After a thrilling 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 7 of their first-round series, the Seattle Kraken extinguished the reigning Stanley Cup champion’s hopes of repeating in one of the biggest upsets of the opening round of the 2023 NHL Playoffs.
For their efforts, the second-year Kraken advance to battle the Dallas Stars (who beat the Minnesota Wild in six games) for the honor of playing in the Western Conference Final. The victor will play the winner of the series between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Edmonton Oilers, two of the Kraken’s Pacific Division rivals.
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