The Seattle Kraken (15-14-9) will attempt to extend a five-game win streak when they take on the Ottawa Senators (14-19) at home on Thursday, January 4 at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and ROOT Sports NW.
Kraken vs. Senators Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, January 4, 2024
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: ROOT SPORTS Northwest (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Kraken and Senators Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Kraken Insights
- The Kraken rank 28th in the NHL with 101 goals scored (2.7 per game).
- Defensively, the Kraken are allowing 110 total goals (2.9 per game) to rank 12th in NHL play.
- Their goal differential (-9) ranks 23rd in the league.
- The 23 power-play goals the Kraken have recorded this season rank 17th in the NHL (on 112 power-play chances).
- The Kraken’s 20.54% power-play conversion rate ranks 16th in the league.
- The Kraken have capitalized with two shorthanded goals this season (21st among NHL teams).
- The Kraken’s 79.82% penalty-kill success rate ranks 18th in the league.
- The Kraken win 48.7% of their faceoffs to rank 24th in the NHL.
- The Kraken connect on 9% of their shots (26th in the league).
- The Kraken have secured two shutouts this season. Their skaters average 17.5 hits and 14.7 blocked shots per game.
Kraken Key Players
- A leading offensive player this season for Seattle, Vince Dunn has put up 31 points.
- Having scored 11 goals and adding 18 assists, Oliver Bjorkstrand is excelling for Seattle through 38 games.
- Eeli Tolvanen has contributed 23 points for Seattle in 38 games this season, scoring on 12.7% of his shots and recording 10 goals and 13 assists.
- Across one games played, Chris Driedger has a goaltending record of 1-0-0. During those games, he’s allowed one goal while recording 37 saves.
Kraken Injuries
Philipp Grubauer: Lower Body (Out),
Jaden Schwartz: Lower Body (Out),
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare: Leg (Out)
Senators Insights
- The Senators’ 113 goals on the season (3.4 per game) rank them 17th in the NHL.
- The Senators have given up 118 total goals this season (3.6 per game), 22nd in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of -5, they are 19th in the league.
- With 22 power-play goals (on 126 chances), the Senators are 20th in the NHL.
- The Senators score on 17.46% of their power plays, No. 23 in the league.
- The Senators have two shorthanded goals (21st in NHL).
- The 71.43% penalty-kill percentage of the Senators is 32nd in the league.
- The Senators win 50.3% of faceoffs, 15th-ranked in the NHL.
- The 10.6% shooting percentage of the Senators is 11th in the league.
- The Senators have held their opponents scoreless one time.
Senators Key Players
- Tim Stutzle has put up 34 points (one per game) for Ottawa, with seven goals and 27 assists in 33 games (playing 21:47 per game).
- Drake Batherson is a leading scorer for Ottawa with 30 total points this season. He has scored 14 goals and added 16 assists in 33 games.
- Ottawa’s Claude Giroux is among the leaders on the team with 30 total points (10 goals and 20 assists).
- Anton Forsberg has an .883 save percentage (64th in the league), with 318 total saves, allowing 42 goals (3.4 goals against average). He has put together a 7-7-0 record this season.
Senators Injuries
Rourke Chartier: Upper Body (Out),
Mathieu Joseph: Lower Body (Out)