The Seattle Kraken (18-10-3) head to face the Vancouver Canucks (13-15-3) at Rogers Arena on Thursday. Seattle is coming off a 5-2 win over the Blues on Tuesday. The Kraken conceded a power play goal while failing to take advantage of their own power play opportunities.
Five players found the net for the Kraken. Brandon Tanev scored and provided an assist to share the scoring lead with Morgan Geekie, who had two assists. Martin Jones had 22 saves in the win.
Vancouver fell 5-1 to the Blues on Monday. Ilya Mikheyev was the only player to score for the Canucks. Spencer Martin saved only 22 of 27 shots against (.814%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Canucks won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-4 victory in October, their fifth straight win against Seattle. Five players had two points for Vancouver. Jaden Schwartz (1G 1A) and Jordan Eberle (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Seattle. Thatcher Demko got the win despite saving only 32 of 36 shots (.888%).
FACING OFF
Seattle is averaging 3.48 goals per game for the season, sixth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Canucks team that is allowing 3.90 goals a game (30th).
Meanwhile, Vancouver has found the net 3.29 times a game on average, 11th in the league, and the Kraken are allowing opponents to score 3.16 goals per game (17th).
The Canucks’ 25.93% power play percentage ranks seventh in the league, while the Kraken are 19th with a conversion rate of 21.43%. Penalty killing, however, has been a struggle for both teams, as Vancouver has the league’s lowest PK% at 67.02% and Seattle is third-worst at 69.00%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 28 points this season, Andre Burakovsky is the top skater for the Kraken. He has 10 goals and 18 assists in 31 games. In the net, Jones (13-5-2) is Seattle’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.95 GAA and a .888% save percentage.
Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat lead the Canucks in scoring with 34 and 31 points, respectively. Pettersson has 13 goals and 21 assists, while Horvat has 22 goals (4th) and nine assists (). Martin (9-5-1) has the best goals against average for Vancouver at 3.60. He has a save percentage of .885%.
HOME AND AWAY
Seattle is 9-4-1 away from Climate Pledge Arena this season. Vancouver is 5-9-1 at Rogers Arena this season.
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