[Recap/Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022030153)
###Boxscore
|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|2|1|3|6|
|[](/r/seattlekraken)|1|2|1|4|
###Team Stats
|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocked|FO Wins|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Plays|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|34|31|10|57.6%|3|12|0/3|
|[](/r/seattlekraken)|30|38|19|42.4%|6|12|1/6|
###Goal Summary
|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|06:08|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Even|[Jaden Schwartz (1) Tip-In, assists: Justin Schultz (2), Alex Wennberg (2)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/f2f45756-09b5-4dbd-b2c1-d3e8050056ac.mp4)|
|1st|16:07|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Short Handed|[J.T. Compher (1) Backhand, assists: Cale Makar (2), Artturi Lehkonen (2)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/9fd88b9e-e111-4976-85c2-4f4121e341b9.mp4)|
|1st|19:15|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Even|[Nathan MacKinnon (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (1), Devon Toews (2)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/54e01e9f-0974-419f-8526-7aef8b1b3940.mp4)|
|2nd|04:33|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Even|[Cale Makar (1) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (1)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/58e7b110-9bf4-48cf-b51a-eaed4d3aec77.mp4)|
|2nd|12:51|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Even|[Jamie Oleksiak (1) Backhand, assists: Yanni Gourde (3), Oliver Bjorkstrand (1)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/3cae00b2-add3-4cf1-84e7-024883ca7648.mp4)|
|2nd|13:10|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Even|[Matty Beniers (1) Snap Shot, assists: Jared McCann (1), Jordan Eberle (1)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/2fbbb262-1e9e-4e50-aee8-5a7b71557678.mp4)|
|3rd|03:01|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Even|[Mikko Rantanen (2) Snap Shot, assists: Devon Toews (3)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/f3d4cec5-ca97-442e-a4db-912f1feed770.mp4)|
|3rd|04:29|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Even|[Nathan MacKinnon (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (3), Evan Rodrigues (2)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/c4d14b41-fae7-4f85-a6a3-eda4b26ac683.mp4)|
|3rd|17:46|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Even|Mikko Rantanen (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (3)|
|3rd|19:20|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Power Play|Jaden Schwartz (2) Tip-In, assists: Justin Schultz (3)|
###Penalty Summary
|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|02:30|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Minor|2|Ben Meyers Slashing against Jared McCann|
|1st|12:49|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Minor|2|Carson Soucy Slashing against Denis Malgin|
|1st|15:46|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Minor|2|Samuel Girard Interference against Alex Wennberg|
|1st|18:49|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Minor|2|Jared McCann Tripping against Devon Toews|
|1st|18:59|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Minor|2|Cale Makar Tripping against Brandon Tanev|
|2nd|09:29|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Minor|2|Eeli Tolvanen Slashing against J.T. Compher|
|2nd|17:30|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Bench Minor|2|Too many men/ice served by Denis Malgin|
|3rd|07:52|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Minor|2|Logan O’Connor Slashing against Daniel Sprong|
|3rd|19:16|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Minor|2|Nathan MacKinnon Cross-checking against Daniel Sprong|
by HockeyMod
19 Comments
Fuck the Avs!
Final score nothwithstanding, I’m so proud of the energy that was brought to the first home playoff game.
Playoffs are about defense and goaltending.
Exhibit A lol
Wish we did that last Power Play like we did the other chances we had. Hope we rebound from this . Onto the next game boys
I’m just so grateful they didn’t get wiped like Dallas did last night. LET’S GO BOYS!!!
At least I got to witness Matty’s first postseason goal.
We should try passing and defending for the next game.
That was hard to watch at some points, but damn the Avs are good but only 1 game down in the series still a lot of hockey to be played!
Kraken played well but the stars of the Avs were just a bit too good for them tonight. On to game 4.
Tragic. Just get to 7 games, even after all that somehow I still feel like this series is gonna get there and then whatever happens, happens.
We got this. Saw some good tonight. Just gotta keep up the intensity and we can take game 4 to even the series.
Gru trapping the Av in his net was the funniest thing I’ve seen all week!
Let’s come back Monday and at least make them fight for round 2.
Gotta say, the crowd was in this game from start to finish. A lot of respect to those fans!!
Some people in this sub are hilariously toxic and way oversensitive lol. Even the slightest criticism and they screech like petulant children. It’s okay if the team doesn’t win. It’s okay to discuss why that happens.
They are playing so aggressively and we are not matching that at all. If we don’t start back checking and hounding them as hard as they are to us, not even Gru will keep us in it.
They lost tonight so I can watch the first playoff victory at Climate Pledge on Monday 🫣
#WE’LL GET EM NEXT TIME
Loved seeing Schwartz and Matty find the back of the net tonight.
Defense needs to figure out a lot right now, we need to get deeper into their zone and stop turning pucks over near the neutral zone. The entire team needs to learn how to finish their hits and take the body more often. We don’t push or shove nearly enough to call this playoff hockey.
Their top players were their top players while ours were just beginning to break the ice finally 3 games into the series. I’m glad Matty got a goal today, but we’ve been needing a lot more out of that line.
This series will be over in 5 if we can’t figure out a way to enter the zone with a plan on a consistent basis.
I think we played great. MacKinnon & Rantanen are just hard to solve.