The Tampa Bay Lightning (17-9-1), one of the NHL’s top power play offenses, host the Seattle Kraken (16-8-3) and their weak penalty killing defense at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. Seattle is coming off a 5-2 win over the Panthers on Sunday, breaking a run of three defeats in a row.
The Kraken committed four penalties in the game, though they held Florida without a power play goal. Five players found the net for the Kraken. Matty Beniers and Yanni Gourde both scored and provided an assist to lead the team in scoring.
Martin Jones had 23 saves in the win. Tampa Bay beat the Panthers 4-1 on Saturday. Four players found the net for the Lightning. Cal Foote had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Andrei Vasilevskiy was impressive in the win, making 24 saves (.960%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Lightning won both games between the teams last season, including a 4-1 victory in their final meeting in March. Steven Stamkos led Tampa Bay with three points (0G 3A). Gourde scored Seattle’s only goal. Vasilevskiy got the win, saving 24 of 25 shots (.960%).
FACING OFF
Seattle is averaging 3.56 goals per game for the season, sixth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Lightning team that is allowing 3.00 goals a game (13th). Meanwhile, Tampa Bay has found the net 3.52 times a game on average, seventh in the league, and the Kraken are allowing opponents to score 3.15 goals per game (19th).
Seattle averages fewer shots/game (29.4) than most teams in the league, ranking 29th, though the team’s 12.1% shooting percentage is first. Tampa Bay’s average of 32.0 attempts ranks 15th. The Lightning will be seeking to add to their fifth-ranked power play percentage of 27.72% against the Kraken, who are the league’s fourth-weakest penalty killing team (69.66%).
Seattle, meanwhile, has scored on 23.86% of their power play opportunities (12th), which the visiting team will be aiming to improve on against Tampa Bay’s 12th-ranked 79.57% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 27 points this season, Andre Burakovsky is the top skater for the Kraken. He has 10 goals and 17 assists in 27 games. In the net, Jones (12-5-2) is Seattle’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.97 GAA and a .888% save percentage.
Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning in scoring with 39 points (5th in the league). He has 11 goals and 28 assists (2nd) in 27 games. Vasilevskiy (11-8-1) is the top goalie for Tampa Bay with a goals against average of 2.66. He has a save percentage of .911%.
HOME AND AWAY
Seattle is 9-2-1 away from home this season. Tampa Bay is 10-4-1 at Amalie Arena this season.
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