Joel Kiviranta had a hat trick to set a new career-high in goals and points, while Mackenzie Blackwood made 17 saves to help the Avalanche defeat the Seattle Kraken at Ball Arena.
Colorado Avalanche left wing Joel Kiviranta is congratulated in the third period by center Parker Kelly, left, and right wing Mikko Rantanen after scoring his third goal of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. The Avalanche needs a break after a grueling five-week stretch of travel, but the club has also finally started to pile up points like it expects.
Rantanen and Cale Makar had three points each, while Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin had two for the Avs. They have won seven of nine heading into the break and are a season-best six games above .500 . He has been a “volume goalie” at times in his career — a netminder who performs better when he faces more shots, not less. He’s going to have games like this with Colorado, and stops at key moments when he hasn’t been busy will be just as important as the nights when the Avs need him to make lots of saves.
Colorado’s power play was mired in a 5-for-48 funk after the loss to Vancouver six days prior, but that’s four goals in three games.
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