Post-Game Instant Analysis: Seattle at Colorado

Dealing with Colorado for the ultimate time this season, the Kraken rode the ebbs and flows of this recreation to manifest a 3-2 additional time win. Philipp Grubauer factored in early and infrequently as 45 complete pucks had been despatched his approach, however he allowed solely two to get previous him. And as he continued to regular Seattle’s probabilities, the Kraken mounted a major interval three assault that paid off with a tying purpose late within the body. After that, for the seventh time within the final 10 video games which have gone to additional time, Seattle discovered a technique to win – this time with a purpose off the stick of Yanni Gourde.

The Kraken now head dwelling having swept all 4 video games on this highway journey. That is the fourth time this season the crew has gained each recreation on a visit away from Seattle.

Let’s take a look at the sport “by the numbers.”

• On the sport as an entire, the Kraken had the sting by way of producing offense, however the bulk of that benefit got here from the crew’s play in interval three. Within the remaining 20 minutes, the Kraken generated 69.23-percent of all 5-on-5 shot quantity and 71.47-percent of all shot high quality.
   
• Yanni Gourde‘s additional time winner was his tenth purpose of the season. He’s the thirteenth Kraken skater to have ten targets this yr – Seattle is the one crew that may make that declare.
   
• Gourde was the highest-performing Kraken participant based on recreation rating (2.00).
   
• Colorado didn’t rating on both of their two energy performs, making this the fifth straight recreation between these two groups when the Avalanche did not rating with the skater benefit.
   
• Philipp Grubauer was such an enormous piece of this win. Colorado was estimated to have scored simply shy of three targets within the recreation based mostly on the standard of photographs they generated. Grubauer denied nearly one total purpose greater than he ought to have. The efficiency earned him his eleventh-quality begin of the season.
   
• Alex Wennberg acquired the primary Seattle purpose of the sport. That was his second in as many video games and his fourth level in his final three contests. He additionally led his crew in offensive zone possession time (1:02). 
   
• The Avalanche did rating a response purpose with their second tally of the night time. That marks the eighteenth time this yr an opponent has scored inside two minutes after a Kraken purpose. It is value noting Seattle has finished the other – scored a purpose after an opponent’s – 19 instances.

Here is a take a look at our data-driven Instantaneous Evaluation from Sportlogiq (click on HERE for how you can learn this graphic):