DENVER (AP) Joel Kiviranta scored three goals, including twice into an empty net, Nathan MacKinnon notched his third straight two-assist game and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 ...

Officials say a second group of wolves has been released in Colorado as part of a controversial, voter-driven initiative to reintroduce the predators to the state.

First Period_1, Colorado, Makar 11 (Rantanen, MacKinnon), 10:05 (pp). 2, Seattle, McCann 12 (Gourde, Wright), 17:55. Second Period_3, Seattle, Kakko 5 (Beniers), 4:01 ...

There will be plenty more, but probably not too many, that involved fellow young Seattle teammate Matty Beniers winning a faceoff to the right of the Colorado net, the puck sliding right to Kakko ...