Kraken look to keep win streak going, visit the Avalanche

Sun, Mar 5, 2023
NHL News (AP)

Seattle Kraken (35-21-6, third in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (34-21-5, fourth in the Central Division)

Denver; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Avalanche -169, Kraken +143; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken will try to build upon a three-game win streak with a victory against the Colorado Avalanche.

Colorado has a 34-21-5 record overall and a 16-10-4 record on its home ice. The Avalanche have gone 29-9-3 in games they score at least three goals.

Seattle has a 35-21-6 record overall and a 20-9-3 record on the road. The Kraken have gone 15-6-2 in games they convert at least one power play.

The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season. The Kraken won the previous meeting 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cale Makar has 13 goals and 32 assists for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon has 10 goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.

Daniel Sprong has scored 15 goals with 17 assists for the Kraken. Jared McCann has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 7-2-1, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.5 assists, 3.9 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Kraken: 6-3-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.3 assists, three penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

INJURIES: Avalanche: Kurtis MacDermid: day to day (concussion), Josh Manson: out (lower body), Valeri Nichushkin: day to day (illness), Cale Makar: out (concussion), Pavel Francouz: out (lower body), Erik Johnson: out (ankle), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Darren Helm: out (lower body).

Kraken: Joonas Donskoi: out (upper-body), Andre Burakovsky: out (lower-body), Oliver Bjorkstrand: day to day (lower body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.