Schwartz had his shot in front of the net blocked, but it fell to Eberle’s stick and he didn’t miss the open net after being held in check for most of the series.
Colorado’s goalie made 39 saves and kept the Avalanche from getting overrun in the first period.īut in the extra session, Manson’s penalty at 1:59 provided the Kraken a chance to end their overtime debut quickly. But after taking a 2-0 lead, the Kraken were unable to extend their advantage thanks largely to Georgiev. Seattle dominated play in the offensive zone most of the night, outshooting Colorado 43-22. “We didn’t do a good enough job early in the hockey game taking care of our side of the ice.” Space is going to be less available, and you have to go earn every inch of ice,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. Who is between them at center while they wait for Yanni Gourde to return. “You knew it was going to be tougher and tougher as the series goes on. Jaden Schwartz and Jordan Eberle have been the long-assumed top-line wingers when the Kraken actually gets into game play. Rantanen now has five goals in four games, but the rest of Colorado’s stars were held in check. Mikko Rantanen scored twice in the second period for Colorado to pull even. Will Borgen and Daniel Sprong scored in the first period to give Seattle a 2-0 lead.
