Seattle Kraken (46-28-8, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (51-24-7, first in the Central Division)
Denver; Tuesday, 10 pm EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Avalanche -194, Kraken +162; more/less than 6
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BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Seattle Kraken to begin the Western Conference first round. The teams meet on Friday for the fourth time this season. The Kraken went 2-1 against the Avalanche during the regular season. In their last regular season meeting on October 21, the Kraken won 3-2.
Colorado has a 51-24-7 record overall and a 22-13-6 record in home games. The Avalanche scored 274 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 10th in league play.
Seattle is 46-28-8 overall and 26-11-4 in road games. The Kraken have a +37 scoring differential, with 289 total goals scored and 252 allowed.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon had 42 goals and 69 assists for the Avalanche. Mikko Rantanen has seven goals and 11 assists in the last 10 games.
Jared McCann scored 40 goals with 30 assists for the Kraken. Daniel Sprong has two goals and five assists in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 8-1-1, averaging four goals, 6.4 assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Kraken: 6-4-0, averaged 3.6 goals, five assists, 4.3 penalties and 12.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
OUTLINES: Avalanche: Josh Manson: out (lower body), Darren Helm: day-to-day (lower body), Pavel Francouz: out (lower body), Denis Malgin: day-to-day (undisclosed), Gabriel Landeskog : out (knee) , Cale Makar: day-to-day (lower body), Andrew Cogliano: day-to-day (upper body).
Kraken: Martin Jones: daily (undisclosed), Joonas Donskoi: out (upper body), John Hayden: out of season (lower body), Andre Burakovsky: out (lower body).
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The Associated Press produced this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.