Seattle Kraken\u00a0(34-36-11)\u00a0@\u00a0Colorado Avalanche\u00a0(54-16-11)<\/p>\n
8 p.m.\u00a0MT |\u00a0Ball Arena\u00a0| Watch:\u00a0Altitude, Altitude+, ESPN, ESPN App\u00a0| Listen: Altitude Sports Radio (92.5 FM)\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Avalanche hosts the Seattle Kraken on Thursday for Fan Appreciation Night as Colorado concludes the 2025-26 regular season. This is the third and final meeting between the teams this season, as the Avalanche defeated the Kraken 5-3 in Seattle on December 16th, and 5-1 on March 12th\u00a0in Washington.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Latest Result (COL):\u00a0COL 3, CGY 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
Latest Result (SEA):\u00a0SEA\u00a01,\u00a0VGK\u00a04\u00a0<\/p>\n
Win in Calgary<\/p>\n
Martin Necas recorded his 100th\u00a0point of the season\u00a0and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced in net to help the Avalanche defeat the Calgary Flames 3-1 at Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday. Artturi Lehkonen, Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon\u00a0scored for Colorado, while Cale Makar posted three assists in his return to the lineup.\u00a0Calgary\u2019s Blake Coleman opened the scoring\u00a0at 7:22 of the second period via a redirect from the slot.\u00a0Lehkonen tied the game at 11:25 of the second period with his 21st\u00a0goal of the season via a shot from the bottom of the left circle\u00a0set up by Makar\u2019s cross-crease feed.\u00a0The Avs took a 2-1 lead at 15:07 of the third period when Landeskog scored his 14th\u00a0goal of the season via a deflection from the left slot on Brett Kulak\u2019s left-point shot. MacKinnon doubled Colorado\u2019s lead at 19:43 of the third period\u00a0with his 53rd\u00a0goal of the season via an empty-net goal\u00a0assisted\u00a0by Necas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leading the Way
\nNate the Great<\/p>\n
MacKinnon leads the NHL in goals (53) while ranking third in points (127) and assists (74).\u00a0<\/p>\n
All Hail Cale<\/p>\n
Among NHL defensemen, Makar is tied for third in points (78) while ranking fifth in assists (58) and sixth in goals (20).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marty Party<\/p>\n
Necas is tied for seventh in the NHL in points (100).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Series History<\/p>\n
In 14 previous regular-season games against the Kraken, the Avalanche has a record of 10-3-1. The teams have met once in the playoffs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Defeat in Vegas<\/p>\n
The Kraken lost 4-1 to the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday.\u00a0In the second period, Seattle\u2019s Shane Wright opened the scoring at 2:24 before Vegas\u2019 Shea Theodore tied the game at 17:35.\u00a0The\u00a0Golden Knights\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a04-1 lead\u00a0after third-period goals from Mitch Marner\u00a01:23\u00a0and Reilly Smith at 12:01 and 16:16.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Contributors\u00a0Against\u00a0the Kraken<\/p>\n
MacKinnon has posted 23 points (6g\/17a) in 13 regular-season games against the Kraken, in addition to seven points (3g\/4a) in seven playoff contests.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Necas has posted 13 points (5g\/8a) in 10 contests against Seattle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lehkonen\u00a0has recorded\u00a0eight\u00a0points (4g\/4a) in 11\u00a0regular-season games against the\u00a0Kraken\u00a0along with\u00a0six\u00a0points (3g\/3a) in seven\u00a0playoff contests.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seattle\u2019s Scorers<\/p>\n
Jordan Eberle leads the Kraken in points (55) while ranking second in goals (26) and fourth in assists (29).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bobby McMann\u00a0leads Seattle in goals (29) and fourth in points (46).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chandler Stephenson\u00a0is\u00a0tied for the Kraken lead in assists (33), third in points (49) and fifth in goals (16).\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Numbers Game
\n.908<\/p>\n
Colorado has posted an NHL-best .908 team save percentage this season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
4<\/p>\n
The Avalanche\u2019s four third-period goals allowed in April are tied for the second fewest in the NHL.\u00a0<\/p>\n
+35<\/p>\n
Colorado has posted an NHL-best +35 first-period goal differential this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Quote That Left a Mark<\/p>\n
“[He’s a] dynamic player that can create something out of nothing. We see him do it all the time, and\u00a0we’re\u00a0lucky to get to watch it and be a part of it as coaches. He can see things that other people\u00a0can’t, and if you give him a little bit of space, he can hurt you, and he\u00a0did on\u00a0that one. And it’s a great job by\u00a0Lehky\u00a0(Lehkonen) getting into that space, and really a fantastic shot as well.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
— Avalanche Assistant Coach Nolan Pratt on Cale Makar and the goal Artturi Lehkonen scored in Tuesday\u2019s win against the Calgary Flames<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seattle Kraken\u00a0(34-36-11)\u00a0@\u00a0Colorado Avalanche\u00a0(54-16-11) 8 p.m.\u00a0MT |\u00a0Ball Arena\u00a0| Watch:\u00a0Altitude, Altitude+, ESPN, ESPN App\u00a0| Listen: Altitude Sports Radio (92.5 FM)\u00a0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":553812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[5,4188,4,2686,234,5318],"class_list":{"0":"post-553811","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-kraken","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-kraken","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-seattle","12":"tag-seattle-kraken","13":"tag-seattlekraken"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=553811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/553811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/553812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=553811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=553811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=553811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}