conquered the star-powered attack of the Colorado Avalanche to send the defending Stanley Cup champions home early.
"It's amazing. It's a great feeling. So proud of this group," forward Yanni Gourde said. "We battled so hard, especially as a second year and in this league and just making the playoff is an accomplishment. We battle so hard all year long, but getting the win here in Game 7 showed how much character, how much care we have for one another. How much belief we have in this locker room in this group.
"It means a lot," said Grubauer, who spent three seasons in Colorado before joining the Kraken last year. "We're ending their season and beating the defending Stanley Cup champions. So there's more to come for our group, but that's only series one." Grubauer was on the wrong end of a firing squad of Avalanche in the opening period. Colorado got 16 shots on net as Grubauer was tested time and time again.
"Huge," Grubauer said of the blocks. "I mean they had so many chances. Not just this game but over the last couple of games right in the slot or on the power play. I think we did an amazing job with how many penalty kills we had to kill off here of blocking shots and guys sacrificing their body and putting everything on the line and that's what we need moving forward and that's what we needed this series to make a difference here.
"Game 7. I didn't want to go out not being able to sleep at night because I didn't perform well," Bjorkstrand said. "I felt like I tried to give it a push. ... Some nights you just kind of feel the puck better and I just feel like this was one of those nights."
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