Open Thread: Colorado Avalanche vs. Seattle Kraken (8:00 p.m.)
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It’s a Colorado Avalanche game day!
The struggling Colorado Avalanche - a phrase we haven’t had to type much in recent years - have a lot to prove as they head to the Pacific Northwest for the already final time in this young season to face the pesky Seattle Kraken.
Seattle prevailed 4-3 over Colorado after a last-minute goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand four days ago, and in between matchups both teams lost badly - the Kraken fell 4-1 to Edmonton, and the Avs were embarrassed at home in an 8-2 drubbing with a third-period collapse coach Jared Bednar described as the worst period of hockey he’d ever seen from his club.
One side is going to get back in the win column tonight, and one will continue their downward spiral.
Colorado Avalanche Projected Lineup:
Jonathan Drouin — Nathan MacKinnon — Valeri NichushkinTomas Tatar — Ryan Johansen — Mikko RantanenMiles Wood — Ross Colton — Logan O’ConnorJoel Kiviranta — Fredrik Olofsson — Kurtis MacDermid
Devon Toews — Cale MakarBo Byram — Sam GirardJack Johnson — Josh Manson
Alexandar Georgiev
Note: Sam Malinski wasn’t brought on the trip just for fun - someone must be at risk of missing the game who wouldn’t be easily replaced by Caleb Jones. It seems likely that is Cale or Bo.
Seattle Kraken Projected Lines
Jared McCann — Matthew Beniers — Kailer YamamotoJaden Schwartz — Alexander Wennberg — Brandon TanevEeli Tolvanen — Yanni Gourde — Oliver BjorkstrandRyan Winterton — Shane Wright — Tye Kartye
Vince Dunn — Adam LarssonJamie Oleksiak — William BorgenBrian Dumoulin — Justin Shultz
Philipp Grubauer
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