NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 12/16/2025

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Colorado Avalanche (23-2-7, 53 pts) vs Seattle Kraken (12-12-6, 30 pts)

Venue: Climate Pledge Arena
Date: Tuesday, December 16
Time: 10:00 pm EST
How To Watch: TNT/truTV/HBO MAX/ALT
Radio: Altitude Sports Radio 950 AM/KJR 93.3 FM

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Colorado Avalanche News and Notes:

The Avalanche picked up their second straight win with a 4-2 victory over the Predators on Saturday. They have points in four of their last five games, averaging five goals per game while allowing 2.4 goals per game.

Seattle Kraken News & Notes:

The Kraken dropped their second straight on Sunday in a 3-1 loss to the Sabres. They’re 1-4-0 in their last five games, averaging 2.2 goals per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Brindley
Landeskog-Nelson-Nichushkin
Olofsson-Colton-Necas
Kelly-Drury-Kiviranta

Toews-Makar
Manson-Burns
Girard-Malinski

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Tolvanen-Beniers-Eberle
Kakko-Stephenson-Gaudreau
Nyman-Wright-Winterton
Kartye-Meyers-Melanson

Dunn-Larsson
Lindgren-Montour
Evans-Oleksiak

Daccord
Grubauer

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Joel Kiviranta had five goals between two of the three games against the Kraken last season. He had a hat trick in their final meeting.

Seattle Kraken

Matty Beniers had a goal in two assists against the Avalanche last season in three games between the two teams.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche:

RW Logan O’Connor – IR

Seattle Kraken

F Jaden Schwartz – IR
G Matt Murray – IR
F Berkly Catton – Out
F Jared McCann – Out
F Mason Marchment – DTD

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