How to Watch Carolina Hurricanes vs. Seattle Kraken: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 10-19-2023

The Carolina Hurricanes (3-1) visit the Seattle Kraken (0-3-1, losers of four straight) at Climate Pledge Arena. The matchup on Thursday, October 19 starts at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSO, and ROOT Sports NW.

Hurricanes vs. Kraken Game Info

• Game Day: Thursday, October 19, 2023
• Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Hurricanes and Kraken Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Hurricanes Insights

• The Hurricanes ranked 15th in the NHL last season with 262 goals scored (3.2 per game).
• The Hurricanes allowed 210 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking second in league action for the fewest goals against.
• They had the league’s seventh-best goal differential at +52.
• The 50 power-play goals the Hurricanes scored last season (18th in the NHL) came via 253 power-play chances.
• The Hurricanes were 20th in the league with a 19.76% power-play conversion rate.
• The Hurricanes scored 11 shorthanded goals last season.
• The Hurricanes had the league’s second-best penalty-kill percentage (84.38%).
• The Hurricanes won 52.9% of their faceoffs to rank fifth in the NHL.
• The Hurricanes had a 9.2% shooting percentage, which ranked 26th in the league.
• The Hurricanes shut out opponents nine times last season. They averaged 16.5 hits and 10.2 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Key Players

• One of Carolina’s top offensive options last season was Martin Necas, who posted 71 points in 82 games.
• Having scored 36 goals and adding 31 assists a year ago, Sebastian Aho was a key piece on offense for Carolina over the course 75 games.
• In 82 games a season ago, Brent Burns proved to be another option for Carolina. He racked up 61 points on the year (18 goals and 43 assists).
• As Carolina’s top goalkeeper last season, Antti Raanta recorded 19 wins and 3 losses while giving up 58 goals against 586 saves.

Hurricanes Injuries

Sebastian Aho: Upper Body (Questionable), Andrei Svechnikov: Knee (Out), Ryan Suzuki: Undisclosed (Out), Vasiliy Ponomarev: Undisclosed (Out)

Kraken Insights

• With 289 goals (3.5 per game) last season, the Kraken had the NHL’s fourth-best offense.
• The Kraken gave up 3.1 goals per game (252 in total), 14th in the league.
• They had the 10th-best goal differential in the league at +37.
• With 48 power-play goals (on 243 chances), the Kraken were 21st in the NHL.
• The Kraken’s power-play percentage (19.75) put them 21st in the league.
• In terms of shorthanded goals, the Kraken had six.
• At 76.69%, the Kraken had the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Kraken were 31st in faceoff win rate in the NHL (45.3%).
• The 11.6% shooting percentage of the Kraken was second in the league.
• The Kraken shut out their opponents three times. They averaged 22 hits and 13.7 blocked shots per game.

Kraken Key Players

• Jared McCann’s 40 goals and 30 assists in 79 games for Seattle last season added up to 70 total points.
• Vince Dunn was a top offensive contributor for Seattle with 64 total points last season. He scored 14 goals and added 50 assists in 81 games.
• Seattle’s Jordan Eberle was among the top offensive players on the team with 63 total points (20 goals and 43 assists).
• Philipp Grubauer was 17-14-4 last season, conceding 98 goals (1.4 goals against average) with an 89.462 save percentage (47th in the league).

Kraken Injuries

Brandon Tanev: Lower Body (Out)