Overview
- Colorado erased a 3-2 deficit in Seattle to win 5-3 on Dec. 16, taking control in the third period.
- Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist in the final frame and now leads the NHL with 28 goals and 58 points.
- Mackenzie Blackwood turned aside 34 shots and continued a post–Nov. 22 hot run highlighted in recent analyses.
- Jordan Eberle hit the post on a third-period penalty shot before Brock Nelson netted the power-play winner off a MacKinnon ricochet.
- The Avalanche improved to 5-0-1 in their past six, while the Kraken are 1-8-1 in their last 10 with Brandon Montour reportedly likely to miss the next game as they open a road trip in Calgary.