The Carolina Hurricanes (3-4) will attempt to halt a three-game losing streak when they play the Seattle Kraken (2-4-1) at home on Thursday, October 26 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSSO, and ROOT Sports NW.
Hurricanes vs. Kraken Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, October 26, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 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’ 27 total goals (3.9 per game) make them the second-best scoring team in the NHL.
- The Hurricanes have conceded 33 total goals (4.7 per game), ranking 32nd in NHL play in goals against.
- They have the league’s 26th-ranked goal differential at -6.
- The eight power-play goals the Hurricanes have recorded this season (third-most in the NHL) have come on 34 power-play chances.
- The Hurricanes rank 11th in the league with a 23.53% power-play conversion rate.
- The Hurricanes have scored four shorthanded goals this season to lead the NHL.
- The Hurricanes’ 68.75% penalty-kill success rate ranks 28th in the league.
- The Hurricanes win 49% of their faceoffs (21st in the NHL)
- The Hurricanes shoot 11.6% as a team (ninth in the league).
- The Hurricanes are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 11.4 hits and 10.9 blocked shots per game.
Hurricanes Key Players
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi has been critical to Carolina’s offense this season, registering seven points in seven games.
- Seth Jarvis has four goals and three assists for Carolina to compile seven total points (one per game).
- Jaccob Slavin has contributed seven points for Carolina in seven games this season, scoring on 15.8% of his shots and putting up three goals and four assists.
- In the three games Frederik Andersen has played this season, his save percentage is 85.484, 58th in the league.
Hurricanes Injuries
Andrei Svechnikov: Knee (Out), Ryan Suzuki: Undisclosed (Out), Vasiliy Ponomarev: Undisclosed (Out), Brett Pesce: Lower Body (Questionable), Frederik Andersen: Upper Body (Questionable)
Kraken Insights
- With 16 goals (2.3 per game), the Kraken have the NHL’s 24th-ranked offense.
- The Kraken’s total of 24 goals allowed (3.4 per game) is 27th in the league.
- Their -8 goal differential is 28th in the league.
- The Kraken have five power-play goals (on 23 chances), 14th in the NHL.
- The Kraken score on 21.74% of their power plays, No. 13 in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goal, the Kraken have one.
- The 81.82% penalty-kill percentage of the Kraken is 14th in the NHL.
- At 51.2%, the Kraken have the league’s 13th-ranked faceoff win percentage.
- The Kraken’s 7.3% shooting percentage is 30th in the league.
- The Kraken have not held their opponents scoreless yet this season.
Kraken Key Players
- Vince Dunn has totaled seven points (one per game) for Seattle, with one goal and six assists in seven games (playing 23:48 per game).
- Oliver Bjorkstrand has amassed five points this season, with one goal and four assists.
- Jared McCann has earned three goals on the season, chipping in one assist.
- Joey Daccord is 2-0-1 on the season, giving up nine goals (1.3 goals against average) and amassing 79 saves with an 89.773 save percentage (34th in the league).
Kraken Injuries
Andre Burakovsky: Upper Body (Out), Brandon Tanev: Lower Body (Out)