Tune in on Altitude Sports as the Colorado Avalanche take on the Seattle Kraken on Sunday for Game 7 of the NHL Playoffs First Round at 9:30 PM ET. The series is tied up 3-3.
Avalanche vs. Kraken Game Info
- Game Day: Sunday, April 30, 2023
- Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: Altitude Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Kraken Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche’s 274 total goals (3.3 per game) make them the 10th-best scoring team in the league.
- Defensively, the Avalanche are one of the stingiest squads in NHL action, conceding 223 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank ninth.
- Their goal differential (+51) makes them eighth-best in the league.
- The 64 power-play goals the Avalanche have scored this season are fifth-best in the NHL (on 261 power-play chances).
- The Avalanche rank sixth in the league with a 24.5% power-play conversion rate.
- The Avalanche have scored six shorthanded goals this season.
- The Avalanche’s 79% penalty-kill success rate ranks 17th in the league.
- The Avalanche have the 27th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 46.7%.
- The Avalanche make 10.1% of their shots (17th in the league).
- The Avalanche are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.7 hits and 13.6 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- One of Colorado’s top offensive options this season is Nathan MacKinnon, who has put up 111 points in 71 games.
- Mikko Rantanen is another of Colorado’s important contributors currently with 105 total points (55 goals and 50 assists) to his name.
- On 176 shots (for 17 goals) and 49 assists, Cale Makar has recorded 66 points this season.
- As Colorado’s top goalie, Alexandar Georgiev has recorded 40 wins and 16 losses this season while allowing 155 goals with 1748 saves.
Avalanche Injuries
Avalanche Injuries: Jack Johnson: Day To Day (Lower Body), Darren Helm: Day To Day (Undisclosed), Valeri Nichushkin: Day To Day (Personal), Andrew Cogliano: Out (Neck), Pavel Francouz: Out (Lower Body), Gabriel Landeskog: Out (Knee), Josh Manson: Day To Day (Lower Body)
Kraken Insights
- The Kraken’s 289 goals on the season (3.5 per game) rank them fourth in the league.
- The Kraken’s total of 252 goals given up (3.1 per game) is 14th in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of +37, they are 10th-best in the league.
- The Kraken have 48 power-play goals (21st in NHL) on 245 chances.
- The Kraken score on 19.6% of their power plays, No. 21 in the league.
- This season, the Kraken have six shorthanded goals (22nd in NHL).
- At 76.7, the Kraken have the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Kraken are 31st in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (45.3%).
- With a shooting percentage of 11.6%, the Kraken are second in the league.
- This season, the Kraken have not shut out an opponent.
Kraken Key Players
- Jared McCann has recorded 40 goals and 30 assists in 79 games for Seattle, good for 70 points.
- Vince Dunn has collected 64 points this season, with 14 goals and 50 assists.
- Seattle’s Jordan Eberle is among the leaders on the team with 63 total points (20 goals and 43 assists).
- Martin Jones is 27-13-3 on the season, allowing 131 goals (3.0 goals against average) and collecting 1014 saves with an .886 save percentage (44th in the league).
Kraken Injuries
Kraken Injuries: Jared McCann: Day To Day (Undisclosed), Joonas Donskoi: Out (Upper-body), John Hayden: Out For Season (Lower Body), Andre Burakovsky: Out (Lower-body)
