The Nashville Predators (35-26-8) welcome the Seattle Kraken (39-24-7) at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. Seattle is coming off a high-scoring 5-4 overtime win over the Stars on Tuesday, their sixth consecutive win away from home.
The Kraken committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Brandon Tanev was the top goalscorer for the Kraken with two goals.
Joey Daccord allowed four goals on 29 shots against (.862%) in the win. Nashville beat the Sabres 7-3 on Tuesday. Luke Evangelista and Matt Duchene both scored twice for the Predators. Juuse Saros stopped only 28 of 31 shots (.903%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Kraken won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-1 victory in November. Andre Burakovsky led Seattle with three points (1G 2A). Filip Forsberg scored Nashville’s only goal. Martin Jones got the win, saving 24 of 25 shots (.960%).
FACING OFF
Seattle is averaging 3.50 goals per game for the season, fourth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Predators team that is allowing 2.94 goals a game (12th).
Meanwhile, Nashville has found the net 2.81 times a game on average, 26th in the league, and the Kraken are allowing opponents to score 3.20 goals per game (17th).
The Kraken’s 19.31% power play percentage ranks 23rd in the league, while the Predators are 26th with a conversion rate of 18.01%. When it comes to defending power plays, Nashville has the league’s 11th-ranked PK% at 81.74%, while Seattle is 27th at 74.38%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 57 and 56 points this season, Vince Dunn and Jared McCann have been the top skaters for the Kraken. In the net, Philipp Grubauer (13-12-4) is Seattle’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.02 GAA and a .892% save percentage.
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%. Roman Josi and Duchene lead the Predators in scoring with 59 and 54 points, respectively.
Josi has 18 goals and 41 assists, while Duchene has 21 goals and 33 assists in 68 games. Saros (27-19-7) is the top goalie for Nashville with a goals against average of 2.76. He has a save percentage of .917%.
HOME AND AWAY
Seattle is 23-9-3 away from home this season. Nashville is 17-12-4 at home this season.
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