A look at the game “by the numbers.”
- The Kraken earned the outcome they got in this one. They edged out a team that shoots the puck more than any other this year in total shot volume (51.2-percent in 5-on-5 play) and generated 72.9-percent of all 5-on-5 shot quality.
- The Kraken bested the ‘Canes in shots from the slot (12-9) and slot driving plays (20-17).
- Carolina’s 18 shots on goal tied a season-low for them. And they had just one odd-man rush all game.
- The new-look Matty Beniers line (with Jaden Schwartz and Yanni Gourde) scored two goals and dictated play the most creating 17-shot attempts while allowing just seven and only giving up one shot on target against.
- Gourde scored his seventh game-winning goal with the Kraken which ties him with Eeli Tolvanen for the fourth most in franchise history. Only Jordan Eberle (10), Alexander Wennberg (9), and Jared McCann (8) have tallied more with the franchise.
- Gourde’s goal was also his fiftieth goal as a member of the Seattle Kraken.
- Schwartz opened the scoring 19 seconds into the contest, marking the fastest goal to start a game for this season, besting Jamie Oleksiak (0:25 on Oct. 25, 2024). It is the seventh time a team has scored in the first 20 seconds of a contest in 2024-25.
- Oliver Bjorkstrand is one of seven players to post 20+ goals and 55+ takes in each of the last 3 seasons. The others: Connor McDavid; William Nylander; Mitch Marner; Leon Draisaitl; Auston Matthews; and Aleksander Barkov.
- With the successful challenge of Jack Drury’s goal in the third period. The Kraken are now 1-for-1 on goaltender interferences this season and 8-for-12 all-time.
- The top skaters in the game according to Game Score were Vince Dunn; Adam Larsson; Beniers; Gourde and Schwartz.
- With the primary assist on Brandon Tanev’s goal, Ryan Winterton earned the first point of his NHL career.
Here’s a look at our data-driven Instant Analysis from Sportlogiq (Click HERE for how to read this graphic):
