Overview

• Joel Kiviranta scored a natural hat trick, including two empty-net goals, setting new career highs in goals and points for the season.
• Seattle's Kaapo Kakko scored his first goal since being traded from the New York Rangers, briefly giving the Kraken a 2-1 lead in the second period.
• Valeri Nichushkin tied the game just 11 seconds after Kakko's goal, marking his fourth consecutive game with a goal for Colorado.
• Colorado's Mackenzie Blackwood made 17 saves, including a critical stop on a Jaden Schwartz breakaway, improving to 3-1 since joining the Avalanche.
• The Avalanche have now won seven of their last nine games and head into the holiday break six games above .500, while the Kraken sit seven points out of a playoff spot.