 Win

Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken skaters
Player
7 J. Eberle R 1 0 1 -1 0 7 1 1 0 21:25
9 C. Stephenson C 1 0 1 -2 0 5 2 1 1 55.6% 22:27
10 M. Beniers C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 2 0 75% 21:16
20 E. Tolvanen R 0 1 1 -2 0 2 3 0 0 21:24
26 R. Winterton C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 05:46
27 M. Marchment L 0 0 0 -1 6 2 3 0 0 17:24
38 J. Nyman R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 11:26
51 S. Wright C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 41.7% 13:37
59 B. Meyers C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 09:51
63 J. Melanson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 04:11
84 K. Kakko R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 13:58
89 F. Gaudreau C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 3 0 35.7% 19:50
6 A. Larsson D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 4 0 23:56
24 J. Oleksiak D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 16:23
29 V. Dunn D 0 1 1 -2 4 4 0 3 0 25:17
41 R. Evans D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 17:11
55 R. Lindgren D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 18:06
62 B. Montour D 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 1 0 11:46
Seattle Kraken goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 38 34 4 .895 58:36 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:19 Colorado Avalanche Sam Malinski Holding 2
1st 15:34 Colorado Avalanche Sam Malinski Hooking 2
1st 18:07 Seattle Kraken Ryan Winterton Tripping 2
2nd 07:12 Seattle Kraken Mason Marchment Slashing 2
2nd 16:17 Seattle Kraken Vince Dunn Tripping 2
2nd 18:56 Colorado Avalanche Ross Colton Boarding 2
3rd 00:54 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson Roughing 2
3rd 00:54 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson Roughing 2
3rd 00:54 Seattle Kraken Mason Marchment Roughing 2
3rd 00:54 Seattle Kraken Mason Marchment Roughing 2
3rd 00:54 Seattle Kraken Brandon Montour Roughing 2
3rd 00:54 Seattle Kraken Brandon Montour Roughing 2
3rd 00:54 Colorado Avalanche Brent Burns Roughing 2
3rd 00:54 Colorado Avalanche Brent Burns Roughing 2
3rd 05:59 Colorado Avalanche Joel Kiviranta Tripping 2
3rd 07:49 Colorado Avalanche Josh Manson Ps covering puck in crease (penalty shot) 0
3rd 08:15 Seattle Kraken Vince Dunn Tripping 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Seattle Kraken head coach
Lane Lambert
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Cody Beach
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Joe Mahon
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Zakhar Bardakov
Seattle Kraken scratches
Josh Mahura, Cale Fleury, Tye Kartye

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Seattle Kraken 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 0 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 16

Matchup Status Details
Utah Mammoth 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at New York Rangers 0 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at San Jose Sharks 6 Final Game page

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