Seattle Kraken vs Colorado Avalanche, West 1st Round Game 1

NHL

Kraken

46-28-8, 100 PTS

3-1

Final

Avalanche

51-24-7, 109 PTS

Ball Arena

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

SEA shoots leftCOL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
SEA	13	12	5	30
COL	8	13	14	35

In net

Philipp Grubauer34/35 SV, .971

Alexandar Georgiev27/30 SV, .900

Team	1	2	3	T
SEA	1	1	1	3
COL	1	0	0	1

Who won: Kraken 3-1

The Seattle Kraken beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 in West 1st Round Game 1 on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at Ball Arena. The Kraken win the series 2-1. Alexander Wennberg led the Kraken in goals (1). Mikko Rantanen led the Avalanche in goals (1).

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Injuries and inactives

Kraken1st in Western Conference

Jacob Melanson RW
Chest
Injured Reserve
Jake O'Brien C
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Ryan Lindgren D
Upper Body
Injured Reserve

Avalanche1st in Western Conference

Georgii Merkulov C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Logan O'Connor RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Kraken1st in Western Conference

Philipp Grubauer G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Avalanche1st in Western Conference

Alexandar Georgiev G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

SEA wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Kraken 3, Avalanche 2 (Mar 5)

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Game info

Venue: Ball Arena, Denver, CO · Attendance 18,138
Officials: Chris Lee (Referee), Steve Kozari (Referee), Dan O'Rourke (Referee), Michel Cormier (Linesman), Devin Berg (Linesman)