A look at the game “by the numbers.”
- The Kraken had an excellent start and carried play for the majority of the game. In 5-on-5 play, Seattle created 64.2-percent of all shot attempts and 67.2-percent of all shot quality.
- The Kraken had 7:40 of possession time in the offensive zone – that’s 3:09 more than Chicago, and were plus-3 in chances off of turnovers and plus-8 in high-danger scoring chances.
- Prior to losing Jordan Eberle to a lower-body injury in the second period, his line with Matty Beniers and Jared McCann blanked the Blackhawks, allowing no-shot attempts against them in 4:31 of ice time.
- Ryker Evans led all Kraken skaters in ice time (24:33) and he and his D-partner, Adam Larsson, led all pairs in tilting the ice Seattle’s way going plus-7 in shot attempts and creating 70-percent of all shot quality.
- Jaden Schwartz scored the 200th goal of his NHL career tonight.
- Matty Beniers scored the 46th goal of his career for the Kraken, tying Yanni Gourde for the third most in franchise history.
- Beniers also led all skaters in the game in individual shot quality (.40), rush chances (3), and controlled entries (9).
- Joey Daccord earned his 28th win with the Kraken and passed Martin Jones (27) for sole possession of second on the franchise’s all-time wins list, behind only Philipp Grubauer (50).
- Ryker Evans (3-7—10 in 17 GP) tied Vince Dunn (17 GP in 2022-23) for the third-fewest games to 10 points in a season by a Kraken defenseman. The list is topped by Dunn (12 GP in 2023-24) and Brandon Montour (13 GP in 2024-25).
- The Game Score leaders from this game were Matty Beniers, Jared McCann, and Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Here's a look at our data-driven Instant Analysis from Sportlogiq (click HERE for how to read this graphic):
