After a frustrating loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night, the Colorado Avalanche head back out on the road tonight to take on the Seattle Kraken. This will be the second out of three regular-season matchups between these two teams, with the Avs having won the first game by a final score of 5-3.
Colorado Avalanche (43-11-9)
The Avs come into this game off a 4-3 loss to the Oilers on Tuesday, as previously mentioned. In that game, Nathan MacKinnon was given a 5-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for goaltender interference,
and Ross Colton left the game early as well, so the Avs were down to 10 forwards for the later stages of the game. And yet, Colorado was still only down by a goal at that point; they were just unable to capitalize, and it was an overall frustrating game. Tonight, they have a chance to get back on track against the Kraken, who are currently in a fight for a playoff spot.
Projected Lineup
Nazem Kadri – Nathan MacKinnon – Martin Necas
Joel Kiviranta – Brock Nelson – Valeri Nichushkin
Parker Kelly – Nicolas Roy – Gavin Brindley
Zakhar Bardakov – Jack Drury
Devon Toews – Cale Makar
Josh Manson – Brent Burns
Brett Kulak – Sam Malinski – Nick Blankenburg
Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Seattle Kraken (29-25-9)
As previously mentioned, the Kraken are currently in a very tight playoff race for the second wildcard spot in the West. Seattle currently holds that spot, but three other teams are hot on their heels in the standings: the Kings, the Sharks, and the Predators. With about only 20 games left in the regular season, every single point and win matters that much more for the Kraken as they try to secure that wildcard spot for the playoffs.
Projected Lineup
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 Daccord
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