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Avalanche Find Their Mojo, Bounce Back In Seattle

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November 14, 2023

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Avalanche Find Their Mojo, Bounce Back In Seattle

It took a while, but on Monday night, the Colorado Avalanche got back a little bit of their mojo.

And once they did, the Seattle Kraken never stood a chance.

Halfway through the game, the Avalanche found their game, scoring five unanswered goals on their way to a massive 5-1 victory over the Kraken. In the third period, Seattle registered just one shot on net, and had no answer for the Avalanche once they started playing up to their capabilities.

Mikko Rantanen, Ross Colton, Cale Makar, Jonathan Drouin, and Valeri Nichushkin scored the goals for Colorado, while Alexandar Georgiev stopped 18 of the 19 shots sent his way.

First Period

Here we go again, right?

Nine straight games the Kraken had scored first on the Avalanche.

Make it 10, but not without some fisticuffs first.

Kurtis MacDermid, who barely played on the evening, stepped onto the ice and went toe-to-toe with Jamie Oleksiak, who was involved in the incident with Artturi Lehkonen earlier this week. I don’t think Oleksiak meant to do anything on purpose, but MacDermid did his job, and found one of the few guys in the NHL who is actually bigger than him. Oleksiak isn’t much of a fighter, and MacDermid definitely got the best of him in this one.

That should have picked Colorado up, right?

Not so fast.

Not even 40 seconds later, the Kraken got on the board first, as Brandon Tanev picked up a rebound for his first goal of the season. A mistake by Tanev proved costly for the Kraken just a few minutes later.

On their first powerplay of the game, the Avalanche gave up an odd-man rush almost immediately, as Makar flubbed a pass at the point. Alex Wennberg had multiple shots, as the Colorado skaters just let him whack away at the puck before he finally lifted it over a sprawling Georgiev, making it 2-0 Seattle.

But hold up. Jared Bednar challenged the goal, as Tanev collided with Georgiev before the puck went into the net. He would win the challenge, as the refs ruled it to be goaltender interference, nullifying the goal. A huge moment in the game, and one that came back to bite Seattle.

Colorado didn’t generate much the rest of the period, and went into the intermission down a goal.

Second Period

It finally happened. It took nearly 11 periods, but Colorado finally found the back of the net on the road.

And to the surprise of no one, it came off the stick of Mikko Rantanen.

With just under eight minutes left in the second, a Devon Toews shot proved to be difficult for Joey Daccord to handle. MacKinnon got the first hack at the rebound, and Rantanen was there to clean up the mess, putting it into an empty net and tying the game up.

At that point, the Kraken had 17 shots on net. The rest of the game, they registered just two additional shots.

Just two minutes later, Ross Colton added a goal you would expect to see from Colton, battling right in front of the net for a rebound. After winning a face-off on the powerplay, a Toews shot bounced off Tomas Tatar in front, and landed right in front of Daccord. Colton cleaned it up, giving Colorado the 2-1 lead.

These two plays sparked Colorado to a 22-2 run on shots on net, and they never looked back.

Third Period

When Colorado has had a lead in the third, they’ve been difficult to beat, and in the third, they looked like the Avalanche we’ve come to expect these last few years. Controlling the puck, pushing the play, and proving that the best defense is spending time in the opposing team’s zone.

Makar, who is still being booed by Kraken fans, scored the goal that really ended the Kraken’s night. The Avalanche worked the puck around from one side of the ice to the other before Makar sent it down low to Tomas Tatar. The veteran drew a few Kraken players to him, and sent it back to a wide open Makar, who labeled a perfect shot into the back of the net, making it 3-1.

Five minutes later, Jonathan Drouin got the monkey off his back. Fittingly, Nathan MacKinnon played a big role in that.

A nice stretch pass by Sam Malinski, playing his first NHL game, found Rantanen in the neutral zone. The big Finn sent a perfect one-touch pass to a streaking MacKinnon, creating a 2-on-1. MacKinnon sent it over to his buddy Drouin, who beat Daccord under his arm, extending the lead to three.

Nichushkin added a late powerplay goal, and Colorado walked out of Seattle with a much needed 5-1 victory. In the process, they held the Kraken to just one shot on goal in the third period.

With the victory, Jared Bednar became the 53rd career coach in NHL history to win 300 regular season games. He’ll continue climbing up that list over the next few seasons.

Colorado now heads home for one game, as they’ll take on the Anaheim Ducks Wednesday night at Ball Arena. That game starts at 7 PM MST.

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Seahawks Rule Out Ken Walker III For TNF at Bears

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December 25, 2024

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Seahawks Rule Out Ken Walker III For TNF at Bears

Three days after suffering an ankle injury in a loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the Seattle Seahawks will be without running back Ken Walker III when they travel for a post-Christmas battle against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.

Walker exited Sunday’s loss to Minnesota late in the fourth quarter following a goal line run and the team quickly declared him doubtful to return. With Seattle only holding two walkthroughs leading up to Thursday’s Week 17 contest in Chicago, he was listed as a non-participant for both, a clear sign he wouldn’t be able to recover in time to suit up for the critical late-season matchup.

Injuries have been a significant problem for Walker in his third season with the Seahawks, as he already missed four games earlier in the year with oblique and calf injuries, including two games earlier this month against the Cardinals and Packers.

With Walker sidelined, Seattle will turn to Zach Charbonnet for his fifth start of the season after the second-year back wasn’t listed on the final injury report. He only had one carry against Minnesota after missing practice time last week with an oblique strain, but he was upgraded to full participant on Tuesday and Wednesday’s walkthrough.

Behind Charbonnet, Kenny McIntosh will serve as the primary backup and should see extensive action, especially with Charbonnet not being 100 percent healthy himself. The team could also sign George Holani off of the practice squad to the 53-man roster, but a corresponding move would need to be made to create a spot for him.

Aside from Walker, the Seahawks also ruled out tight end Brady Russell with a foot issue and he will miss his fifth game out of the past seven. He could be a candidate for injured reserve if the team wants to sign Holani to help replace Walker on the depth chart at running back.

Safety K’Von Wallace, who returned to practice two weeks ago from injured reserve, will not be activated prior to Thursday’s game in Chicago. Seattle will have to make a decision on whether or not to activate him for the season finale in Los Angeles next week.

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Seattle bakery near UW named one of best in US

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December 25, 2024

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Seattle bakery near UW named one of best in U.S.

The New York Times just declared a local Seattle bakery as one of the best in America. That’s right, Saint Bread on Portage Bay Waterfront near the University of Washington has made the list of “22 best bakeries across the U.S. right now.”

SEATTLE – The New York Times just declared a local Seattle bakery as one of the best in America.

That’s right, Saint Bread on Portage Bay Waterfront near the University of Washington has made the list of “22 best bakeries across the U.S. right now.”

The Times picked out the bakeries based on their travels across the country this past year. Some of the baked goods featured by the magazine include Saint Bread’s cardamom croissant and its cinnamon-Okinawan sugar toast.

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We caught up with the owner, Yasuaki Saito, who told FOX 13 he had no idea his bakery was going to make the list.

“Oh you know they don’t tell you about these sorts of things, they kind of show up in the press. We are very fortunate here. We’ve had some good press over the years…this is another one of those recognitions of the hard work and effort the team puts in every day. We are the type of place that is based in our community, and we make sure the product going out is really great, and we are serving it with a smile.”

Saito says they will be closed for the holidays, so the next time you can check them out will be on Friday, January 3.

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Seattle weather: Blustery Christmas Day in western Washington

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December 25, 2024

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Seattle weather: Blustery Christmas Day in western Washington

Seattle weather: Christmas rain, wind, and snow across western WA

FOX 13 Meteorologist has your 7-day forecast, including which areas will see a white Christmas and where snow won’t fall across western Washington.

SEATTLE – A potent atmospheric river arrives on Christmas Day. Conditions will be blustery with increasing wind along the coast, through the Inlet and for some portions of the North Sound.

Heavy lowland rain and mountain snow will increase throughout the morning and into the evening.

We’re tracking the chance for heavy mountain snow from Wednesday into Thursday in Washington. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Luckily, Santa will scoot in and out of Western Washington before all the rain settles in. Rainfall totals will range between 1-2″ during the day tomorrow. Heavy snow will impact pass travel beginning tomorrow through perhaps Friday.

A blustery Christmas day with wind, rain and mountain snow.

An atmospheric river will arrive on Christmas day, bringing wind, rain and mountain snow.

Along with the rain and mountain snow, winds will be gusty at times with the arrival of the front tomorrow. A high wind watch will be in effect for the coastal regions, along with the Inlet and Western Skagit and Whatcom counties.

Forceful winds are on the way for the North Sound and coast on Christmas and the day after.

Powerful winds could lead to power outages and damage along the coast and North Sound on Wednesday and Thursday.

Powerful winds could lead to power outages and damage along the coast and North Sound on Wednesday and Thursday. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Heavy mountain snow totaling 1-3′, along with gusty winds will be possible. A winter storm warning will go into effect early Wednesday morning. Travel will be very difficult in the coming days over the passes.

Please monitor the weather conditions along with road conditions before traveling.

Winter weather alerts for the mountains.

Heavy mountain snow is forecast to hit our area passes from Wednesday-Friday.

A weather alert day is in effect for Wednesday and Thursday for rain, wind and snow. The week remains unsettled with more chances for rain. By New Year’s Eve, conditions are looking a little drier to enjoy the show at the Space Needle.