Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice and Philipp Grubauer was stellar in stopping 33 pictures within the Seattle Kraken’s defeat of the reigning Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche with a 2-1 win in Recreation 7 on Sunday evening.
The Kraken turned the primary enlargement crew to beat the Avalanche of their inaugural playoff sequence, in accordance with NHL Stats.
Bjorkstrand scored one purpose on a fortuitous deflection — the puck hit off a stick and glove — and one other with a liner previous goaltender Alexandar Georgiev that clanged off the submit.Â
Seattle grabbed the lead in each recreation within the sequence.
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Yanni Gourde #37 of the Seattle Kraken advances the puck towards the Colorado Avalanche in Recreation 7 of the First Spherical of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Area on April 30, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Photos)
Subsequent up for the second-year Kraken is a second-round sequence towards the Stars that opens in Dallas on Tuesday evening.
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Mikko Rantanen was credited with a power-play purpose for Colorado after a shot by Nathan MacKinnon clipped him and went in. MacKinnon appeared to attain early within the third interval to tie it at two, however Seattle challenged the play and the purpose was disallowed as a result of Colorado was offside.
Alexandar Georgiev #40 of the Colorado Avalanche tends purpose towards the Seattle Kraken within the first interval in Recreation 7 of the First Spherical of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Area on April 30, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Photos)
The Avalanche pulled Georgiev with underneath two minutes remaining however could not get the equalizer. It allowed the Kraken to perform one other franchise first — a series-clinching celebration.
Oliver Bjorkstrand #22 of the Seattle Kraken celebrates his second purpose towards the Colorado Avalanche within the second interval in Recreation 7 of the First Spherical of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Area on April 30, 2023, in Denver, Colorado. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Photos)
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With Sunday’s loss, Colorado has now misplaced its final six Recreation 7s.