Colorado Avalanche (51-24-7) vs. Seattle Kraken (46-28-8)
The 2022-23 NHL season goes on with a four-game Monday card when the Colorado Avalanche take on the Seattle Kraken in Game 4 of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. The puck drops at 10:00 p.m. ET.
Seattle won the first game of this series, but the Avalanche battled back to win the last two. That includes a 6-4 victory in Game 3 in Seattle. The Avalanche were the favorites in that game (-140) with the total set at 5.5. Colorado won that game, 6-4. Colorado is the favorite in this contest (-155) with the total set at 6.0.
The Colorado Avalanche scored three unanswered goals in the third period to lead them to a 6-4 victory over Seattle on Saturday. Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen led the way, as each player scored two goals. Rantanen added an assist and has four points through the first three playoff games. The Avalanche were denied on all three of their power-play opportunities, and are now 0-7 on the power-play through the first three games. They were sixth in the NHL on the power-play during the regular season (24.5%).
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— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 23, 2023
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 25 of 29 shots to earn the victory. He has started all three games, stopping 79 of 88 shots. That has given him an .898 save percentage. Georgiev was 40-16-6 with a 2.53 GAA and a .919 save percentage during the regular season. The Avalanche were 17th in penalty killing during the regular season (79.0%).
Colorado finished with the second-best record in the Western Conference, winning the Central Division during the regular season. They went 8-1-1 in their last 10 regular-season games.