RainyCityHockey
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After finally being able to stop the bleeding with a 4-1 win against the New York Islanders the Kraken are on the road for their first of seven straight away from home.
This one will be a test given that it will be against the Edmonton Oilers who absolutely ran over the Kraken just a couple of days ago.
And this time around, the Oilers will actually have their other star in Leon Draisaitl available as well.
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Where?
Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB
When?
06:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 pm. ET / 3:00 a.m. CET
How to watch?
ROOT-NW, SN1
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3 Keys to the game
1) Start well, keep defensive inensity while playing smart
The Kraken got smoked by the Oilers last week thanks to starting poorly and being done about five minutes into the game.
In order to have any chance the Kraken need to stop taking penalties against a historically great power play that will have the services of Leon Draisaitl for this one as well.
They'll also need to be able to control what's happening in front of goal and don't let the Oilers forwards alone in front of goal.
2) Penalty Kill, yeah, still....
3) Hello there, top six, anyone???
Right now the Kraken offense is being mostly created by their fourth line with Daniel Sprong and Ryan Donato scoring at a pace that you hardly see on the 4th line.
In order to have a shot(not just in this one) they'll need their top six to finally get out of their funk and start providing offense again.
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Top Scorers:
Andre Burakovsky: 10(G) - 18(A) ---> 28 points
Jordan Eberle: 8(G) - 19(A) ---> 27 points
Matty Beniers: 11(G) - 14(A) ---> 25 points
Work Load:
Adam Larsson: 23:59 TOI/Game
Vince Dunn: 23:41 TOI/Game
Alex Wennberg: 19:12 TOI/Game
Netminders:
Martin Jones: 15-5-3 / .888(SV%) / 2.96 GAA
Philipp Grubauer: 3-7-1 / .881(SV%) / 3.53 GAA
Joey D'Accord: 1-0-0 / .900(SV%) / 4.00 GAA
Top Scorers:
Conor McDavid: 32(G) - 40(A) ---> 72 points
Leon Draisaitl: 21(G) - 36(A) ---> 57 points
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: 18(G) - 27(A) ---> 45 points
Work Load:
Darnell Nurse: 23:54 TOI/Game
Connor McDavid: 22:45 TOI/Game
Leon Draisaitl: 22:14 TOI/Game
Netminders:
Stuart Skinner: 11-9-1 / .917(SV%) / 2.78 GAA
Jack Campbell: 8-7-1 / .876(SV%) / 3.90 GAA
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Let's see how this one will go.
The Kraken certainly want to get revenge for that 7-2 loss last Friday while the Oilers have ben better of late and certainly gained confidence from that win.
No matter what the team needs play a smart game tonight in order not to get steamrolled by a more talented team once again.
In order for that they need to stay out of the box and taking the lead at the start of the game would also be nice.
Anyways, let's see what the team can do and as always....
This one will be a test given that it will be against the Edmonton Oilers who absolutely ran over the Kraken just a couple of days ago.
And this time around, the Oilers will actually have their other star in Leon Draisaitl available as well.
------------------------------------------------
Where?
Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB
When?
06:00 p.m. PT / 9:00 pm. ET / 3:00 a.m. CET
How to watch?
ROOT-NW, SN1
-------------------------------------------------------------------
3 Keys to the game
1) Start well, keep defensive inensity while playing smart
The Kraken got smoked by the Oilers last week thanks to starting poorly and being done about five minutes into the game.
In order to have any chance the Kraken need to stop taking penalties against a historically great power play that will have the services of Leon Draisaitl for this one as well.
They'll also need to be able to control what's happening in front of goal and don't let the Oilers forwards alone in front of goal.
2) Penalty Kill, yeah, still....
3) Hello there, top six, anyone???
Right now the Kraken offense is being mostly created by their fourth line with Daniel Sprong and Ryan Donato scoring at a pace that you hardly see on the 4th line.
In order to have a shot(not just in this one) they'll need their top six to finally get out of their funk and start providing offense again.
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Top Scorers:
Andre Burakovsky: 10(G) - 18(A) ---> 28 points
Jordan Eberle: 8(G) - 19(A) ---> 27 points
Matty Beniers: 11(G) - 14(A) ---> 25 points
Work Load:
Adam Larsson: 23:59 TOI/Game
Vince Dunn: 23:41 TOI/Game
Alex Wennberg: 19:12 TOI/Game
Netminders:
Martin Jones: 15-5-3 / .888(SV%) / 2.96 GAA
Philipp Grubauer: 3-7-1 / .881(SV%) / 3.53 GAA
Joey D'Accord: 1-0-0 / .900(SV%) / 4.00 GAA
Top Scorers:
Conor McDavid: 32(G) - 40(A) ---> 72 points
Leon Draisaitl: 21(G) - 36(A) ---> 57 points
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: 18(G) - 27(A) ---> 45 points
Work Load:
Darnell Nurse: 23:54 TOI/Game
Connor McDavid: 22:45 TOI/Game
Leon Draisaitl: 22:14 TOI/Game
Netminders:
Stuart Skinner: 11-9-1 / .917(SV%) / 2.78 GAA
Jack Campbell: 8-7-1 / .876(SV%) / 3.90 GAA
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Let's see how this one will go.
The Kraken certainly want to get revenge for that 7-2 loss last Friday while the Oilers have ben better of late and certainly gained confidence from that win.
No matter what the team needs play a smart game tonight in order not to get steamrolled by a more talented team once again.
In order for that they need to stay out of the box and taking the lead at the start of the game would also be nice.
Anyways, let's see what the team can do and as always....
