A look at the game “by the numbers.”
+ The Kraken held close to Philadelphia in shot attempts (47-48) but were minus-10 in 5-on-5 play. Seattle did have an advantage in terms of how much time they spent in the offensive zone (plus-:51) and in terms of offensive zone possession (plus-1:15).
+ The Kraken have scored the first goal in five of their six games including all three of their wins.
+ The Kraken have now played five straight games with a power play goal. That ties the second longest streak in Kraken history (2021-22). The longest is six straight games.
+ Jani Nyman led all skaters in the game in individual shot quality and tied for the most slot shots on net (2).
+ Matty Beniers Led all Kraken skaters in controlled entries (6) and controlled exits (9).
+ When Berkly Catton took to the ice, he became the ninth player drafted by the Kraken to play in at least one NHL game. Since the Kraken came into existence (2021), only one team has had more drafted players on their NHL rosters – Chicago (10). Columbus has also had nine draftees take to the ice for them thus far.
+ Berkly Catton earned an assist just 7:16 into his NHL debut. That's the fastest a Kraken player has recorded a point in their NHL debut. Matty Beniers held the previous mark (14:13)
+With that assist, Catton becomes the fourth Kraken skater (also Beniers, Nyman and Ottavainen) to notch a point in his NHL regular season debut.
+ The top three Kraken skaters in the game according to Game Score (per HockeyStatCards.com) were: Jordan Eberle, Matty Beniers, and Berkly Catton.
+ Dan Vladar is tied with Jake Oettinger for the second most wins against the Kraken at 8-1-1.
Here’s a look at our data-driven Instant Analysis from Sportlogiq (Click HERE for how to read this graphic):
