In a game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Seattle Kraken, several goals were scored. Alex Beaucage scored the first goal for the Avs, followed by Adam Cracknell for the Kraken. Grigori Denisenko and DJ Busdeker also scored for the Avs, while Jaden Schwartz, Oliver Bjorkstrand, and Matty Beniers scored for the Kraken. Artturi Lehkonen and Andrew Cogliano suffered injuries during the game, with Lehkonen being taken to the hospital after colliding with the boards. The game ended with the Kraken winning 4-3, with Bjorkstrand scoring the game-winning goal in the final seconds.
Injuries are starting to mount. Two rookies were inserted for the first time this season. Together, the Kraken played a game that laid out a blueprint of grit when they needed it. Bjorkstrand's cooking. They are now 6-1, last 7 visits to Colorado. https://t.co/Ciq9yMwW54
The #Avs continue to struggle against the Kraken as Lehkonen is sent to the hospital after flying into the boards. Read the quick hits here! #Avs #GoAvsGo #NHL #SeaKraken #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkColorado @TheRinkOfficial https://t.co/xVITMNyzuv
Avs' Artturi Lehkonen taken to hospital after going head first into boards. https://t.co/GDknKIYhgf https://t.co/vgjEYoargL
The Avalanche lost their first home game of the season on Thursday night, but the greater concern at the moment is the health of Artturi Lehkonen. https://t.co/ThQ7vTsAtq
News hit on the Artturi Lehkonen injury, which came in a 4-3 #Avs loss: https://t.co/Ya9Wrvoeas
NEW 📰 @MileHighSports Lehkonen left Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken in the second period with the Avs trailing 3-1. They later fought back to tie it up before giving up the go-ahead goal with 32 seconds remaining in the third period https://t.co/9MOw1z0wMx
Hey - the last time #SeaKraken were in Denver, Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice to give Seattle a game and series win. He scores with 30 seconds remaining tonight for his second goal and the game winner. Again. Clutch.
Avs lose in the final seconds 4-3 to the Kraken #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
with 31.6 seconds left a broken play turns into something for the Kraken and a goal for the lead #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
The #Avs defense fell apart in the final minute. Kraken had a 2-on-1, and Samuel Girard bailed Colorado out with a big block. But then the Avs left Tolvanen alone in front of the net. Prosvetov made the initial save but Bjorkstrand slammed home the rebound. Avs have 32 seconds
late goal from Bjorkstrand. 31.6 seconds remaining Avs trail 4-3
Big save by Prosvetov and now the PP is over for the Kraken. Schwartz heads to the box for slashing.
Andrew Cogliano just went down the tunnel. He collided with a teammate not far from the #Avs bench.
Andrew Cogliano is heading down to the room. Didn't see exactly what happened (puck was on the other end of the ice), but it appeared he might have collided with a teammate.
I didn't see what happened but Cogliano just went down on the ice. Got up and went right down the tunnel
Lehkonen will not return to the game and has been taken to the local hospital. He is awake, alert, responsiveand has full movement. #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Andrew Cogliano just collided with his own teammate, and has gone straight down the tunnel.
END 2: The #Avs trail 3-2 to Seattle. Nathan MacKinnon made a slick play to create a good look for Valeri Nichushkin late in the period, but Philipp Grubauer stopped it. Artturi Lehkonen left the period after going head first into the boards.
MacKinnon gets the pass from Cale and finishes to put the Avs down by one #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
There's been a lot of out of sync stuff in the first 35 minutes of this game for the #Avs, but Nate MacKinnon just got free in front of the Seattle net and scored. And it's a one-goal game. 3-2 Kraken
Matty Beniers is back in the goal scoring column after this tally on the power play. #SeaKraken https://t.co/ZGiReQNI93
MacKinnon from Makar. Avs pull within a goal again
Lehkonen has gone down the the tunnel after an Olesiak hit into the boards. #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Matty Beniers scores on the power play after the #Avs take a too many men penalty. First of the year for Beniers, and he did the money off the back celebration. 3-1 Kraken
Oh boy. Lehkonen just went head first into the boards. Play is stopped.
Matty Beniers walks in on the faceoff circle uncontested and puts the Kraken up by two #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Matty Beniers breaks his scoreless drought to start the season. He takes a Vince Dunn pass on the power play, marches toward the net and beats Ivan Prosvetov. 3-1 Seattle
Matty. Beniers. Is. Back. #SeaKraken
Matty Beniers gets his first of the season on the PP Avs trail 3-1
#Avs answer back right away. Bo Byram from Nathan MacKinnon on a 2-on-1. Artturi Lehkonen set up the play with an outlet pass to MacKinnon. 2-1 Kraken
Avs caught on another change and the Kraken take advantage once again but Byram strikes back right away #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Oliver Bjorkstand ran into Artturi Lehkonen near the top of the Kraken OZ, but got up before him and was wide open to get the puck back and score. 2-0 Kraken
Bjorkstrand enters the zone, drops the puck off and then gets open after colliding with Lehkonen. He gets up faster than Lehkonen, received an Oleksiak pass and shot past Prosvetov. Colorado responds instantly. 2-on-1, and MacKinnon feeds Byram for a goal. 2-1 Seattle
Oliver Bjorkstrand, who tormented the Avalanche in Game 7, scores to make it 2-0. Avs caught on another change.
Bjorsktrand makes it 2-0 Seattle
1-0 #SeaKraken Schwartz extends his point streak to eight games as he finishes high glove off the Kartye drop pass. Huge kudos to the Shore-Wright-Winterton line which pinned Colorado in OZ for almost a minute right before the shift that created the goal. https://t.co/j2JJ7MPyC6
Jaden Schwartz takes advantage of Mikko with no stick and snipes one in for the opening goal #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Kraken have carried the play for the last several minutes and get on the board first late in the period. Makar chipped it out of the #Avs zone but Vince Dunn made a savvy play to get right back in the OZ, and Jaden Schwartz scored after a drop pass from Tye Kartye. 1-0 Kraken
Jaden Schwartz picking the corner is chef's kiss stuff. Point streak at 8 games, longest since 2014-15 with the Blues. #SeaKraken
Jaden Schwartz beats Ivan Prosvetov blocker side with a wrist shot from the faceoff circle. 1-0 Seattle. I believe that's nine games in a row that Seattle has scored first against the #Avs.
Kraken score first, and you could see it coming. Avs haven't had a decent scoring chance in a while. 1-0.
Jaden Schwartz wires one past Prosvetov with several bodies in front. Slick shot goes top shelf 1-0 Kraken
Nice start for Winterton and Wright so far...look confident and comfortable. Winterton just sent Devin Shore off on a mini-breakaway attempt, too. #SeaKraken
A bad drop pass turns into the Henderson goal #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/NcI9DaE2Xb
Captain Brad Hunt ties it back up with the snap shot and some help from Jack Ahcan and Tanner Kero #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/vRrQP5WMCR
A bad turnover in the Henderson zone leads to Mason Geertsen taking the lead. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/HlilDXj8LK
Failure to clear the zone by the Eagles leads to Grigori Denisenko being left wide open and the tying goal #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/z9cW8W7tI0
DJ Busdeker with an unassisted goal to take the lead back for the Eagles! #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/M5UVViOODD
Alex Beaucage gets his first goal of the year with a gorgeous feed from Ivan Ivan and Oskar Olausson #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/0ACpbLeyZB
Kero throws it right into the slot for Adam Cracknell to whip in the HSK' second goal and take the lead #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/c9q2bC7bkf