Schedule and 2022-23 Results:
Regular Season Records: Colorado 51-24-7=109pts, Seattle 46-28-8=100pts
Game 1 on Tuesday, 18 April: Seattle wins at Colorado, 3-goals-1
Game 2 on Thursday, 20 April: Seattle loses at Colorado, 3-goals-2
Game 3 on Saturday, 22 April: Colorado wins at Seattle, 6-goals-4
Game 4 on Monday, 24 April: Colorado loses at Seattle, 3-goals-2(OT)
Game 5 on Wednesday, 26 April: Seattle wins at Colorado, 3-goals-2
Game 6 on Friday, 28 April: Colorado wins at Seattle, 4-goals-1
Game 7 on Sunday, 30 April: Seattle wins at Colorado, 2-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The Seattle Kraken visited and defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-goals-1 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1522 victory. With the series 1522 win, the Seattle Kraken improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1522 loss, the Colorado Avalanche see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 26-16 overall and 13-6 in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious Seattle Kraken in series 1522 was WLLWWLW: Series 1522 thus becomes the fourth NHL Preliminary-round series, the eleventh NHL series (all rounds), and the 23rd MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The series 1522 win by the Seattle Kraken marks their first best-of-7 NHL playoff series victory in their first such series; the series 1522 loss by the Colorado Avalanche ends their four-series winning streak, their four-Preliminary round winning streak, and ousts the defending NHL champions.

After Game 6: The Colorado Avalanche visited and defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-goals-1 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1522 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Colorado Avalanche have a Game 7 record of 4-8 (with an active five-Game 7 losing streak), while the Seattle Kraken have a Game 7 record of 0-0. On home ice, the Colorado Avalanche have a 4-4 Game 7 record in best-of-7 NHL playoff series.

After Game 5: The Seattle Kraken visited and bested the Colorado Avalanche 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1522 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Seattle Kraken have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 6 record of 0-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Colorado Avalanche have a series record of 2-8 (with an active six-series losing streak) and a Game 6 record of 5-5. Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series with a win order of LWW after three games (as the Colorado Avalanche did in series 1522), Colorado had a 4-0 Game 4 record; thus, the Games 4-5 losses put the Avalanche in uncharted territory as regards series 1522 (just as the Seattle Kraken, in their first best-of-7 NHL playoff series, are likewise in uncharted territory).

After Game 4: The Seattle Kraken hosted and defeated the Colorado Avalanche 3-goals-2(OT) to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1522 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Colorado Avalanche have a series record of 8-7 (with an active four-series losing streak) and a Game 5 record of 9-6, while the Seattle Kraken have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 5 record of 0-0. The series 1522 Game 4 loss by the Colorado Avalanche ends the Colorado best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 4 winning streak at four games.

After Game 3: The Colorado Avalanche visited and bested the Seattle Kraken 6-goals-4 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1522 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Colorado Avalanche have a series record of 15-6 and a Game 4 record of 13-8. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Seattle Kraken have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 4 record of 0-0. Irrespective of Games 1-3 outcomes, the Colorado Avalanche have a four-Game 4 winning streak in best-of-7 NHL playoff series. Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Colorado Avalanche have seen their Game 4 outcome presage their series outcome in their last eight such series (five wins, three losses).

After Game 2: The Colorado Avalanche hosted and outscored the Seattle Kraken 3-goals-2 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1522 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Colorado Avalanche have a series record of 8-8 and a Game 3 record of 9-7, while the Seattle Kraken have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 3 record of 0-0. The Colorado Avalanche trailed the visiting Seattle Kraken by two goals as late as 6:41 into the second period but won: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2022, inclusive, home teams down two goals as late as 6:41 into the second period had a game record of only 46-316 (.127) - the Colorado Avalanche thus achieve a grade-B in-game comeback. Series 1522 Game 2 marks the first game loss by the Seattle Kraken in best-of-7 NHL playoffs competition.

After Game 1: The Seattle Kraken visited and bested the Colorado Avalanche 3-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1522 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Seattle Kraken have a series record of 0-0 and a Game 2 record of 0-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Colorado Avalanche have a series record of 5-9 and a Game 2 record of 8-6. Series 1522 Game 1 becomes the first best-of-7 NHL playoff game ever won by the Seattle Kraken.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2022-23 NHL regular season, the Colorado Avalanche finished nine points ahead of the Seattle Kraken. From 1939 through the 2022 NHL Finals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by nine regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 19-19 (.500) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1522 is the 42nd best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Colorado Avalanche, and the first for the Seattle Kraken. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Colorado Avalanche have an all-rounds series record of 26-15 (with an active four-series winning streak befitting a defending NHL champion), a Preliminary-round series record of 13-5, and a Game 1 record of 27-14 (with an active six-Game 1 winning streak), while the Seattle Kraken have an all-rounds series record of 0-0, a Preliminary-round series record of 0-0, and a Game 1 record of 0-0. Series 1522 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Colorado Avalanche and the Seattle Kraken. The Seattle Kraken make their best-of-7 NHL playoffs debut in MLB/NBA/NHL series 1522, at the end of their second NHL season. Series 1522 marks the first MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series for Seattle since series 950, in which the old NBA Seattle Supersonics were defeated by the championship-bound San Antonio Spurs in six games in the 2005 NBA Quarterfinals.