The Seattle Kraken host the New York Rangers on Saturday at 5 p.m. EST after defeating the Calgary Flames 2-1 in overtime.
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The Seattle Kraken will play the New York Rangers at 5 p.m. EST on Saturday, their first matchup of the season against one another.
Seattle enters the game with a 9-5-1 overall record and a 5-2-0 mark in home games. New York is 9-7-1 overall and 1-5-1 in road games.
The Kraken are coming off an overtime victory against the Calgary Flames, winning 2-1. The Rangers have a 5-3-0 record in games where they score at least one power-play goal.
Seattle’s season results include a 1-2-0 record in games where its opponents commit fewer penalties.
New York’s players to watch include Alexis Lafreniere, who has nine goals and seven assists for the Rangers. Pavel Dorofeyev has scored four goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
For Seattle, Frederick Gaudreau has seven goals and three assists for the Kraken. Berkly Catton has three goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
In recent form, the Kraken are 6-3-1 over their last 10 games, averaging 3.1 goals while giving up 3.8 per game. The Rangers are 4-5-1 over their last 10 games, averaging 2.8 goals while giving up 3.2 per game.
The Kraken’s injury list includes Ryan Lindgren (out, upper body), Jared McCann (out, lower-body), Jake O’Brien (out, lower-body), Curtis Douglas (out, upper-body) and Jacob Melanson (out, chest). The Rangers list includes Sean Durzi (out, undisclosed), Joseph Veleno (out, lower-body), Igor Shesterkin (out for season, lower body), Joonas Korpisalo (out, lower-body), Aidan Thompson (out, undisclosed) and Adam Sykora (out, lower-body).
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