Kartye notches in NHL debut, Kraken top Avalanche 3-2

Tye Kartye netted in his 1^st game in the NHL to help the Seattle Kraken win against the current Stanley Cup winner Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Ball Arena in Denver, CO.

#SEAKRAKEN TAKE A 3-2 SERIES LEAD!! pic.twitter.com/1SpeLNG9z4

— x – Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) April 27, 2023

Seattle is only 1 victory away from eliminating Colorado in the 1^st round series, and they will have to do it at home in Game 6 on Friday.

Yanni Gourde and Morgan Geekie notched the other goals for Seattle’s victory. Kraken notched the 1^st goal in all matches from the series so far. Philipp Grubauer made 26 saves against his ex-team.

What. A. Night. For Tye Kartye!@PiperShawTV spoke with the @SeattleKraken rookie winger who made his debut tonight. Oh, and in case you missed it, he scored too!@RossFletcher1 | @NOlczyk16 pic.twitter.com/lwyvYnO9oP

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Nathan MacKinnon and Evan Rodrigues scored for Avalanche, but their team failed to even the match.

Jared McCann missed the match for the Kraken as the forward was injured in the previous game by Cale Makar. Makar also was absent in Game 5 because of suspension.

Alexandar Georgiev finished with 26 saves for Avs.