Western 1st-Round series "incredible" historic victory for Seattle Kraken 

Kraken win Game 7 against the Avalanche to become the first team to knock off the defending champions in the playoffs.

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Everyone who had been underestimating Seattle was proven wrong when the Seattle Kraken defeated the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Game 7 of the Western Conference First Round on Sunday at Ball Arena.

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Philipp Grubauer, the goalie, praised his 33 saves as "incredible". It is very important to the team and the organisation. And obviously for those who have written us off from the beginning of the season or even before, here we are.

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They are in the second round and will play Game 1 against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. This appeared to be stunning at first.

The Kraken made the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in their first season after finishing 30th in the NHL, earning the first wild card in the West.

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Never before had a team defeated the reigning champion to win its first playoff series. Seattle, however, was the first. In a see-saw series, the Kraken never panicked, taking a 1-0 lead,

Falling behind 2-1, taking a 3-2 lead, and recovering from a 4-1 loss in Game 6 to win Game 7. They also won three of the four games in Denver.

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The forward Jared McCann, who led them with 40 goals in the season, did not score until they had 15 different players score. or the 13 goals scored by forward Andre Burakovsky during the regular season.