NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 12/22/2024

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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