Game Preview: Avalanche at Kraken

COLORADO AVALANCHE (55-15-6) AT SEATTLE KRAKEN (25-44-6)
7:00 PM MT | BALL ARENA WATCH: ALTITUDE 2LISTEN: 92.5 AM
The Colorado Avalanche begin a three-game road trip as they take on the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night.

The Avalanche are coming off of a four game homestand where they posted a 3-1-0 record at Ball Arena in the last week.
Colorado most recently had its win streak was snapped at nine games, its second-longest winning stretch of the season after winning 10-consecutive contests from Jan. 14-30. The Avs are the only team to record two winning streaks of nine+ games this season.
Tonight's contest between Colorado and Seattle is the last matchup between these two clubs in the regular season. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m. MT at Climate Pledge Arena.
The Avalanche look to take two points and sweep the series against the Kraken to own an all time record of 3-0-0 against the opposing club.

COLORADO-SEATTLE CONNECTIONS

Seattle right wing Joonas Donskoi played in Colorado for two seasons before being selected by the Kraken in its expansion draft... Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer played three seasons for the Avalanche, eventually signing with the Kraken this summer as a free agent for its inaugural season.

HISTORY

The Avalanche and Kraken have only ever matched up twice before, with the advantage going to Colorado, taking home two wins from Seattle. In Wednesday's game against the Kraken, the Avalanche look to sweep the series for the regular season.

ROSTER REPORT

Nazem Kadri returned to wearing a normal, full-contact jersey and will join the team on the road trip.. Devon Toews did not travel as he his dealing with some minor ailments.
AVALANCHE VS KRAKEN
AVALANCHE ARTICLES
Game Recap: Avs Winning Streak Ends in Loss to Caps
Makar Sets Franchise Record with Most Points by a Defenseman
Avs Fine Tuning in Remainder of Regular Season
GAME EXTRAS
Avalanche 360
Avalanche Tickets

SCOUTING THE KRAKEN

Most recently, Seattle Kraken rookie forward Matty Beniers scored a goal for a second consecutive game in a 4-2 win against the Ottawa Senators on Monday. The first draft selection in Kraken history, taken with the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, has three points (2G, 1A) in his first three NHL games. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Seattle on April 10 after completing his sophomore NCAA season with the University of Michigan Wolverines. The Kraken have won their last two previous games at home this week.

NUMBERS GAME

4
Nicolas Aube-Kubel has collected four points -(2G, 2A) in his last four games, recording points in three of the last four contests.
400
Valeri Nichushkin skated in his 400th NHL game and extended his point streak to a career-best five games with a goal. He has registered seven points (3G, 4A) in that span. Of Nichushkin's 400 career contests, 223 have been with the Dallas Stars, where he recorded 74 points (23G, 51A) and 177 have been with the Avalanche, where he has tallied 95 points (45G, 50A)
39
Colorado's 39 hits that they threw on Monday against Washington equals their season high (also: March 15 at Los Angeles).

NOTEBOOK

Colorado wrapped up its season-long, four-game homestand, finishing 3-1-0… Cale Makar registered an assist to reach 83 points this season and set a new franchise record for points by a defenseman in a single campaign, eclipsing Steve Duchesne's 82 points in 1992-93. He remains five helpers away from matching the franchise record for assists by a defenseman in a season (Duchesen, 62 in 1992-93)...