The Seattle Kraken continue their road trip with a duel against the St. Louis Blues tonight.
The Seattle Kraken take on the St. Louis Blues for the second half of a back-to-back tonight.
The Kraken were defeated 4-1 by the Dallas Stars yesterday in their return to action. Ryker Evans scored the lone goal in the third period while the Kraken were trailing the Stars 4-0. The Kraken were outplayed by the Stars, losing the shot battle 32-19. The Kraken also went 0-4 on the power play.
Tonight, they’ll take on the 31st-ranked St. Louis Blues team, who will be without their No.1 center, Robert Thomas.
The Blues have really struggled to keep the puck out of their net this season, allowing 3.51 goals per game, ranking tied for 30th in the NHL. Offensively, they rank tied for 28th in goals scored per game, averaging 2.56. Although the Blues entered the season hoping to return to the playoffs, they’ve fallen far short and appear to be sellers at the deadline.
After last night’s loss, the Kraken have slid to fourth place in the Pacific Division, trailing the Edmonton Oilers for third by one point and the Anaheim Ducks for second by two points.
In the midst of a playoff race, two points in regulation against the 31st-ranked team in the NHL is a must.
Kaapo Kakko did not play against the Stars, and Ryan Lindgren was forced to exit in the first period after skating in just 1:24 of ice time.
Kraken’s projected lines:
McCann-Beniers-Eberle
Tolvanen-Stephenson-Catton
Schwartz-Wright-Gaudreau
Winterton-Meyers-Melanson
Dunn-Larsson
Oleksiak-Montour
Evans-Lindgren
Grubauer
Daccord
Healthy Scratched: Cale Fleury, Josh Mahura.
Injured: Matt Murray
Blues projected lines:
Schenn-Dvorsky-Snuggerud
Neighbours-Buchnevich-Kyrou
Holloway-Suter-Berggren
Toropchenko-Finley-Walker
Broberg-Parayko
Tucker-Faulk
Fowler-Mailloux
Hofer
Binnington
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