A look at the game “by the numbers.”
+ The Kraken were out-attempted 74-45 in all situations and generated 30.5-percent of all 5-on-5 attempts but Philipp Grubauer was excellent preventing 3.82 more goals than expected. That is the third best performance of his entire career and his second-best with Seattle (Apr. 9, 2024 vs ARI).
+ Grubauer’s performance measured out as a quality start, the seventh of the season for him. He now has quality starts in seven of eleven games played.
+ Grubauer measured out as the top player in the game according to Game Score (hockeystatcards.com).
+ The Kraken had 12 odd-player rushes while allowing just two against.
+ The line of Tye Kartye, Ben Meyers, and Jacob Melanson was most effective at tilting the ice Seattle’s way and was the line in the positive in terms of both shot volume (plus-5) and shot quality (77% of expected goals).
+ With two goals in the game, Jordan Eberle has now earned 750 NHL points in his career and he is one point away from 200 points as a player with the Seattle Kraken.
+ With Freddy Gaudreau scoring with the skater advantage tonight, the Kraken power play has now scored in four of the last five games.
+ With an assist on the final goal of the game, Eeli Tolvanen now has points in four straight contests (1-4-5).
+ Kaapo Kakko had two assists tonight and now has points in three of his last four games (1-3-4).
+ While Chandler Stephenson’s seven-game point streak and four-game goal streak ended tonight, he led all skaters in the game in controlled entries (8) and tied for the lead in controlled exits (8).
+ Kakko and Jacob Melanson tied for the team lead in 5-on-5 high-danger shot attempts (2).
Here’s a look at our data-driven Instant Analysis from Sportlogiq (Click HERE for how to read this graphic):
