The Seattle Kraken (44-26-8) will be looking to build on their winning run when they welcome the Chicago Blackhawks (25-47-6) at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday. Chicago is coming off a 3-0 loss against the Canucks on Thursday. The Blackhawks committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal.
Alex Stalock had a terrific performance with 26 saves (.928%) in the loss. Seattle won for the third game in a row, beating the Coyotes 4-2 on Thursday. Four players found the net for the Kraken.
Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann both scored and provided two assists to lead the team in scoring. Philipp Grubauer saved 27 of 29 shots in the win (.931%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was an 8-5 victory for the Kraken in January. McCann led Seattle with three goals. Taylor Raddysh (1G 2A) and Seth Jones (0G 3A) each had three points to lead Chicago. Martin Jones got the win despite saving only 22 of 27 shots (.814%).
FACING OFF
Chicago is averaging 2.41 goals per game for the season, worst in the NHL, and they are taking on a Kraken team that is allowing 3.09 goals a game (15th).
Meanwhile, Seattle has found the net 3.54 times a game on average, fourth in the league, and the Blackhawks are allowing opponents to score 3.60 goals per game (25th).
Chicago averages fewer shots (26.6) than any other team in the league, while the team’s 9.2% shooting percentage is 29th.
Seattle has struggled with stopping shots, ranking No. 30 with a team save percentage of .889%.The Blackhawks’ 16.07% power play percentage is the fourth-lowest in the league, while the Kraken rank 21st with a conversion rate of 19.57%. When it comes to penalty killing, Chicago has the league’s 21st-ranked PK% at 76.36%, while Seattle is 22nd at 76.34%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 49 and 45 points this season, Max Domi and Patrick Kane have been the top skaters for the Blackhawks. In the net, Stalock (9-14-1) is Chicago’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.92 GAA and a .912% save percentage.
Petr Mrazek (9-21-3) leads the Blackhawks in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.61 and a save percentage of .895%.McCann (66 points), Vince Dunn (64), and Eberle (61) lead the Kraken in scoring. McCann has 38 goals and 28 assists in 75 games, while Dunn has 14 goals and 50 assists. Eberle has 19 goals and 42 assists.
Grubauer (16-13-4) has the best goals against average for Seattle at 2.96. He has a save percentage of .892%. M. Jones (26-13-3) has played the most games in net for the Kraken this season. He has a 2.97 GAA and a .886% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Chicago is 11-25-3 away from home this season. Seattle is 19-16-4 at Climate Pledge Arena this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Seattle Kraken -2.5 (+110)
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