Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche
Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm MT
TV:
NHLN / ALT / KHN / KONG
Radio:
Seattle Kraken – Sportsnet 96.0
Colorado Avalanche – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Seattle Kraken +1.5 ML -125
Colorado Avalanche -1.5 ML +105
O/U 6
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Seattle Kraken News & Notes:
With the acquisition of Kaapo Kakko, it will be interesting to see if the Kraken moves on from Chris Tanev or Yanni Gourde before the trade deadline. Both players are on expiring contracts and have been in trade rumors early in the season. There’s a clear path forward with a young core on this Kraken roster. Can they build around that to become a playoff contender sooner than later?
Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:
After a couple of goaltending trades early in the season, the Avalanche seem to be figuring things out defensively. Colorado is working their way back up the Central Division standings with seven wins in their last ten games.
One question that will loom over the Avalanche for the rest of the year is Mikke Rantanen’s contract status. Rantanen is rumored to be demanding upward of $14m AAV on his next contract. Can the Avalanche afford that ticket?
Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:
McCann-Beniers-Kakko
Schwartz-Stephenson-Burakovsky
Tolvanen-Wright-Bjorkstrand
Sprong-Gourde-Tanev
Dunn-Larsson
Oleksiak-Montour
Evans-Mahura
Daccord
Grubauer
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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:
Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Rantanen
Colton-Mittelstadt-Nichushkin
Kiviranta-Kelly-O’Connor
Smith-Ivan-Wagner
Toews-Makar
Girard-Malinski
Middleton-De Haan
Blackwood
Wedgewood
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Players To Watch:
Seattle Kraken
Kaapo Kakko is pointless in his two games with the Kraken and a -2. Could he get his point production going with a bump to the top line? The Kraken certainly hope so.
Colorado Avalanche
Casey Mittelstadt has had a mediocre offensive season, but his -18 jumps off the page at you. With the Avs playing better defensively, Mittelstadt has to play better two-way hockey.
Injury Report:
Seattle Kraken
F Jordan Eberle – IR
Colorado Avalanche
C Jonathan Drouin – OUT
D Josh Manson – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
Next Game:
Seattle Kraken – December 28 at Vancouver Canucks
Colorado Avalanche– December 27 at Utah Hockey Club
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