Alex Wennberg had a goal and an assist, Philipp Grubauer stopped 34 shots and the Kraken made a successful playoff debut by beating the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche 3-1 on Tuesday night in Denver.

The second-year Kraken became the 13th expansion franchise to earn a win in their first postseason game.

The Avalanche saw their streak of 10 straight Western Conference playoff first-round wins come to a halt. It was a string that dated to 2020.

• Adam Lowry scored two goals and Blake Wheeler had a goal and two assists as the Jets beat the host Golden Knights 5-1 in Game 1 of their West series Tuesday. Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate to his face that required more than 75 stitches. He returned to the ice less than a period later. ... The visiting Rangers stunned the Devils 5-1 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference series Tuesday. ... The Lightning routed the host Maple Leafs 7-3 in Game 1 of their East series. ... Stars veteran center Joe Pavelski is in concussion protocol and it’s unclear when he might be able to return to the ice in the playoffs. Pavelski, 38, banged his head on the ice after a crushing hit from Wild defenseman Matt Dumba in Game 1 of their West series Monday.

College football: Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens, 66, a nationally known advocate for implementing measures to decrease head injuries in football, had his right leg amputated following a bicycle accident last month in Florida.

Soccer: An Argentine court said eight health care professionals will stand trial in the death of legendary player Diego Maradona in 2020. Three judges of an appeals court confirmed the charges of homicide by negligence brought by prosecutors against members of Maradona’s medical team. Maradona died of a heart attack at a rented residence outside Buenos Aires following brain surgery two weeks earlier. He was 60.