Two of the NHL’s top offenses are set to meet at TD Garden on Thursday, as the Boston Bruins (32-4-4) welcome the Seattle Kraken (24-12-4).Seattle is coming off a 4-3 win over the Sabres on Tuesday, their sixth win in a row. The Kraken committed five penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal.
Four players found the net for the Kraken. Philipp Grubauer had 32 saves in the win.Boston won for the fourth straight game, beating the Ducks 7-1 on Sunday. David Pastrnak scored a hat trick to lead the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman saved 28 of 29 shots in the win (.965%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Bruins won both games between the teams last season, including a 3-2 (OT) victory in their final meeting in February. Jake DeBrusk (2G 0A) and Charlie McAvoy (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Boston. Mark Giordano and Jordan Eberle were on the scoresheet for Seattle. Linus Ullmark got the win, saving 25 of 27 shots (.925%).
FACING OFF
Seattle is averaging 3.68 goals per game for the season, third in the NHL. The visitors will face a difficult test against a Bruins team that is allowing just 2.12 goals a game (1st). Meanwhile, Boston has found the net 3.85 times a game on average, second in the league, and the Kraken are allowing opponents to score 3.10 goals per game (17th).
Boston averages more shots per game (34.5) than most teams in the league, ranking fifth, while the team’s 11.3% shooting percentage is fourth. Seattle has been one of the league’s less successful shot-stopping teams, ranking No. 29 with a team save percentage of .891%.
The Bruins will be looking to build on their third-ranked power play percentage of 28.17% against the Kraken, who are the league’s second-weakest penalty killing team (69.53%). Seattle, meanwhile, has scored on 22.03% of their power play opportunities (17th), which the visitors will be aiming to improve on against Boston’s NHL-best 85.82% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Andre Burakovsky and Matty Beniers have been the top skaters for the Kraken this season with 35 and 34 points. In the net, Martin Jones (19-5-3) is Seattle’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.78 GAA and a .894% save percentage.
Pastrnak leads the Bruins in scoring with 58 points (3rd in the league). He has 32 goals (2nd in the league) and 26 assists in 40 games. Ullmark (22-1-1) has the best goals against average for Boston at 1.87, best in the league. He has a save percentage of .938%, also best.
HOME AND AWAY
Seattle has won five in a row away from Climate Pledge Arena this season. Boston has yet to suffer defeat at TD Garden this season.
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