The Colorado Avalanche will wrap up the regular season on Thursday night at Ball Arena against the Seattle Kraken. With a couple of milestones reached by Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas, expect the stars to sit this one out. The Avs have recalled Alex Barre-Boulet and Jason Polin from the Colorado Eagles on Thursday morning to take their place. Colorado may have an easy one tonight, but will be cautious to get out of it with no injuries with their first playoff game on Sunday.

Colorado Avalanche (54–16–11, 119 pts)

The Avalanche defeated the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night 3–1, taking their 29th road victory of the year. The win tied the franchise high for road victories, set in 2022–23. It also gave the Avalanche 119 points for the season, tying the franchise high set in 2021–22. A couple of player milestones happened during the games as well. Nathan MacKinnon tapped in his 53rd goal of the season, assuring that he will win his first Rocket Richard Trophy of his career. On the same play, Martin Necas assisted the goal to reach 100 points for the first time in his career. Thursday’s lineup will probably change because of player call-ups plus Jack Ahcan’s reassignment.

Projected Lines

Artturi Lehkonen – Brock Nelson – Valeri Nichushkin
Gabriel Landeskog – Nic Roy  – Logan O’Connor
Ross Colton – Jack Drury – Joel Kiviranta
Parker Kelly – Alex Barre-Boulet – Jason Polin

Sam Malinski – Cale Makar
Devon Toews – Brent Burns
Brett Kulak – Nick Blankenburg 

Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood

Seattle Kraken (34–35–11, 79 pts)

It has been a rough year for the Kraken; they have not been in the running for the playoffs at all. They played the red-hot Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, losing 4–1. Shane Wright was the only one to put the puck in the net for the Kraken, then it was all Vegas from there. With just 79 points this season and their AHL affiliate slipping in the standings, people have to ask: Does the organization need fixing?

Projected Lines

Bobby McMann – Matty Beniers – Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz – Chandler Stephenson – Eeli Tolvanen
Ryan Winterton – Frederick Gaudreau – Kaapo Kakko
Berkly Catton – Oscar Fisker Mølgaard – Jacob Melanson

Vince Dunn – Adam Larsson
Ryan Lindgren – Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans – Jamie Oleksiak

Victor Ostman
Nikke Kokko

Game Details

Time: 8:00 p.m. MT

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