3–1

Final

SEA leads 4–3

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
SEA	1	1	1	3
COL	1	0	0	1

Kraken at Avalanche — First Round Game 1

Kraken, First Round Game 1, beat Avalanche 3–1 at Ball Arena on April 18, 2023.

🗓 Tue, Apr 18, 2023 · 21:00 CDT 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2022-23 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

SEA vs COL · SEA leads 4–3 Full series →

Game 1

3–1

Final · SEA

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦑 SEA

Alex Wennberg

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:38 TOI

2nd star 🦑 SEA

Eeli Tolvanen

1 G

4 shots · 16:08 TOI

3rd star 🦑 SEA

Morgan Geekie

1 G

1 shots · 10:35 TOI

4rd star 🦑 SEA

Philipp Grubauer

34 saves

0.971 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🦑 Eeli Tolvanen Go-ahead 1st · 03:26

Unassisted · beat Alexandar Georgiev

1–0

🏔️ Mikko Rantanen Tying 1st · 12:35

Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Bowen Byram · beat Philipp Grubauer

1–1

2nd period

🦑 Alex Wennberg Go-ahead 2nd · 01:20

Assists: Jaden Schwartz, Jamie Oleksiak · beat Alexandar Georgiev

2–1

3rd period

🦑 Morgan Geekie 3rd · 04:03

Assists: Alex Wennberg, Justin Schultz · beat Alexandar Georgiev

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦑SEA COL🏔️

30 Shots on goal 35

40 Hits 29

23 Blocked shots 19

4 Takeaways 1

9 Giveaways 12

4 Penalty minutes 6

SEA shooting 10.0% (3/30) COL shooting 2.9% (1/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦑Kraken

Philipp Grubauer

34/35

.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Alexandar Georgiev

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 57:56 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

SEA COL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Kraken

Kraken — tied after 1st: 46-28-8 (56% win rate, 82 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 51-24-7 (62% win rate, 82 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Kraken

Kraken: no games found in this situation this year.

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦑Kraken

L1 Wennberg · Gourde · Schwartz 20:04

L2 Bjorkstrand · Eberle · Tolvanen 16:18

L3 McCann · Tanev · Beniers 15:28

L4 Geekie · Donato · Sprong 7:37

D1 Larsson · Dunn 26:56

D2 Oleksiak · Schultz 17:06

D3 Soucy · Borgen 14:28

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Compher · MacKinnon · Rantanen 20:41

L2 Lehkonen · Rodrigues · Nichushkin 19:56

L3 Eller · Newhook · O'Connor 11:20

L4 Nieto · Malgin · Meyers 9:21

D1 Makar · Toews 24:40

D2 Girard · Byram 20:58

D3 Johnson · Manson 12:44

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Mar 5, 2023

🦑SEA @ 🏔️COL

3–2 (OT) · Kraken won

Jan 21, 2023

🏔️COL @ 🦑SEA

2–1 (SO) · Avalanche won

❓ SEA vs COL, answered

Who won Kraken vs Avalanche on April 18, 2023?

Kraken won 3–1.

What was the final score of Kraken vs Avalanche?

The final score was Kraken 3, Avalanche 1.

Who scored for Kraken?

Alex Wennberg, Eeli Tolvanen, Morgan Geekie.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Mikko Rantanen.

How did the Kraken goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Kraken vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦑Kraken

Previous game · Apr 13

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Apr 14

Also on April 18, 2023

Kraken season page Avalanche season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule