The Colorado Avalanche (8-3), winners of four straight home games, host the Seattle Kraken (4-6-3) at Ball Arena on Thursday at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+, ALT, and ROOT Sports NW.
Avalanche vs. Kraken Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, November 9, 2023
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV: Altitude Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Kraken Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche’s 37 total goals (3.4 per game) rank 18th in the league.
- Defensively, the Avalanche are one of the stingiest units in NHL action, giving up 31 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank seventh.
- They have the league’s seventh-best goal differential at +6.
- The eight power-play goals the Avalanche have scored this season rank 16th in the NHL (on 43 power-play chances).
- The Avalanche have the league’s 15th-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.6%).
- The four shorthanded goals the Avalanche have scored this season lead the NHL.
- The Avalanche have the league’s fourth-best penalty-kill percentage (89.13%).
- The Avalanche win 45.9% of their faceoffs to rank 26th in the NHL.
- The Avalanche shoot 9.7% as a team (16th in the league).
- The Avalanche have shut out opponents once this season. They average 14.7 hits and 13.6 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- One of Colorado’s top offensive options this season is Mikko Rantanen, who has put up 17 points in 11 games.
- Cale Makar has 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) to add to the team’s offensive efforts.
- On 57 shots (for five goals) and six assists, Nathan MacKinnon has recorded 11 points this season.
- Across two games played, Ivan Prosvetov has a goaltending record of 1-0-0. During those games, he’s allowed one goal while recording 32 saves.
Avalanche Injuries
Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out), Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out), Chris Wagner: Achilles (Out), Jean-Luc Foudy: Lower Body (Out)
Kraken Insights
- The Kraken’s 34 goals on the season (2.6 per game) rank them 21st in the league.
- The Kraken concede 3.4 goals per game (44 in total), 26th in the NHL.
- Their -10 goal differential is 27th in the league.
- The Kraken have 10 power-play goals (11th in NHL) on 38 chances.
- The Kraken have the NHL’s eighth-best power-play percentage (26.32).
- The Kraken have one shorthanded goal (14th in NHL).
- The Kraken’s have the 27th-ranked penalty kill percentage (70.27%).
- At 49.7%, the Kraken have the league’s 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
- With a shooting percentage of 8.3%, the Kraken are 27th in the league.
- The Kraken have not held their opponents scoreless yet this season.
Kraken Key Players
- Jaden Schwartz has totaled six goals and five assists in 13 games for Seattle, good for 11 points.
- Vince Dunn has racked up 10 points this season, with two goals and eight assists.
- Seattle’s Oliver Bjorkstrand is among the leading scorers on the team with 10 total points (four goals and six assists).
- Joey Daccord is 2-1-3 this season, compiling 180 saves and allowing 18 goals (2.9 goals against average) with a .909 save percentage (28th in the league).
Kraken Injuries
Brandon Tanev: Lower Body (Out), Andre Burakovsky: Upper Body (Out)