The game between the Seattle Kraken and Colorado Avalanche will take place at Climate Pledge Arena on Monday, April 24 at 10:00 PM ET.
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The Seattle Kraken will welcome the Colorado Avalanche to Climate Pledge Arena for an NHL game on Monday. The Seattle Kraken lost 4-6 in their last game over the Avalanche. The first home playoff game in Kraken history was met with fans lined up outside Climate Pledge Arena long before doors opened and in full throat with the puck finally dropped just after 7 p.m. local time.
It was the first home game in Kraken history but games for the Stanley Cup had been played in Seattle – 104 years ago to be exact when the 1919 Stanley Cup final between Seattle and Montreal was abandoned after Game 5 due to a flu pandemic. “We were ready for this one, no question,” Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. “I loved our start tonight. Loved the atmosphere. Loved the fans, the feel of the building. That was a playoff feel. That part of it was awesome.”
The Colorado Avalanche on the other hand won 4-6 against the Kraken in their last game. Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar weren’t interested in being side characters to a historic night for the Seattle Kraken. The trio took center stage and reclaimed home-ice advantage for the defending Stanley Cup champions. MacKinnon and Rantanen scored in a 1:28 span early in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche spoiled Seattle’s first home playoff game with a 6-4 victory Saturday night in Game 3 of the first-round series.
Tied at 3 after a wild first 40 minutes, the defending Stanley Cup champions relied on their best players to take a 2-1 lead in the series. “I think scoring in the playoffs on the road is awesome. It’s a cool feeling, no matter how you get them. They feel great,” MacKinnon said. “A lot of guys scored some big goals tonight.” MacKinnon scored on a breakaway late in the first period to give Colorado a 2-1 lead. His second goal was even better, taking advantage of Seattle’s fourth line getting stuck on the ice and ripping a wrist shot past Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer for a 5-3 lead.
MacKinnon scored his first two goals of the playoffs, Makar added his first of this postseason after winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of last year’s championship run, and Rantanen scored for the second straight game, capping the victory with an empty-net goal with 2:14 left. MacKinnon’s second goal came moments after Rantanen finished off a 3-on-2 rush and silenced fans in a frenzy after Seattle’s second-period rally.
Justin Schultz – Jaden Schwartz – Matty Beniers
Oliver Bjorkstrand – Jordan Eberle – Yanni Gourde
Jared McCann – Jamie Oleksiak – Alexander Wennberg
Will Borgen – Ryan Donato – Vince Dunn
Jesper Frödén – Philipp Grubauer
Adam Larsson – Carson Soucy
Daniel Sprong – Brandon Tanev
Eeli Tolvanen
Mikko Rantanen – Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon
Cale Makar – Devon Toews – Bowen Byram
J. T. Compher – Alex Newhook – Evan Rodrigues
Andrew Cogliano – Lars Eller
Alexandar Georgiev – Samuel Girard
Erik Johnson – Denis Malgin
Josh Manson – Ben Meyers
Matt Nieto
Logan O’Connor
Seattle Kraken: Morgan Geekie, Andre Burakovsky, Joonas Donskoi, John Hayden
Colorado Avalanche: Jack Johnson, Valeri Nichushkin , Darren Helm, Gabriel Landeskog
The game between the Seattle Kraken and Colorado Avalanche will take place at Climate Pledge Arena on Monday, April 24 at 10:00 PM ET.
The match between the Seattle Kraken and Colorado Avalanche will be telecast live on Root Sports Northwest, TBS, Altitude.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Root Sports Northwest, TBS, Altitude. | April 24 (10:00 PM ET) |
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