Offense meets defense at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday as the explosive Seattle Kraken (32-20-6) host the steadfast Toronto Maple Leafs (36-15-8).
Toronto is kicking off a five-game road trip coming off a 2-1 overtime win over the Wild on Friday. The Maple Leafs committed only one penalty in the game, holding Minnesota without a power play goal.
William Nylander and David Kampf both scored once for the Maple Leafs. Nylander added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Ilya Samsonov saved an impressive 24 of 25 shots (.960%) in the win.Seattle fell 6-5 to the Bruins on Thursday. Five players found the net for the Kraken. Philipp Grubauer only had 27 saves on 33 shots against (.818%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Kraken won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-1 victory in January. Vince Dunn led Seattle with three points (1G 2A). John Tavares scored Toronto’s only goal. Martin Jones got the win, saving 26 of 27 shots (.962%).
FACING OFF
Toronto is averaging 3.42 goals per game for the season, seventh in the NHL, and they are taking on a Kraken team that is allowing 3.12 goals a game (16th).
Meanwhile, Seattle has found the net 3.48 times a game on average, fifth in the league, and will be looking to overpower the Maple Leafs’ stout defense, which is holding opponents to 2.64 goals per game (5th).
The Maple Leafs will be seeking to build on their fourth-ranked power play percentage of 25.41% against the Kraken, who are the league’s second-weakest penalty killing team (72.62%).
Seattle, meanwhile, has scored on 20.24% of their power play opportunities (20th), which the hosts will be aiming to improve on against Toronto’s 10th-ranked 81.82% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 71 and 70 points this season, Mitchell Marner and Nylander have been the top skaters for the Maple Leafs. Marner is among the league leaders with his 51 assists (5th). In the net, Samsonov (20-7-2) is Toronto’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.40 GAA and a .915% save percentage. Jordan Eberle (46 points), Matty Beniers (42), and Dunn (42) lead the Kraken in scoring. Eberle has 13 goals and 33 assists in 58 games, while Beniers has 19 goals and 23 assists in 56 games.
Dunn has 10 goals and 32 assists. Jones (23-10-3) has the best goals against average for Seattle at 2.95. He has a save percentage of .890%.
HOME AND AWAY
Toronto is 13-9-4 on the road this season. Seattle is 15-11-3 at home this season.
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