The Kraken have needed reinforcements frequently this season, and they arrived in the form of versatile forward Ben Meyers, eager and able to do whatever they need.

The Avalanche embarks on a one-game road trip and travels to the Pacific Northwest to face the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. This is the first of three regular-season meetings between the teams in 2025-26, as they’ll play in Seattle on March 12th and in Denver on April 16th.

The Seattle Kraken’s recent struggles continued Sunday night with a 3-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, who picked up their third straight win.

Winger Mason Marchment became the latest Kraken to miss time with illness as a virus is sweeping through the Kraken locker room.

Noah Ostlund, Tage Thompson and Zach Benson all scored and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Seattle Kraken 3-1 for their third straight win

Dylan Guenther scored a go-ahead power-play goal in the third period, lifting the Utah Mammoth to a 5-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Friday night and ending Utah’s three-game losing streak. Utah got a balanced night offensively, with Nick Schmaltz posting a goal and two assists.

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SEATTLE -- Tage Thompson scored for the fourth straight game to help the Buffalo Sabres to their third win in a row, 3-1 against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday. Thompson has four goals and three assists on his four-game streak.

Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann, who had been back from injury for just six games, will miss three weeks with a lower-body injury.

Share Colorado Avalanche (23-2-7, in the Central Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (12-12-6, in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken and the Colorado Avalanche square off in Western Conference action.

Colorado is by far the best team in hockey, and my Avalanche vs. Kraken predictions and NHL picks expect that dominance to continue. The Colorado Avalanche are on pace for a historic season, as they have just two regulation losses through their first 32 games. Unsurprisingly, they rank first in the majority of statistics across the board.