National Hockey League
Seattle 3, Colorado 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, April 24, 2023
Where: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 17151

Jordan Eberle scored a power-play goal three minutes into overtime as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Monday night to even their first-round Western Conference playoff series at two games apiece.

Game 5 is scheduled for Wednesday night in Denver.

Daniel Sprong had a goal and an assist for Seattle, which also got a goal from Will Borgen. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 20 saves.

Mikko Rantanen scored twice for the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 40 of 43 shots.

Colorado's Josh Manson was called for tripping 1:59 into overtime. Jaden Schwartz's shot from the slot went off a defenseman's skate and the puck fell to Eberle just outside the left post. Eberle then lifted it over a sprawling Georgiev for the winner.

Seattle took a 2-0 lead in the first period, outshooting Colorado 18-8.

Borgen opened the scoring at 3:56 on a one-timer from the top of the left faceoff circle after taking a pass from Adam Larsson. Brandon Tanev also got an assist.

Sprong doubled the advantage on the power play at 10:09, whipping a shot from the high slot off the right post and into the net after a pass from Justin Schultz.

The power-play goal came with Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar in the penalty box for interference after riding Seattle's Jared McCann into the boards following a breakaway attempt.

Makar was originally assessed a five-minute major, but it was reduced to a two-minute minor following a video review. McCann, who led the Kraken with 40 goals in the regular season, didn't return. Seattle fans booed Makar every time he touched the puck the rest of the night.

Despite being outshot 12-6 in the second, the Avalanche drew even at 2-2 on a pair of goals by Rantanen.

The first came at 14:08 on a three-on-two rush. Nathan MacKinnon carried the puck down the left wing and made a centering pass to Rantanen, who pulled the puck to his forehand and put a shot under Grubauer's blocker.

Rantanen leveled the game on the power play at 19:10, putting a wrist shot from the top of the right faceoff circle past a screened Grubauer.

Seattle outshot Colorado 9-7 in a scoreless third as the teams went to OT for the first time in the series.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Colorado   Seattle
Mikko Rantanen 2 Points Daniel Sprong 2
Mikko Rantanen 2 Goals Daniel Sprong 1
J.T. Compher 1 Assists Daniel Sprong 1
Mikko Rantanen 1 Power Play Goals Daniel Sprong 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Alexandar Georgiev .930 Save Percentage Philipp Grubauer .909
Alexandar Georgiev 40 Saves Philipp Grubauer 20
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Colorado 22 2 1-3 3-5 12 29
Seattle 43 3 2-5 2-3 8 37
Upcoming Games
  • Seattle will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Kraken have a W/L % of .587 after a win and .528 after a loss.
  • Colorado will play their next game at home against Seattle. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .647 after a win and .581 after a loss.