How to Watch Minnesota Wild vs. Seattle Kraken: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time - 4-18-2024

The Seattle Kraken (33-35-13) will aim to break a four-game losing streak when they square off against the Minnesota Wild (39-32-10) on the road on Thursday, April 18 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN.

Wild vs. Kraken Game TV Channel & Live Stream

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN
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Wild and Kraken Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Wild Insights

The Wild’s 245 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 21st in the league.
The Wild have conceded 256 total goals (3.2 per game), ranking 18th in league play in goals against.
Their goal differential (-11) ranks 18th in the league.
The 60 power-play goals the Wild have recorded this season (eighth-most in the NHL) have come on 269 power-play chances.
The Wild rank 12th in the league with a 22.30% power-play conversion rate.
The Wild have scored three shorthanded goals this season (27th among NHL squads).
The Wild kill 74.62% of opponent power plays, the 30th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
The Wild have the 26th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 47.3%.
The Wild connect on 10.0% of their shots (17th in the league).
The Wild have shut out opponents six times this season. As a team, they are averaging 16.7 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.

Wild Key Players

A leading offensive player this season for Minnesota, Kirill Kaprizov has recorded 95 points.
Having scored 29 goals and adding 38 assists, Matthew Boldy is an important piece of the offense for Minnesota through 74 games.
On 267 shots (for 31 goals) and 33 assists, Joel Eriksson Ek has contributed 64 points this season.
In 45 games played this season, Filip Gustavsson (20-17-5) has given up 129 goals.

Wild Injuries

Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Mats Zuccarello: Personal (Questionable), Jared Spurgeon: Hip/Back (Out For Season), Marcus Foligno: Undisclosed (Out For Season)

Kraken Insights

With 210 goals (2.6 per game), the Kraken have the NHL’s 29th-ranked offense.
The Kraken have one of the top defenses in the NHL, allowing 229 total goals (2.8 per game), eighth in the league.
With a goal differential of -19, they are 23rd in the league.
With 49 power-play goals (on 239 chances), the Kraken are 19th in the NHL.
The Kraken have the league’s 18th-ranked power-play percentage (20.50).
In terms of shorthanded goals, the Kraken have four.
The 79.26% penalty-kill percentage of the Kraken is 18th in the league.
The Kraken win 47.4% of faceoffs, 25th-ranked in the NHL.
The 9.1% shooting percentage of the Kraken is 29th in the league.
The Kraken have shut out their opponent five times. They are averaging 18.8 hits and 14.9 blocked shots per game.

Kraken Key Players

Jared McCann has collected 29 goals and 32 assists in 79 games for Seattle, good for 61 points.
Oliver Bjorkstrand has amassed 57 points this season, with 20 goals and 37 assists.
Vince Dunn’s 11 goals and 35 assists add up to 46 points this season.
Joey Daccord is 18-18-11 this season, collecting 1238 saves and allowing 113 goals (2.4 goals against average) with a .916 save percentage (ninth-best in the league).