Seattle Kraken (4-6-3, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (8-3, first in the Central Division)
Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Seattle Kraken after Mikko Rantanen scored two goals in the Avalanche's 6-3 win against the New Jersey Devils.
Colorado has a 4-0-0 record in home games and an 8-3 record overall. The Avalanche have a 7-0-0 record when scoring at least three goals.
Seattle has a 2-3-3 record in road games and a 4-6-3 record overall. The Kraken are 0-1-2 when they commit more penalties than their opponent.
Thursday's game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Avalanche won the last meeting 4-1. Rantanen scored two goals in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nathan MacKinnon has scored five goals with six assists for the Avalanche. Rantanen has six goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Oliver Bjorkstrand has scored four goals with six assists for the Kraken. Jared McCann has five goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 7-3-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 4.7 assists, 4.7 penalties and 11.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Kraken: 4-4-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: Chris Wagner: out (achilles), Gabriel Landeskog: out (knee), Pavel Francouz: out (groin), Jean-Luc Foudy: out (lower body).
Kraken: Brandon Tanev: out (lower body), Andre Burakovsky: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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