The Seattle Kraken (40-24-8) and their explosive offense head to face the Minnesota Wild (42-22-9) and their stifling defense at Xcel Energy Center on Monday.
Seattle is wrapping up a four-game road trip coming off a high-scoring 7-2 win over the Predators on Saturday. The Kraken committed four penalties in the game, though they held Nashville without a power play goal.
Eeli Tolvanen was the top goalscorer for the Kraken with two goals. Jared McCann had a goal and two assists to lead the team in scoring. Philipp Grubauer allowed two goals on 16 shots against (.875%) in the win. Minnesota beat the Blackhawks 3-1 on Saturday.
Frederick Gaudreau, Ryan Hartman, and Ryan Reaves each scored once for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson was impressive in the win, making 22 saves (.956%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was a 1-0 victory for the Wild in November. Mats Zuccarello scored Minnesota’s only goal. Marc-Andre Fleury saved 28 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Seattle is averaging 3.51 goals per game for the season, fourth in the NHL. The visitors will face a difficult challenge against a Wild team that is allowing just 2.64 goals a game (3rd).
Meanwhile, Minnesota has found the net 2.90 times a game on average, 23rd in the league, and the Kraken are allowing opponents to score 3.15 goals per game (16th).
The Wild’s 21.88% power play percentage ranks 13th in the league, while the Kraken are 24th with a conversion rate of 19.23%. In terms of defending power plays, Minnesota has the league’s 14th-ranked PK% at 80.35%, while Seattle is 26th at 75.00%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 60 and 59 points this season, Vince Dunn and McCann have been the top skaters for the Kraken. In the net, Grubauer (14-12-4) is Seattle’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.99 GAA and a .892% save percentage.
Martin Jones (24-12-3) leads the Kraken in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.07 and a save percentage of .885%.Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 74 points.
He has 39 goals (10th) and 35 assists. Gustavsson (19-9-5) has the best goals against average for Minnesota at 2.01, second-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .932%, also second-best. Fleury (23-13-4) has played the most games in net for the Wild this season. He has a 2.85 GAA and a .907% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Seattle is 24-9-4 away from Climate Pledge Arena this season. Minnesota is 23-11-3 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Minnesota Wild (-120)
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