The Seattle Kraken (21-19-10, 52 points, 6th Pacific) are on the East Coast Saturday, paying a visit to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia to play the Philadelphia Flyers (27-19-6, 60 points, 3rd Metro). Seattle was defeated by the San Jose Sharks a week ago this past Tuesday and will be playing their first game since prior to the All-Star Game break. Philadelphia defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Thursday night and the Flyers have won two straight. Seattle will play without Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Philadelphia will play without Rasmus Ristolainen, Carter Hart and Ryan Ellis
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Seattle has a goals for average of just 2.78, which is 27th in the NHL. Seattle is averaging 29.1 shots per game which is 23rd and is winning 47.6% of its face off which is 25th. Seattle's power play is scoring 21.7% of the time which is only 15th. Jared McCann has scored 20 goals to lead Seattle and two others have scored 13 goals each. Vince Dunn has a team high 29 assists and Oliver Bjorkstrand is second with 27. Bjorkstrands is the leader in points with 40 and Dunn is second with 37.
we can't play it here but Lithium came on after Bjorkstrand's goal & it was beautiful ?? pic.twitter.com/7lzo7AcMzh
— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) February 4, 2024
Seattle has a goals against average of 2.86, which is 10th best in hockey and is 10th in the shots allowed at 29.5. Seattle's penalty kill unit holds opponents scoreless 78.7% of the time the Kraken are short-handed which is 19th in the NHL. Joey Daccord is 15-9-9 with a 2.32 goals against average, .921 save percentage and two shutouts. Daccord lost last time out 2-0 to San Jose but pushed aside 20 of 21 shots faced.