Three consecutive defeats bring the Detroit Red Wings (7th in Atlantic Division) to a domestic meeting against the Seattle Kraken (3rd in Pacific), who just snapped a three-game losing run with a victory in St. Louis.
The Seattle Kraken (33-21-6) snapped their latest three-game losing streak (0-3-0) after starting a four-game road trek with a 5-3 victory against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Tuesday. Morgan Geekie (7 snipes, 20 points this year) picked up two goals for the Kraken, who witnessed the hosts tie the game twice before taking a 4-2 lead with consecutive strikes throughout the last two periods, with both teams eventually exchanging a further marker apiece in the later stages of the game. The win improved Seattle's road form to 2-1-1 on its past four travels, as the team has split its most recent eight outings overall (4-3-1).
Goalie Martin Jones stopped 22 shots on Tuesday for his first victory since Jan. 25, taking his current performance total to 24-10-3 for the season with a 2.93 GAA and a .892 save percentage. He has recorded a 4-4-1 past tally versus Detroit with a 2.33 GAA and a .920 save percentage, while Philipp Grubauer (8-11-3 on the year with a 3.10 GAA and a .893 save percentage) is 3-0-1 against the Red Wings previously with a 1.72 GAA and a .937 save percentage. The Kraken, meanwhile, are 6th in most goals scored per game this season (3.47), 16th in most goals allowed on average (3.15), 22nd in power play (19.8%) and 4th from the bottom in penalty kill (73.4%).
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