[Recap/Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022030152)
###Boxscore
|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/seattlekraken)|2|0|0|2|
|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|0|2|1|3|
###Team Stats
|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocked|FO Wins|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Plays|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/seattlekraken)|29|40|10|44.8%|3|2|0/2|
|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|41|49|19|55.2%|6|2|0/2|
###Goal Summary
|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|02:40|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Even|[Justin Schultz (1) Snap Shot, assists: Eeli Tolvanen (1), Yanni Gourde (1)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/f6f902ac-7dbb-479e-98a6-39d5662a1da4.mp4)|
|1st|13:27|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Short Handed|[Brandon Tanev (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (2)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/628755a8-020b-4358-8acd-72c530bc348f.mp4)|
|2nd|06:42|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Even|[Artturi Lehkonen (1) Tip-In, assists: Cale Makar (1), Bowen Byram (2)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/c24a827a-b88e-477f-b983-81f23f75fe44.mp4)|
|2nd|07:30|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Even|[Valeri Nichushkin (1) Backhand, assists: Evan Rodrigues (1), Devon Toews (1)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/76f86317-6f71-4611-834c-f72d2a7e7381.mp4)|
|3rd|12:59|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Even|[Devon Toews (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (1), Samuel Girard (1)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/0411ed18-ad30-4ddf-9ae3-731176f48f71.mp4)|
###Penalty Summary
|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|08:56|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Minor|2|Josh Manson Roughing against Jared McCann|
|1st|12:15|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Minor|2|Jamie Oleksiak Interference against Artturi Lehkonen|
|1st|14:45|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Minor|2|Jordan Eberle Slashing against Bowen Byram|
|2nd|14:50|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Minor|2|Nathan MacKinnon High-sticking against Jaden Schwartz|
|2nd|18:00|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Minor|2|Brandon Tanev Roughing against Cale Makar|
|2nd|18:00|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Minor|2|Cale Makar Roughing against Brandon Tanev|
|3rd|16:42|[](/r/seattlekraken)|Minor|2|Adam Larsson Holding against Evan Rodrigues|
|3rd|16:42|[](/r/coloradoavalanche)|Minor|2|Evan Rodrigues Slashing against Adam Larsson|
by HockeyMod
37 Comments
That’s playoff hockey, friends.
See you nerds in Seattle!
# FUCK
This was a tough game to watch. I’m glad this is best of 7 though
That 1st period was so good. But man, that 3rd one was just brutal. Couldn’t do anything with the puck.
Very disappointing, but at the end of the day, coming out of Colorado with a win in the first 2 games is a good thing
We lost, but I’m a new born hockey fan tonight
Fuck the Avs
I think that is the first time kraken lost when being up 2-0 in the first period.
Hey playoff hockey is wild!! Lfg!!
#LOOKS LIKE .900 IS STILL ON THE MENU BOYS AND GIRLS!!!
#BACK TO THE EMERALD CITY WITH AN EVEN SERIES BABY!!
Time to put the brooms away.
tough loss but we stole a game in colorado atleast, can’t wait to head back to seattle!! GO KRAKEN!!
I’m gonna die at CPA on Saturday lol
They’re giving the Avs all that they can handle, so that is encouraging.
The lack of finishing and the inability to do basically anything on the power play and up an extra skater is going to kill us just like people predicted.
Lost our legs a bit. Let’s bring this shit back to sea level!
ALL THEY DID WAS TIE THE SERIES, YOU’RE IN OUR HOUSE SATURDAY
You know what, we are tied and coming home. It is still FUCKING PLAYOFF HOCKEY.
#LETS GO KRAKEN
Bummer to lose this one especially after going up 2-0, and I don’t love an Avalanche team with momentum.
But if you told me going in we’d leave Denver with a split I would’ve been dancing, so I’ll take it. Still played ‘em close tonight.
Overall I’m content with coming back home having picked up a win in Denver. But we gotta be better at maintaining that same energy and fire when things start shifting the other way….Once the Avs started rolling in the 2nd, it was all down hill from there.
The turning point in this game is Eberle missing a chance to make it 3-0. Two minutes later it’s 2-2.
not the result we wanted but we absolutly have proven we can hang with the champs
lets sweep the home games!!! ill be there saturday and im ready to bring the noise!!
Hard fought loss but we were sloppy. The Avs definitely showed us they are not going down without a fight and hopefully this only motivates our team! We’re bringing the energy back in game three!
Not scoring on that 3 on 1 really hurts rn
Kraken played well again and could have won this game. 1-1 split heading back home is what every underdog team wants. Saturday is going to be INSANE at the CPA!
Hopefully the kraken don’t play worse at home as they have done for most of this season.
Tough L, but it is late April and I’m dying inside watching a Seattle team in playoff games. How cool is this?!?
Ran out of gas in that one, but we gotta be thrilled to go home tied 1-1
It was a tough but good game. BUT what pissed me off the ABSOLUTE MOST was the absolutely biased ESPN reporting. They were all there just absolutely suckin the avs off, talking about what they could be doing better, how they ALMOST got such and such and barely even said a single word about the Kraken. And it happened the same way earlier this week, like wtaf. Seriously my ass is debating finding ways around the blackout and VPN blocks to get the Sportsnet coverage.
Our power play is atrocious. Genuinely never seen one so bad.
Glad we got one win, but this loss was so deflating. Felt like the 18 inning loss to the Astros last year
It’s a 7 game series. I believe!!!
That shift change debacle and that Eberle botched shot. We beat ourselves today.
They capitalized on our mistakes and we moved too far away from skating to our strengths. Hopefully a good reminder game for the guys and they clean things up for the home crowd. It really wouldn’t have taken much to flip the outcome of this game. We’ll retake the lead on Saturday for sure.
Whatever else is true, the boys are proving they belong in these playoffs. Anyone who doubted them can’t watch games like these last two and pretend they can’t hang.
Think a lot of people are forgetting this thing can go to seven games and they’re coming to Seattle. You may have cockswoggled this one, Avs, but this is going to be a hard fight and we’re not traditional expansion team pushovers. Come earn your second round.
Allowing 3 unanswered was bad. But it wasn’t a blowout. Scored quick and early. This team can take it to 7. I know we haven’t been great at home but the 1st ever home playoff game will have a special energy!
Say what you want about the game, we’re still going back to Seattle 1-1. I’m just happy we have had such great non-biased broadcasting throughout these two games, really have made the games a joy to watch.
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/s
Honestly an even series is great. A lot of good teams often lose both road games, and it was a close game, we went hard, I’m happy with where we are. Gru is still crushing it to a huge degree. Chin up squid squad, this was far from a failure!
Still no sighting of Colorado’s depth..they ran their stars into the ground tonight.
Hopefully we tire them out and their lack of depth exposes and sinks them.
Both times the most physical team won based on stats.
More hits and more shots is the key to this series.
The negative: No points from our top four point scorers in the regular season in both games.
The positive: We’re tied after 2 games when we’ve gotten no points from our top four point scorers in the regular season
Avs fan coming in peace. You guys are putting up a hell of a battle, and I love your team. I hate we have to play each other in the first round. Hell of a playoff game tonight, and I can see you coming back with vengeance in your home barn next game. It’s going to be a tough series for both teams