Ottawa Senators (14-19, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (15-14-9, fifth in the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators visit the Seattle Kraken after Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals in the Senators’ 6-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Seattle has a 15-14-9 record overall and an 8-8-3 record in home games. The Kraken have a -9 scoring differential, with 101 total goals scored and 110 given up.
Ottawa has a 4-9-0 record on the road and a 14-19 record overall. The Senators serve 13.3 penalty minutes per game to rank third in the league.
The teams match up Thursday for the second time this season. The Senators won the last matchup 2-0. Tarasenko scored two goals in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vince Dunn has six goals and 25 assists for the Kraken. Eeli Tolvanen has scored four goals with one assist over the last 10 games.
Brady Tkachuk has 16 goals and 11 assists for the Senators. Jakob Chychrun has two goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 7-1-2, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.8 penalty minutes while giving up 1.4 goals per game.
Senators: 3-7-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.1 assists, 4.6 penalties and 11.7 penalty minutes while giving up 4.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Kraken: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare: out (leg), Philipp Grubauer: out (lower body), Jaden Schwartz: out (lower body).
Senators: Mathieu Joseph: out (lower body), Rourke Chartier: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
