The Chicago Blackhawks (2-2-0) play host to the Seattle Kraken (2-2-2) at United Center on Sunday. Seattle is coming off a 3-2 win over the Avalanche on Friday, ending a three-game losing streak. The Kraken took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring once on five shots while holding Colorado without a power play goal.
Jaden Schwartz, Jared McCann, and Karson Kuhlman each scored once for the Kraken. Schwartz and McCann both added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Martin Jones recorded his zeroth shutout of the season with an impressive one saves.
Chicago beat the Red Wings 4-3 (OT) on Friday. Four players found the net for the Blackhawks. Sam Lafferty had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Alex Stalock recorded his zeroth shutout of the season with 10 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Kraken won two of the three games between the teams last season, including a 2-0 victory in their final meeting in April. Jordan Eberle led Seattle with two points (1G 1A). Philipp Grubauer saved 29 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Seattle is averaging 2.83 goals per game so far this season, 22nd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Blackhawks team that is allowing 2.75 goals a game (10th). Meanwhile, Chicago has found the net 2.75 times a game on average, 26th in the league, and the Kraken are allowing opponents to score 3.67 goals per game (25th).
Chicago averages fewer shots (24.5) than any other team in the league, though the team’s 11.2% shooting percentage is 10th. Seattle has been one of the league’s least successful shot-stopping teams, ranking No. 29 with a team save percentage of .87%.
The Kraken’s 29.17% power play percentage ranks eighth in the league, while the Blackhawks are 15th with a conversion rate of 20.00%. While strong on the power play, Seattle has been less successful at penalty killing, as the away team possesses the league’s fourth-lowest PK% at 68.18%. Chicago’s 70.59% ranks 27th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Schwartz (3G 2A) and Andre Burakovsky (2G 3A) are the top skaters for the Kraken this season with five points each. In the net, Jones (2-1-1) is Seattle’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.49 GAA and a .875% save percentage. Lafferty leads the Blackhawks in scoring with five points. He has two goals and three assists in four games.
Stalock (1-1-0) has the best goals against average for Chicago at 0.74, best in the league. He has a save percentage of .979%, also best. Petr Mrazek (1-1-0) has played the most games in net for the Blackhawks this season. He has a 3.75 GAA and a .873% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Seattle has yet to lose on the road this season in three games.
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