Seattle Kraken (19-16-9, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (24-15-1, fourth in the Pacific Division)
Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Edmonton Oilers host the Seattle Kraken with an 11 win streak on the line.
Edmonton has gone 24-15-1 overall with an 8-4-0 record against the Pacific Division. The Oilers have gone 21-7-0 when scoring at least three goals.
Seattle has a 19-16-9 record overall and a 6-4-3 record in Pacific Division play. The Kraken have a -3 scoring differential, with 123 total goals scored and 126 given up.
Thursday's game is the third time these teams square off this season. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Connor McDavid has 16 goals and 42 assists for the Oilers. Zach Hyman has scored eight goals with four assists over the last 10 games.
Jared McCann has 17 goals and 11 assists for the Kraken. Vince Dunn has scored four goals with six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 10-0-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.2 assists, four penalties and 10.1 penalty minutes while giving up 1.6 goals per game.
Kraken: 8-2-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.6 assists, 2.4 penalties and 5.3 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Oilers: Ryan Fanti: out (hip).
Kraken: Matty Beniers: out (upper body), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare: out (leg), Philipp Grubauer: out (lower body), Vince Dunn: day to day (undisclosed), Andre Burakovsky: day to day (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
