A look at the game “by the numbers.”
- The Kraken’s 16 shots on goal in the opening period were the most taken by Seattle in any period one of any game this season.
- The Kraken had five odd-man rushes while only allowing one against.
- The two Kraken goals in period one occurred 51 seconds apart, marking the tenth time this season they’ve scored an OWN-OWN response goal.
- Philipp Grubauer prevented 1.47 more goals than he should have according to Evolving-Hockey.com and earned his fourth quality start of the season.
- The most effective line in terms of tilting the ice the Kraken’s way this game was Matty Beniers’ line with Jaden Schwartz and Kaapo Kakko on the flanks. In 12:10 of play, they were plus-8 in shot attempts and generated 71-percent of all shot quality.
- With two primary assists tonight in 5 games with the Kraken, Kakko now has as many points (3) as he did in his last 13 games with the Rangers.
- Kakko had two shots from the slot, two chances off the cycle and was second overall in controlled exits (7).
- Schwartz led all skaters in controlled entries (8) and controlled exits (9) and led his team in offensive zone possession time (:30).
- The Kraken won the first two and the last two games in December.
- Today marked Oliver Bjorkstrand’s 200th game with the Kraken. Going into tonight’s game, his 129 points rank fifth all-time; he is the only non-original Kraken in the top five. He was tied for fourth in goals (51) again, the only non-original Kraken in the top four. And he ranked fifth in assists (78) the only non-original Kraken in the top five.
- Jared McCann led all skaters in the game in shot quality (1.14 expected goals).
- The top players in this game, according to Game Score (per hockeystatcards.com): were Adam Larsson, Jaden Schwartz, Vince Dunn, Matty Beniers and Kaapo Kakko.
Here’s a look at our data-driven Instant Analysis from Sportlogiq (Click HERE for how to read this graphic):
