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One: Daccord-ing to Plan
Martin Jones started in net Saturday against Chicago, but, after 40 minutes of play, he was replaced by Philipp Grubauer for the final period of game action. Dave Hakstol had no specific update on Jones' status after the game. When asked if the change in net was due to injury or illness, Hakstol said the team would have an update in a day or two. "(Jones) was just unavailable. I won't comment, but it wasn't illness."
On Sunday, Joey Daccord joined the Kraken as an emergency recall. It's not known if the 26-year-old will be in the lineup Monday. But what a neat story it would be if he does see the ice. Daccord, of course, played three seasons at Arizona State (2016-17 - 2018-19; .913 SV%) - the current home to Mullet Arena where the Coyotes play. Daccord is already the only ASU alumnus to play in the NHL this season and should he get in the net versus Arizona, he will be the first ASU alumnus to play a major league game at Mullet Arena. Daccord has been very strong in three games for Seattle this season going 2-0-1 with a .903 save percentage.

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##### Two: Stay Strong on the Road
Seattle has been successful away from home all season long. Going into Monday's game, they have a 25-10-4 record on the road. That's the fourth most wins of any NHL team this year. And the Kraken will have to be true to that identity once again against a team that has found significant success on their own ice. While Arizona has struggled overall this season, 21 of their 28 wins have happened at home. That's 75-percent of all their victories and the same number of home wins as teams like Colorado and Dallas. In fact, the Coyotes broke their nine-game losing streak on Saturday - the first game they played at Mullet Arena in a week.
Also of note, Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist in the 5-4 victory. He now sits just one point away from tying the franchise's all-time record for points in a single season (86) set by Keith Tkachuk in 1996-97.
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##### Three: Clean it Up
Even though the Kraken won their last game over Chicago by a score of 7-3, the team wasn't wholly pleased with their effort. Hakstol referred to some sloppy portions of the game that cost Seattle zone time. He's not wrong. Usually, a team to control the possession battle, the Kraken acquiesced the majority of offensive zone time to the Blackhawks (24:38 to Seattle's 22:06) and allowed Chicago to generate more shot volume (57.47% in 5-on-5 play) while basically tying in shot quality (49.59% for the Kraken).
Hakstol said some of that is to be expected coming off the massive win that clinched the Kraken's first-ever playoff berth, but the team wants to return to the style of play that has made them so successful this season. Not just to get two more standings points, but to continue to build towards peak performance heading into the postseason. "The guys know (play was sloppy), and we have to make sure we clean that back up," Hakstol said.