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Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood prepares for the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood prepares for the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, front, cools off with a spray of water from a bottle as goaltender Scott Wedgewood looks on during a time out in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, front, cools off with a spray of water from a bottle as goaltender Scott Wedgewood looks on during a time out in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Seattle Kraken right wing Kaapo Kakko celebrates after scoring against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Seattle Kraken right wing Kaapo Kakko celebrates after scoring against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard, front, collects the puck Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde, back, in the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard, front, collects the puck Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde, back, in the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin, center, shoots the puck past Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord, lrft, for a goal as center Shane Wright defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin, center, shoots the puck past Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord, lrft, for a goal as center Shane Wright defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche left wing Joel Kiviranta follows the flight of his shot for an empty-net tally, his third goal of an NHL hockey game, in the third period against the Seattle Kraken Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche left wing Joel Kiviranta follows the flight of his shot for an empty-net tally, his third goal of an NHL hockey game, in the third period against the Seattle Kraken Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin, left, is congratulated after scoring a goal by defenseman Samuel Girard in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin, left, is congratulated after scoring a goal by defenseman Samuel Girard in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin, right, collects the puck as Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers, left, defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin, right, collects the puck as Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers, left, defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers, left, congratulates right wing Kaapo Kakko, right, after Kakko scored in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers, left, congratulates right wing Kaapo Kakko, right, after Kakko scored in the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord stops a shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord stops a shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)