The Seattle Kraken are on the road to face the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Thursday.
FACING OFF
Seattle is averaging 3.52 goals per game for the season, fourth in the NHL, and they are taking on an Avalanche team that is allowing 2.72 goals a game (8th).
Meanwhile, Colorado has found the net 3.31 times a game on average, 12th in the league, and the Kraken are allowing opponents to score 3.05 goals per game (14th).
The Avalanche’s 24.33% power play percentage ranks sixth in the league, while the Kraken are 21st with a conversion rate of 19.51%. In terms of penalty killing, Colorado has the league’s 16th-ranked PK% at 79.12%, while Seattle is 21st at 76.89%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 70 and 64 points this season, Jared McCann and Vince Dunn have been the top skaters for the Kraken. In the net, Philipp Grubauer (17-14-4) is Seattle’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.85 GAA and a .895% save percentage.
Martin Jones (27-13-3) leads the Kraken in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.99 and a save percentage of .886%.Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen lead the Avalanche in scoring with 111 and 105 points, respectively.
They rank fifth and eighth in the league in points scored on the season. MacKinnon has 42 goals (9th in the league) and 69 assists (5th) in 71 games, while Rantanen has 55 goals (3rd) and 50 assists (). Alexandar Georgiev (40-16-6) is the top goalie for Colorado with a goals against average of 2.53. He has a save percentage of .918%.
HOME AND AWAY
Seattle is 27-11-4 away from home this season. Colorado is 22-14-6 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Colorado Avalanche (-225)
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