Seattle Kraken vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Thursday, April 16, 2026 · Ball Arena

SeattleKrakenAway

0–2

Final

SOG 22–35

ColoradoAvalancheHome

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Game summary

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 2-0 on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at Ball Arena. The Avalanche outshot the Kraken 35-22.

Goals came from Nick Blankenburg and Parker Kelly.

Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves on 22 shots for the win; Victor Ostman stopped 33 of 35.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
SEA	0	0	0	0	22
COL	0	1	1	2	35

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Nick Blankenburg (8)Brent Burns (23), Valeri Nichushkin (31)Winterton 3:33 into shift0–117:38 COL

3rd period

Parker Kelly (21)Cale Makar (59), Valeri Nichushkin (32)Fleury 1:49 into shift0–212:19 COL

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

3:33

0–1 · 2nd 17:38 · Blankenburg. SEA stayed on through an icing. Winterton was 3:33 into his shift when it went in.

GoalSEA on iceCOL on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 COL

2nd 17:38 · Blankenburg

Stuck out there: Winterton 3:33

Stuck out thereWinterton 3:33

0–2 COL

3rd 12:19 · Kelly

Stuck out there: Fleury 1:49

Stuck out thereFleury 1:49

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

SEACOL

22Shots on goal35

41%Faceoff %59%

0/2Power play0/4

10Penalty minutes6

22Hits12

19Blocked shots8

17Giveaways12

6Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 15:41Ryker Evans · high sticking2 min
2nd 00:28Vince Dunn · tripping2 min
2nd 17:38Vince Dunn · roughing2 min
3rd 01:09Brent Burns · hooking2 min
3rd 05:36Berkly Catton · hooking2 min
3rd 07:14Sam Malinski · interference2 min
3rd 13:55Logan O'Connor · roughing2 min
3rd 13:55Vince Dunn · roughing2 min

Season series

Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken skaters

7Jordan EberleR	0	0	1	0	0	–	15:13
9Chandler StephensonC	0	1	0	0	0	53	19:16
10Matty BeniersC	0	0	0	1	0	22	15:34
20Eeli TolvanenR	0	2	3	0	0	–	14:54
26Ryan WintertonC	-2	0	1	2	0	–	13:53
27Berkly CattonC	0	0	1	0	2	50	13:31
38Jani NymanR	0	1	0	0	0	–	12:09
51Shane WrightC	0	0	0	1	0	29	13:28
59Ben MeyersC	-2	2	3	1	0	60	14:35
74Bobby McMannC	0	2	0	0	0	–	16:36
84Kaapo KakkoR	0	4	0	0	0	–	12:18
89Frederick GaudreauC	-2	0	2	0	0	45	15:10
6Adam LarssonD	-1	4	1	3	0	–	21:54
8Cale FleuryD	-1	0	4	3	0	–	15:42
29Vince DunnD	-1	1	3	2	6	–	20:36
41Ryker EvansD	0	1	2	3	2	–	19:06
55Ryan LindgrenD	-1	0	1	1	0	–	16:58
62Brandon MontourD	0	4	0	2	0	–	21:57

Seattle Kraken goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Victor OstmanG	L	35	33	2	.943	57:10
39Nikke KokkoG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters

13Valeri NichushkinR	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	–	18:13
17Parker KellyC	1	0	1	+2	3	0	0	0	–	13:37
8Cale MakarD	0	1	1	+1	3	0	0	0	–	21:22
37Nick BlankenburgD	1	0	1	+1	3	1	0	0	–	15:24
84Brent BurnsD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	2	–	17:14
10Nicolas RoyC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	57	16:42
11Brock NelsonC	0	0	0	+2	1	1	0	0	60	19:21
14Jason PolinR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	10:13
18Jack DruryC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	63	15:24
20Ross ColtonC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	14:27
25Logan O'ConnorR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	13:47
62Artturi LehkonenL	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	17:40
72Alex Barré-BouletC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100	13:02
93Zakhar BardakovC	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	44	11:31
94Joel KivirantaL	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	100	14:22
7Devon ToewsD	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	0	–	22:24
27Brett KulakD	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	–	19:20
70Sam MalinskiD	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	2	–	19:57

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
39Mackenzie BlackwoodG		0	0	0	–	00:00
41Scott WedgewoodG	W	22	22	0	1.000	60:00