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).

Kraken Injuries

Vince Dunn: Upper Body (Out For Season)