Seattle Kraken (28-27-12, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (36-25-7, fourth in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken, on a five-game losing streak, play the Vegas Golden Knights.
Vegas has a 36-25-7 record overall and a 12-7-2 record in Pacific Division play. The Golden Knights have given up 203 goals while scoring 215 for a +12 scoring differential.
Seattle has an 8-7-4 record in Pacific Division games and a 28-27-12 record overall. The Kraken have a 23-2-9 record in games they score at least three goals.
The teams match up Thursday for the fourth time this season. The Golden Knights won the previous meeting 5-4 in overtime.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Marchessault has 38 goals and 21 assists for the Golden Knights. William Karlsson has scored five goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.
Oliver Bjorkstrand has scored 18 goals with 30 assists for the Kraken. Andre Burakovsky has three goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Knights: 4-6-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.5 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.
Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging 2.2 goals, four assists, three penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Golden Knights: Pavel Dorofeyev: day to day (undisclosed), Mark Stone: out (upper body), Tomas Hertl: out (lower body), Alex Pietrangelo: day to day (illness).
Kraken: Jaden Schwartz: day to day (upper body), Vince Dunn: day to day (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
