The Ottawa Senators (32-27-4) are on the road to take on the Seattle Kraken (37-21-6), who will be looking to add to their winning run, at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday. Ottawa is coming off a 5-0 loss against the Blackhawks on Monday, ending a five-game winning streak.
The Senators committed 10 penalties in the game, though they held Chicago without a power play goal. Mads Sogaard saved only 16 of 21 shots against (.761%) in the loss.
Seattle won for the fifth straight game, beating the Ducks 5-2 on Tuesday. Five players found the net for the Kraken. Jared McCann scored and provided an assist to share the scoring lead with Matty Beniers, who had two assists. Philipp Grubauer had 20 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Kraken won the first meeting between the teams this season, an 8-4 victory in January. Jordan Eberle and Andre Burakovsky each had three points (1G 2A) to lead Seattle. Tim Stuetzle led Ottawa with four points (3G 1A). Martin Jones got the win despite saving only 19 of 23 shots (.826%).
FACING OFF
Ottawa is averaging 3.13 goals per game for the season, 16th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Kraken team that is allowing 3.11 goals a game (16th).
Meanwhile, Seattle has found the net 3.52 times a game on average, fifth in the league, and the Senators are allowing opponents to score 3.14 goals per game (17th).
Don’t be surprised to see a few power play opportunities for the Kraken, as the Senators are averaging 4.71 penalties per game, second-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 11.94 penalty minutes a game also ranks second-highest.
The home team has been penalized 3.41 times a game (4th-fewest in the league) for an average of 8.03 minutes (6th-fewest). The Senators’ 24.58% power play percentage ranks sixth in the league, while the Kraken are 19th with a conversion rate of 20.21%. Ottawa has been equally impressive at penalty killing, boasting the league’s third-highest PK% at 83.55%. Seattle ranks 26th at 74.59%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Stuetzle (31G 35A) and Brady Tkachuk (26G 40A) are the top skaters for the Senators this season with 66 points apiece. In the net, Cam Talbot (15-14-1) is Ottawa’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.85 GAA and a .905% save percentage.
Eberle (51 points), McCann (50), and Vince Dunn (49) lead the Kraken in scoring. Eberle has 14 goals and 37 assists, while McCann has 31 goals and 19 assists in 61 games.
Dunn has 11 goals and 38 assists. Grubauer (11-11-3) has the best goals against average for Seattle at 2.96. He has a save percentage of .895%. Jones (24-10-3) has played the most games in net for the Kraken this season. He has a 2.98 GAA and a .888% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Ottawa is 13-15-2 on the road this season. Seattle is 16-12-3 at Climate Pledge Arena this season.
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