Seattle Kraken, Colorado Avalanche and the short-handed swing at Climate Pledge Arena

The Seattle Kraken moved to a 29-26 record with 9 overtime losses and 1 point after a 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, who came in at 44-11 with 9 overtime losses and 5 points. The Seattle Kraken vs Colorado Avalanche recap starts with Colorado posting 3 goals in the first period at Climate Pledge Arena.

First period

The Avalanche built an early margin with 3 first-period goals while holding the Kraken without a goal in that period. Seattle finished the night with 29 shots, and Colorado finished with 26 shots. The Avs went 1-for-3 on the power play, while Seattle went 0-for-2 on its power play. The Kraken won the faceoff battle at 56 percent, and the Avalanche finished at 44 percent.

Second period

Seattle’s lone goal came as a short-handed marker, and it accounted for the Kraken’s only entry on the scoring ledger in the second period. Ryker Evans produced Seattle’s only goal on his only shot for a 100 shooting percent night. Chandler Stephenson recorded Seattle’s only assist, and he finished with 2 shots. Vince Dunn led Seattle skaters with 4 shots as the Kraken looked for even-strength offense that did not arrive.

Third period

Colorado added 1 goal in the third period to close out the result after taking a 4-goal lead into the final period. The Avalanche finished with 10 assists as part of 15 total points, and the Kraken finished with 1 assist as part of 2 total points. Colorado goaltending stopped 28 of 29 shots for a 97 percent save rate, and Seattle goaltending stopped 21 of 26 shots for an 81 percent save rate. The Seattle Kraken vs Colorado Avalanche key moments included Seattle generating 22 even-strength shots without an even-strength goal, while Colorado produced 4 even-strength goals on 21 even-strength shots.

Postgame snapshot

The Seattle Kraken vs Colorado Avalanche scoreline review shows Seattle with 16 giveaways and Colorado with 21 giveaways, and both teams finished with 4 takeaways. Seattle logged 16 hits and Colorado logged 17 hits, and the Kraken recorded 10 blocked shots compared to 19 for the Avalanche. The Seattle Kraken coach post-game reaction can center on Seattle’s short-handed goal and faceoff edge alongside a power play that produced 4 shots without a goal.

Seattle’s next game will be at 10:00 PM EDT on 3/14/2026 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada against the Vancouver Canucks. Fans can watch on ESPN+, KHN, King 5, and KONG, and then run it back with a rewatch to track Seattle’s special-teams swings and share this article with other Kraken fans.