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Kiviranta scores 2 as Avalanche hold on to beat Kraken 3-2

MacKinnon's 3rd goal of the year adds to Colorado's lead

Kiviranta also scored late in the first period to give Colorado the lead and Justus Annunen had 25 saves. Cale Makar had two assists.

Seattle’s Jared McCann tied it with 8:03 left in the second period with his milestone 100th goal with the Kraken.

Kiviranta scored again three minutes later to put Colorado back in front, and MacKinnon made it a two-goal game with 8 seconds to go in the period.

Ryker Evans scored Seattle's second goal with 4 seconds left in the game, and Phillipp Grubauer had 25 saves.

Takeaways Kraken: McCann became the first player to reach 100 goals with the Kraken. A member of the Kraken since the team’s inaugural 2021 season, McCann has scored at least 27 goals in each of his first three seasons in Seattle.

Avalanche: Kiviranta’s two goal performance was just the second multi-goal effort of his career. He now has three goals in seven games this season, matching his total from last year.

Key moment The Kraken didn’t have long to bask in McCann’s milestone moment, as the resulting 1-1 score lasted just three minutes before Kiviranta put Colorado back in front with his second goal of the game. MacKinnon’s goal in the final seconds of the second put the Avalanche up by two heading into the third, and effectively put the game out of reach for Seattle.

Key stat The Avalanche finished the game with just one penalty, which came from Kiviranta at the 18 minute mark in the third period.

Up next The Avalanche visit Utah on Thursday, while the Kraken host Winnipeg.

Regular Season Series

COL leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 18:32 Joel Kiviranta Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (1)
Goal 2nd Period 11:57 Jared McCann Goal (4) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 14:56 Joel Kiviranta Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Cale Makar (11), Ivan Ivan (2)
Goal 2nd Period 19:52 Nathan MacKinnon Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Cale Makar (12), Casey Mittelstadt (2)
Goal 3rd Period 19:55 Ryker Evans Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Eeli Tolvanen (1), Andre Burakovsky (5)

Statistics

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23 Blocked Shots 17
17 Hits 18
3 Takeaways 4
28 Shots 27
1 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
33.3 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
21 Faceoffs Won 35
37.5 Faceoff Win Percent 62.5
13 Giveaways 21
1 Total Penalties 3
2 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,151 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Colorado 8 8 16 0
Utah 6 6 15 3
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Los Angeles 9 5 21 3
Vegas 9 4 20 2
Vancouver 8 3 19 3
Calgary 8 6 19 3
Edmonton 8 7 17 1
Seattle 7 8 15 1
San Jose 5 9 13 3
Anaheim 5 7 12 2
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