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NHL 2022-23 Playoffs RD 1: Colorado (C1) vs. Seattle (WC1)  

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  1. 1. Who wins the series?

    • Avs sweep in 4
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    • Avs in 5
      4
    • Avs in 6
      1
    • Avs in 7
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    • Kracken sweep in 4
      0
    • Kracken in 5
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    • Kracken in 6
      4
    • Kracken in 7*
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  • pilldoc changed the title to NHL 2022-23 Playoffs RD 1: Colorado (C1) vs. Seattle (WC1) - (Seattle leads series 3-2)
Brewin Flames Grand Master

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Going to Game # 7

 

Defending champ Avs force Game 7 with win over Kraken

 

Artturi Lehkonen Devon Toews - The Canadian Press

 
 
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SEATTLE (AP) — It took six games of these playoffs for the Colorado Avalanche to finally look the part of a defending Stanley Cup champion.

 

Colorado’s reward? A trip back home for Game 7 and the chance to dispatch the pesky Seattle Kraken.

 

Mikko Rantanen scored his seventh goal of the playoffs, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, including an empty-net goal in the closing seconds, and the Avalanche beat the Kraken 4-1 on Friday night in their first-round playoff series.

 

Rantanen scored in the final seconds of the first period, tying it at 1 after Seattle posted the first goal yet again. The Avalanche then dominated the final two periods, flashing some of what made them Stanley Cup champs a season ago.
 

“I don’t think we’ve had a full 60 (minutes) yet, a full, good 60 and today we did. We played three good periods, even though they scored the first goal again, but we (stuck) with it and played to our identity,” Rantanen said.

 

Erik Johnson scored his first of the playoffs on a deflected shot 7:21 into the second. Lehkonen redirected Devon Toews' slap pass at 16:57 to give Colorado a 3-1 lead. Toews had two assists, as did Cale Makar after being suspended for Game 5.

 

“We reiterated it after the game. Any time we’ve had adversity, we’ve said we’re going to take it one step at a time and go right at it," Makar said. "Huge character win for us tonight, hopefully gave a lot of guys confidence in terms of what we’re able to do out there.”

Game 7 will be Sunday in Denver. It’s the first Game 7 in franchise history for Seattle and the first for the Avalanche since the second round of the 2020 playoffs in the bubble, when Colorado lost to Dallas.

 

“It's a new opportunity for this group and we've been a good road team all year. That's been a strength of this team,” Seattle's Jordan Eberle said. “We've got nothing to lose.”

 

Vince Dunn became the 14th different player to score a goal for Seattle this post-season when he slipped a slap shot past Colorado goalie Alexandar Georgiev at 15:48 of the first. Dunn was second in points for Seattle during the regular season but had been held without a point until scoring his third career playoff goal.

But Georgiev’s night was mostly quiet, although he made big stops on Oliver Bjorkstrand and Jaden Schwartz in the final minutes. Georgiev finished with 22 saves.

 

“They deserved tonight's win. They played well. They were a little bit better than we were and we couldn’t push our way back into the game,” Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said.

 

Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer was peppered all night and only some spectacular saves kept the score from getting out of hand. Grubauer finished with 35 stops.

 

Colorado played in its first elimination game since Game 6 of the 2021 conference semifinals, when the Avs were eliminated by Vegas. One of the most impressive parts of Colorado’s run to the Stanley Cup last year was its ability to control every series.

But Seattle’s win in Game 5 put Colorado in a precarious position and the Avs responded with their most complete performance of the series.

 

“We just wanted to play our game, we played our best game of the series and were rewarded for it,” Johnson said. “And they’re a very good team, they really put us on our heels at times. But it felt good to play our game and get rewarded for it.”

 

IN FRONT

 
Seattle became the first team to take the lead in each of its first six playoff games in franchise history. The 1918 Toronto Arenas took the lead in their first five playoff games. Seattle matched that in Game 5 and surpassed it in Game 6.

Colorado appeared to score the opening goal on a shot from Bowen Byrum, but the goal was overturned after Seattle successfully challenged for offside.

 

WORTH NOTING

 

Seattle played without leading scorer Jared McCann for the second straight game. McCann was hurt on a check from Makar in Game 4 that led to his suspension. … Seattle F Matty Beniers was called for just the second penalty of his career on a tripping call in the second period.

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Buffalo Rick Grand Master

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Seattle will attempt to do what Leafs did.  Win 3 games on the road in this series.  Pressure should be on Colorado.  But is it?  I’d love to see Seattle win.  Even though Vegas or Dallas will be too much for winner

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2 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said:

I think Seattle steals it tonight.

 

I hope so.
Avs should still be 'favorites' in the eyes of many, but Seattle has played a good brand of hockey all year, not overly flashy, but effective, they have winners on their team, and should, SHOULD, give the Avs all they can handle in G7.

Colorado and their 'depleted' lineup will have all the excuses they could possibly need if they do lose.
I'd like to see the Kraken released upon them, put them out of their misery, so we don't have to keep hearing about Colorado's roster woes.

So yea.
Avs series to lose still, but hoping Seattle takes them out and punches their ticket to Dallas, TX!

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4 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said:

Colorado and their 'depleted' lineup will have all the excuses they could possibly need if they do lose.

 

Bingo and coming off a Cup win the fire just doesn't burn as bright for lack of a better description.

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After getting pasted at home in game 6, I gave Seattle no chance tonight.  So of course it is 2-0 Kraken near the midway point.  Glad I made no wager.

 

Nathan MacKinnon must come through.  His “shake & bake” goal late in the third period in Nashville (the last goal of the regular season) gave them 1st place in their division and two rounds home ice, over Dallas.

 

But it won’t mean nuffin if they can’t get ‘er in gear tonight…will MacKinnon rise above?

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Kraken beat Avs 2-1, eliminate defending Stanley Cup champs

 

DENVER -- — The Seattle Kraken converged from all points on the ice to the same spot — Philipp Grubauer's net.

 

A fitting gathering place to celebrate another first for this young franchise.

 

Grubauer was stellar in stopping 33 shots, Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice and the Kraken eliminated the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche with a 2-1 win in Game 7 on Sunday night.

 

The Kraken became the first expansion team to beat the reigning Stanley Cup champs in their inaugural playoff series, according to NHL Stats.

 

“A great accomplishment,” said Kraken forward Yanni Gourde, who had two assists. “Our fans have been amazing. They deserve this.”

 

Bjorkstrand scored one goal on a fortuitous deflection — the puck hit off a stick and glove — and another with a liner past goaltender Alexandar Georgiev that clanged off the post. Seattle grabbed the lead in every game in the series.

 

Next up for the second-year Kraken is a second-round series against the Stars that opens in Dallas on Tuesday night. Seattle was 1-1-1 against Dallas in the regular season.

 

The Kraken take a heap of momentum with them, too.

 

“It gives them that check mark of success,” Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said.

 

Mikko Rantanen was credited with a power-play goal for Colorado after a shot by Nathan MacKinnon clipped him and went in. MacKinnon appeared to score early in the third period to tie it at 2, but Seattle challenged the play and the goal was disallowed due to Colorado being offside.

 

Seattle's video crew turned in an MVP-caliber performance all series.

 

The Avalanche pulled Georgiev with under 2 minutes remaining but couldn't get the equalizer. It allowed the Kraken to accomplish another franchise first — a series-clinching celebration.

 

“Lots more to come from our group,” Grubauer said. “That was only series one.”

 

Colorado has now lost its last six Game 7s. The last time the Avalanche won a winner-take-all Game 7 was 2002, when they beat San Jose 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Hall of Fame forward Peter Forsberg.

 

Both teams lost players for the series due to hard hits. Jared McCann didn’t play again after taking a hit from Cale Makar along the boards in Game 4, which drew a one-game suspension (Game 5) for the Avalanche defenseman. Colorado was without Andrew Cogliano for Game 7 after he suffered a fracture in his neck following a hit along the boards from Kraken forward Jordan Eberle, who didn’t face supplemental discipline.

 

MacKinnon energized the crowd with what looked like a tying goal. But it was taken off the board following a challenge as Artturi Lehkonen was ruled in the zone before the puck entered.

 

It’s the second time this series the Kraken have used a challenge to negate an Avalanche score.

 

The Kraken also deflated the capacity crowd by doing what they’ve done in every game this series — score first.

 

“This is a really good hockey team,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said of the Kraken. “The one thing they were that we weren’t in the series was consistent.”

 

Held without a goal all series coming in, Bjorkstrand was credited with a goal in the second period that glanced the stick of Alex Newhook and then off the glove of Ben Meyers and into the goal. Bjorkstrand scored again nearly four minutes later on a breakaway down the side to make it 2-0.

 

Bjorkstrand nearly had a hat trick but his shot late in the game hit the post.

 

“I didn’t want to go out and not being able to sleep at night because I didn’t perform well,” Bjorkstrand explained. “Some nights you just kind of feel the puck better and I feel like this is just one of those nights.”

 

With 27.3 seconds left in the second period, MacKinnon lined a shot that glanced off Rantanen and went by Grubauer. MacKinnon’s assist on the play was his 100th career playoff point. He joins the company of Joe Sakic (188) and Forsberg (159) as the only Avalanche players to reach the 100-point milestone in the postseason.

 

Georgiev finished with 25 saves.

 

Grubauer was sensational in the first period against his former team. He stopped 16 shots to set the tone for the evening.

 

 

They’ve been without captain Gabriel Landeskog all season after he underwent knee surgery in October.

 

“Tough year overall," MacKinnon said. “Obviously, during the season, we’re going to say all of the right things, but it’s hard missing the guys. ... We played a really great game, just couldn’t find the back of the net.”

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My heart is with the Kracken.  I must say Dallas probably wins the series but I hope I’m wrong here.  I hope Seattle and Portland support this team who like Vegas before, have been quite a surprise in first year.  Jalen Swartz must come through!  

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On 5/1/2023 at 7:45 PM, Hockey Junkie said:

My heart is with the Kracken.  I must say Dallas probably wins the series but I hope I’m wrong here.  I hope Seattle and Portland support this team who like Vegas before, have been quite a surprise in first year.  Jalen Swartz must come through!  

You know this is their second year, right?

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Dave Hakstol to his players before game #7 in Denver: "Take enough clothes with you, we will be away for several days"

Players: "Uh why? We only have one game... We're coming back home."

Hakstol: "No. After the game, we fly directly to Dallas."

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On 5/2/2023 at 9:42 PM, ruxpin said:

You know this is their second year, right?

It doesn’t seem like it but it’s a shocker either way when you look at the roster.  I hope they win it all

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