The Anaheim Ducks (21-34-8) are on the road to take on the Seattle Kraken (36-21-6), who will be out to add to their winning streak, at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday.
Anaheim is coming off a 3-2 win over the Canadiens on Friday. The Ducks took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring twice on three shots while holding Montreal without a power play goal.
Mason McTavish, Jakob Silfverberg, and Jayson Megna each scored once for the Ducks. Derek Grant had two assists to lead the team in scoring. John Gibson had a great performance with 26 saves (.928%) in the win.
Seattle is playing the first of four games at home after a 3-2 overtime win over the Avalanche on Sunday, their fourth win in a row. Brandon Tanev, Yanni Gourde, and Alex Wennberg scored one apiece for the Kraken. Jaden Schwartz had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Philipp Grubauer saved 21 of 23 shots.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was a 5-4 victory for the Kraken in November. Matty Beniers led Seattle with three points (1G 2A). Trevor Zegras led Anaheim with three points (0G 3A). Martin Jones got the win despite saving only 25 of 29 shots (.862%).
FACING OFF
Anaheim is averaging 2.51 goals per game for the season, 31st in the NHL, and they are taking on a Kraken team that is allowing 3.13 goals a game (17th).
Meanwhile, Seattle has found the net 3.49 times a game on average, fifth in the league, and will be looking to exploit the Ducks’ weak defense, which is allowing opponents to score a league-worst 4.03 goals per game.
Don’t be surprised to see several power play opportunities for the Kraken, as the Ducks are averaging 4.63 penalties per game, second-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 11.86 penalty minutes a game ranks third-highest.
The home team has been penalized 3.40 times a game (3rd-fewest in the league) for an average of 8.03 minutes (7th-fewest). The Ducks’ 15.85% power play percentage is the second-lowest in the league, while the Kraken rank 21st with a conversion rate of 19.89%.
Anaheim has been equally inefficient at penalty killing, as the away team owns the league’s third-lowest PK% at 73.64%. Seattle’s 74.18% ranks 27th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 53 points this season, Zegras is the top skater for the Ducks. He has 20 goals and 33 assists in 63 games. In the net, Anthony Stolarz (5-6-0) is Anaheim’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 3.73 GAA and a .897% save percentage.
Gibson (13-23-7) leads the Ducks in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.89 and a save percentage of .903%.Jordan Eberle (50 points), Jared McCann (48), and Vince Dunn (48) lead the Kraken in scoring.
Eberle has 14 goals and 36 assists in 63 games, while McCann has 30 goals and 18 assists. Dunn has 11 goals and 37 assists. Jones (24-10-3) has the best goals against average for Seattle at 2.98. He has a save percentage of .888%.
HOME AND AWAY
Anaheim is 10-18-6 on the road this season. Seattle is 15-12-3 at Climate Pledge Arena this season.
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Seattle Kraken -1.5 (-125)
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