A look at the game “by the numbers.”
- On the game as a whole, San Jose created more offense than Seattle with a plus-26 shot attempt advantage in 5-on-5 play and 70-percent of all shot quality.
- The Kraken had seven rush chances (including 5 of the odd-man variety) while allowing five total against (two counted as odd-man).
- Joey Daccord had 87 pucks sent his way. His teammates blocked 25 of them and 37 found their way to the net – he stopped all but two saving almost 3.5 more goals than expected.
- Chandler Stephenson’s two-point night (1-1-2) extended his goal streak to four games and his point streak to eight games which is a new career high and marks the fourth longest point streak by a player in Kraken history.
- Freddy Gaudreau led his team in shot attempts (7 in all situations, 6 in 5-on-5 play), shots on goal (5) and individual shot quality. Stephenson and Shane Wright ranked second and third in individual shot quality.
- Gaudreau – who played a career high 21:21 across all situations - also led his team in entries (5) and exits (9 – tying Macklin Celebrini for the most in the game).
- Wright’s individual offense included a team leading four shots from the slot and three scoring chances off the rush.
- Wright’s line (with Ryan Winterton and Jani Nyman) built the best offensive quality advantage over the Sharks with 60.3-percent of 5-on-5 expected goals in 9:37 of play.
- Ryan Lindgren’s game winner was his first goal as a member of the Kraken.
- The top Seattle players according to Game Score were: Daccord (who also graded out as the best player in the game); Stephenson, Josh Mahura, Jordan Eberle and Wright.
Here’s a look at our data-driven Instant Analysis from Sportlogiq (Click HERE for how to read this graphic):
