A look at the game “by the numbers.”
- In terms of creating offense, in 5-on-5 play, the Kraken generated 49.5-percent of all shot volume (the second period was the one they controlled by a margin of seven shot attempts) and 42.3-percent of all shot quality.
- Both goaltenders were solid in net. Per Sportlogiq, Seattle should have had at least a goal and Minnesota should have had more than two but both Joey Daccord and Filip Gustavsson were on their game and earned quality starts for their efforts. It was the tenth and fifth respectively for each.
- The Kraken were tenacious in terms of getting to loose pucks (winning 75-percent of all loose puck recoveries) but the Wild stacked up the neutral zone and played with close gaps to limit the ability to enter the offensive zone and as a result, Minnesota denied 57-percent of all Seattle entry attempts.
- The Kraken penalty kill was perfect for the third straight game and for the seventh time in the last ten games. On the season as a whole, Seattle’s PK has played a clean sheet in terms of not allowing a power play goal against 16 times.
- Seattle was effective off the cycle (9 chances to the Wild’s 6) and off turnovers (6 chances to Minnesota’s 5) but allowed 13 odd-man rushes.
- Matty Beniers led his team in shot quality and zone entries while Jordan Eberle was first in offensive zone time and chances off the cycle.
- This game marks the third time the Kraken were kept off the scoresheet and the fifth time that Gustafvsson has earned a shutout since the beginning of last season. Only four other goaltenders have accomplished the same feat: Ilya Sorokin (8), Alexandar Georgiev (6), Jeremy Swayman (6) and Jake Oettinger (6).
Here’s a look at our data-driven Instant Analysis from Sportlogiq (Click HERE for how to read this graphic):
