The Seattle Kraken (-165) welcome the St. Louis Blues (+140), who will be out to prolong their winning run, at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday. The total is 6 (O: -120, U: +100)St. Louis (16-15-1) is playing the second of a back-to-back after earning a 5-1 win over the Canucks yesterday, their fourth straight win.
The Blues committed five penalties in the game, though they held Vancouver without a power play goal. Jordan Kyrou led the Blues with a hat trick. Jordan Binnington had a great performance with 33 saves (.970%) in the win.Seattle (17-10-3) beat the Jets 3-2 on Sunday.
Ryan Donato, Jordan Eberle, and Jared McCann each scored once for the Kraken. Philipp Grubauer surrendered two goals on 17 shots (.882%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Blues won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-3 (OT) victory in October, their fourth straight win against Seattle. Vladimir Tarasenko led St. Louis with three points (0G 3A).
Alex Wennberg and Oliver Bjorkstrand each had two points (0G 2A) to lead Seattle. Binnington got the win, saving 32 of 35 shots (.914%).
FACING OFF
St. Louis is averaging 3.03 goals per game for the season, 20th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Kraken team that is allowing 3.20 goals a game (19th). Meanwhile, Seattle has found the net 3.43 times a game on average, eighth in the league, and the Blues are allowing opponents to score 3.56 goals per game (26th).
The Blues’ 22.73% power play percentage ranks 15th in the league, while the Kraken are 18th with a conversion rate of 22.11%. Penalty killing, however, has been a struggle for both teams, as Seattle has the league’s third-lowest PK% at 69.07% and St. Louis is fourth-worst at 70.13%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Kyrou (32 points), Robert Thomas (30), and Tarasenko (25) have been the top skaters this season for the Blues. Tarasenko has been another top performer for St. Louis, scoring nine and assisting 16. In the net, Binnington (11-11-1) is St. Louis’ top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 3.21 GAA and a .894% save percentage. Andre Burakovsky leads the Kraken in scoring with 28 points. He has 10 goals and 18 assists. Martin Jones (13-5-2) has the best goals against average for Seattle at 2.95. He has a save percentage of .888%.
HOME AND AWAY
St. Louis has won four in a row on the road this season. Seattle is 8-6-2 at Climate Pledge Arena this season. Meanwhile, the Blues are 5-2 without a day off and 5-2 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Kraken are 4-2 with a rest advantage.
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Seattle Kraken (-165)
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