Kraken in action against the Golden Knights after overtime victory

Updated Dec. 31, 2023 4:11 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Vegas Golden Knights (22-10-5, second in the Pacific Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (14-14-9, fourth in the Pacific Division)

Monday, 3 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Golden Knights -137, Kraken +116; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights visit the Seattle Kraken after the Kraken beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in overtime.

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Seattle is 5-4-3 against the Pacific Division and 14-14-9 overall. The Kraken have a -12 scoring differential, with 98 total goals scored and 110 allowed.

Vegas is 22-10-5 overall with a 9-3-2 record against the Pacific Division. The Golden Knights have gone 19-2-3 in games they score at least three goals.

The teams meet Monday for the second time this season. The Golden Knights won the previous meeting 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jared McCann has 14 goals and eight assists for the Kraken. Will Borgen has seven assists over the last 10 games.

Jonathan Marchessault has 17 goals and 10 assists for the Golden Knights. Mark Stone has five goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 6-1-3, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.9 assists, three penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.

Golden Knights: 5-5-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.4 assists, 3.6 penalties and 9.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Kraken: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare: out (leg), Philipp Grubauer: out (lower body), Jaden Schwartz: out (lower body).

Golden Knights: Kaedan Korczak: out (lower body), Ben Hutton: out (upper-body), Adin Hill: out (undisclosed), Shea Theodore: out (upper body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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