Vancouver Canucks (13-6-1, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (8-8-5, fourth in the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken host the Vancouver Canucks after Eeli Tolvanen's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Kraken's 7-1 win.
Seattle is 8-8-5 overall with a 2-3-2 record in Pacific Division games. The Kraken have conceded 71 goals while scoring 60 for a -11 scoring differential.
Vancouver has a 13-6-1 record overall and a 5-2-0 record in Pacific Division play. The Canucks have scored 80 total goals (4.0 per game) to rank first in the NHL.
Friday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Kraken won 4-3 in the last meeting. Tolvanen led the Kraken with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vince Dunn has three goals and 15 assists for the Kraken. Jaden Schwartz has scored four goals with two assists over the past 10 games.
J.T. Miller has 13 goals and 17 assists for the Canucks. Brock Boeser has five goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 4-3-3, averaging 3.2 goals, six assists, 4.4 penalties and 10.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Canucks: 6-4-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 6.5 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Kraken: Philipp Grubauer: day to day (undisclosed), Andre Burakovsky: out (upper body).
Canucks: Pius Suter: day to day (undisclosed), Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Carson Soucy: out (foot), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
