SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Pittsburgh 1 at Seattle 3
Goals: Eberle, Geekie, Schwartz
Goalie: Jones (31/132)
PP: 0/2 PK: 2/2 Shots: Pittsburgh 32 – Seattle 30
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 24)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 10 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 10 games – day-to-day
Philipp Grubauer (lower body; IR) – 4 games – week-to-week
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Oct. 27, 2022: Signed G Christopher Gibson to a one-year, two-way contract; Placed G Christopher Gibson on waivers
Oct. 28, 2022: G Christopher Gibson cleared waivers; re-assigned to Coachella Valley (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Nov. 3: Seattle at Minnesota, 5 p.m. PT
Saturday, Nov. 5: Seattle at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Nov. 8: Nashville at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Friday, Nov. 11: Minnesota at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Sunday, Nov. 13: Winnipeg at Seattle, 5 p.m. PT
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup with the Flames is the Kraken’s first regular-season game in Canada this season. The team will play a total of nine games in the Great White North this season – tonight in Calgary, twice in Edmonton and Vancouver, and once in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Winnipeg. o There are 13 players on the Kraken’s active roster (not including goaltender Chris Driedger) that hail from Canada, but only one is from Alberta – Viking native Carson Soucy. Viking is approximately a four-hour drive from Calgary. Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol is also Albertan, originally born in Drayton Valley, which is approximately 305 kilometers (190 miles) away from Calgary.
• The Kraken have scored at least three goals in each of their last six games dating back to Oct. 19 vs. St. Louis. Their 22 goals and 3.67 goals for per game ranked fourth and sixth, respectively, in the NHL entering play Monday. o If the team were to score at least three goals tonight, it would give them three-plus goals in seven consecutive games for the first time in franchise history. Prior to this current run, the Kraken had never scored at least three goals in more than five consecutive games.
• Entering play Monday, the Kraken owned the seventh-best power play in the league, converting on 10 of 37 opportunities this season (27.0 percent). o Their 10 power-play goals trailed only Edmonton and Colorado (11 each) for the league lead entering play Monday.
• According to Natural Stat Trick, when Oliver Bjorkstrand is on the ice during five-on-five play, the Kraken are outshooting their opponents 84-60 and have 77 scoring chances to their opponents’ 66. His 60.3 percent Corsi rating ranks second to only Alex Wennberg (60.9 percent) for the team lead.
• Jamie Oleksiak’s 32 hits this season were tied for ninth in the league lead entering play Monday. Entering play Monday, Oleksiak and New York’s Jacob Trouba were the only two players in the league to have at least 30 hits and 15 blocked shots.
• Yanni Gourde has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his last eight games against Calgary.
DAD STRENGTH
• Kraken forward Jordan Eberle and goaltender Martin Jones both played in Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh after each of their wives gave birth to sons the previous day on Oct. 28. Eberle and his wife Lauren welcomed son Deacon, and Jones and his wife Alex welcomed their first child, son Rory.
• Eberle scored the game-tying goal in the second period, which was his first goal of the season in his first game since his son was born.
• Jones made a season-high 31 saves to backstop the Kraken to their second-consecutive win over the Penguins.
ON A ROLL
• Vince Dunn has totaled five points (one goal, four assists) in four games dating back to Oct. 23. His five points during that span were tied for the second-most among all NHL defensemen entering play Monday, trailing only San Jose’s Erik Karlsson’s six points (four goals, two assists).
• An assist tonight would give Brandon Tanev assists in four straight games, which would set a career high.
• Jordan Eberle has totaled five points (one goal, four assists) in his last five games played.
• Daniel Sprong has four points (one goal, three assists) in four games this season. It is the first time in his career that Sprong has played at a point-per-game pace through his first four games played in a season.
AIR SCHWARTZ ONE
• Jaden Schwartz has recorded seven points (three goals, four assists) in his last five games played dating back to Oct. 21. Entering play Monday, his seven points during that span were tied for the seventh-most in the NHL.
• His 10 points (five goals, five assists) this season lead all Kraken skaters and he is tied with Jared McCann for the team lead with five goals.
• Schwartz was one of seven skaters entering play Monday that has played in at least 10 games this season to average a point per game or better. o The list includes New York’s Artemi Panarin (1.6) and Mika Zibanejad (1.2), Los Angeles’ Gabriel Vilardi (1.1), Vegas’ Jack Eichel (1.0), and Toronto’s John Tavares (1.0) and William Nylander (1.0).
• Schwartz has totaled four power-play goals this season, which leads the Kraken and tied for fifth in the NHL entering play Monday. His 8.96 power-play goals per 60 minutes also ranked 10th entering play Monday.
• Entering play Monday, Schwartz ranked 14th in individual shot quality per 60 minutes of play (1.72 expected goals) among players that have played at least 100 minutes this season according to Evolving Hockey.* *Stat courtesy of Kraken Broadcaster Alison Lukan
MATTY B GOOD
• Entering play Monday, Matty Beniers led all rookies with eight points (four goals, four assists) in 10 games played. His four goals and four assists (tied) were both good for second among first-year players.
• Beniers earned an assist on Jordan Eberle’s goal in the team’s last game on Oct. 29 vs. Pittsburgh. The assist was his 17th point in his 20th career game – the most by any skater through their first 20 games with the Kraken, according to NHL Stats.
• His 17 career points are also tied for the ninth-most through a player’s first 20 NHL games as a teenager among active players according to NHL stats. Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby are tied for the lead, with each player totaling 24 points in their first 20 career NHL games.
• A goal or an assist tonight would give Beniers a point in five consecutive games, which would match his career high that he set from April 12 to 22, 2022 – the first five games of his NHL career.
• Beniers ranks second among both rookie forwards (Calen Addison; 18:22) and Kraken forwards (Alex Wennberg; 19:22) in average time on ice this season with 17:40.
• Beniers made his NHL debut against the Flames in Calgary on April 12, 2022, notching his first NHL point (an assist) during the game.
SPREADING THE WEALTH
• The Kraken have had 17 different players score a goal this season, which led the NHL entering play Monday.
• Seattle has also had 20 different players record a point this year, which trails only the Vancouver Canucks (21) for the league lead Entering play Monday.
• Every player that has played in a game for the Kraken this season has tallied at least one point. Entering play Monday, the Kraken were the only team in the league to have every skater that has dressed in a game find the scoresheet.
• The Kraken have scored 33 goals this season, which tied with the New York Islanders for the fourth-most in the NHL entering play Monday. Their 19 five-on-five goals were ranked ninth in the league.
VIEWS FROM THE SIX
• The Kraken have had six defensemen dress in a game for them this season – Will Borgen, Vince Dunn, Adam Larsson, Jamie Oleksiak, Justin Schultz and Carson Soucy. Each of the six blueliners have recorded at least two points this season, with Dunn leading the team’s defensemen with seven points (one goal, six assists).
• Entering play Monday, the Kraken joined the San Jose Sharks and the Washington Capitals as the only teams in the league this season to have every defenseman that has played in a game for them record at least one point.
• The Kraken have had five defensemen score a goal this year – Will Borgen, Vince Dunn, Adam Larsson (two), Jamie Oleksiak (two) and Justin Schultz. Entering play Monday, the Kraken, Columbus Blue Jackets and New Jersey Devils were the only three teams to have five different defensemen score a goal this year.
• Entering play Monday, only the Florida Panthers (eight) and New York Islanders (nine) have had more goals come from defensemen than the Kraken’s seven.
• Seattle’s six defensemen have combined for 23 points this season, which tied for second in the NHL entering play Monday.
• Adam Larsson currently leads all Kraken blueliners in average time on ice (22:46) this season.
SHOOT YOUR SHOT
• The Kraken have totaled 293 shots on goal and 462 shot attempts at five-on-five this season, which tied for fourth and fifth, respectively, in the league entering play Monday. The team has outshot its opponents in seven of the 10 games it has played this season.
• Seattle is outshooting its opponents 323 to 260 this season and is averaging 32.3 shots per game played to its opponents’ 26.1. Its 26.1 average shots against per game was the second-best mark in the NHL entering play Monday and the team’s plus-6.2 average shot differential ranked sixth.
• The Kraken also have a plus-75 shot attempt differential this year, which ranked fourth in the NHL entering play Monday.
• Oliver Bjorkstrand leads the Kraken and tied for ninth in the league entering play Monday with 39 shots on goal this season.
FOUR’S COMPANY
• The Seattle Kraken will forgo naming a captain for the 2022-23 season and have named four alternate captains as part of this year’s leadership group: Jordan Eberle, Yanni Gourde, Adam Larsson and Jaden Schwartz.
• This season will mark the second-consecutive year that all four of Eberle, Gourde, Larsson and Schwartz will wear a letter for the Kraken.
• Prior to joining the Kraken, Eberle previously served as an alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers for five seasons (2012-13 to 2016-17). Larsson also wore an “A” for Edmonton after Eberle’s departure – from 2017-18 to 2020-21.
• Eberle leads all Kraken players in career games played (868), goals (263), assists (339) and points (602).
• Schwartz was an alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues for three seasons (2017-18 to 2019-20) and was a part of the team’s leadership group when they won the 2019 Stanley Cup.
STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
• Alex Wennberg joined Tony Luftman, Stu Grimson and Mike Johnson on Oct. 26 live on NHL Tonight to talk team chemistry, mentoring his young teammates and more.
• Ryan Clark of ESPN ranked Matty Beniers as his top rookie of the season so far, writing that “Even as a rookie, Beniers is already a top-line center.”
• Beniers also joined the Bump & Stacy show on Seattle Sports to talk his red-hot start to his first full NHL season.
• Jared McCann called in live to Chuck & Buck on KJR 93.3 to dish out some fantasy football advice and discuss that Kraken’s second season.
• Kraken reporter Alison Lukan sat down with Shane Wright, his parents and General Manager Ron Francis to discuss Wright’s high-profile journey to the NHL and adjusting to life in the pros as a teenager.
KRAKEN REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Hits: Oleksiak (32), Soucy (26), Larsson (23)
Blocked Shots: Oleksiak (19), Larsson (13), Tanev/Schultz (11)
Shots: Bjorkstrand (39), Schwartz (32), Burakovsky (26)
KRAKEN’S RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]
1-10: 4-4-2 (10), 33/34, 10/37, 22/33
OVERTIME RESULTS (0-2)
Oct. 12, 2022 at Anaheim: Terry
Oct. 19, 2022 vs. St. Louis: Faulk
SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0)
N/A
CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
OCTOBER 22, 2022 – EDMONTON OILERS [3] at CALGARY FLAMES [2]
The second ‘Battle-of-Alberta’ this season took place on Saturday night, this time at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Flames would score first as Mikael Backlund would get a shorthanded goal to give the Flames the lead. Edmonton would respond on that same powerplay just moments later but Brett Ritchie would ensure the Flames took the lead into the final frame scoring his third goal this season to make it 2-1. Edmonton would capitalize in the third period, scoring two goals to down the Flames 3-2. The Flames have three games remaining on this eight-game home-stand before they hit the road.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Backlund (3), Ritchie (3)
GOALIE: Markstrom (23-26, .885 Sv%)
PP: 0/3
PK: 3/4
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 3-2-0
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
October 29, 2022 EDM [3] at CGY [2] Hyman Markstrom Skinner
October 25, 2022 CGY [4] vs. PIT [1] Kadri Markstrom DeSmith
October 22, 2022 CGY [3] vs. CAR [2] Toffoli Markstrom Raanta
October 20, 2022 BUF [6] at CGY [3] Tuch Markstrom/Vladar Comrie
October 18, 2022 CGY [3] vs. VGK [2] Backlund Markstrom Thompson
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
November 1, 2022 7:00pm vs. Seattle Kraken Scotiabank Saddledome
November 3, 2022 7:00pm vs. Nashville Predators Scotiabank Saddledome
November 5, 2022 8:00pm vs. New Jersey Devils Scotiabank Saddledome
November 7, 2022 5:00pm at New York Islanders UBS Arena
November 8, 2022 5:00pm at New Jersey Devils Prudential Center
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the first of three matchups this season between the Flames and Kraken. The Flames won all four meetings against the Kraken last season, in Seattle’s inaugural year. This is a Pacific Division rivalry; The Flames have an overall record of 2-1-0 against Pacific Division opponents this season and a record of 3-1-0 against Western Conference opponents.
LOOK BACKS AT IT:
On Saturday, Mikael Backlund scored the 16th shorthanded goal of his career tying Kent Nilsson for the second most in Flames history. Backlund Trails only Theo Fleury (28) for the most in franchise history. Backlund has three points this season, all goals, giving him 169 in his career which is the 14th most in Flames franchise history. Calgary Flames: Media Notes
RITCH RICH:
Brett Ritchie scored again on Saturday and now has three goals this season which is tied for second on the team in the early stages of the 2022-23 season. Ritchie has matched his point total from last season in just seven games of the 2022-23 season as his sits with a three-game point streak coming into tonight (2G, 1A).
OCTOBER SUCCESS:
The Flames finish the opening month of the season with a record of 5-2-0. Calgary has found success in the opening month of the season over the past two seasons, sitting with a record of 11-2-1 in the month of October since the start of last season. The Flames had a record of 7-3-4 during November in the 2021-22 season.
KRAKEN COMPANY:
The Seattle Kraken are coming into town winless against the Flames in their franchise history. The Flames went 4-0-0 against the Kraken last season as Noah Hanifin posted eight points (2G, 6A) in the season-series. Jacob Markstrom notched a record of 3-0-0 against the Kraken and Dan Vladar saw one game against Seattle in 2021-22, notching a win and allowing no goals.
DOME HOME:
The Flames are set to play their sixth straight home game as this season-long eight-game home stand continues. Thus far, The Flames are 3-2-0 on the home stand and 4-2-0 at home on the season. Calgary will hit the road for the first time in three weeks on November 7th with a meeting against the Islanders.
DID YOU KNOW?
Jonathan Huberdeau is one goal away from notching his 200th career NHL goal. He’d become just the eighth player from the 2011 NHL draft to notch 200 goals in their career. Huberdeau has the second most points from his 2011 draft class with 618, trailing Nikita Kucherov (TBL) by 10 points.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. SEATTLE KRAKEN
ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
CGY vs. SEA 4-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 4-0-0 W4
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Seattle Kraken
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet Flames
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 0-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 0-0-0)
Nov. 1, 2022 – SEA vs. CGY
Dec. 28, 2022 – CGY vs. SEA
Jan. 27, 2023 – CGY vs. SEA
2021-22 Season Series: 4-0-0 (Home: 2-0-0, Road 2-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. SEA: April 12, 2022 – Calgary [5] vs. Seattle [3]
Last Road Win @ SEA: April 9, 2022 – Calgary [4] at Seattle [1]
Last Home Loss vs. SEA: TBD
Last Road Loss @ SEA: TBD
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Oct. 30 – signed Lucas Ciona (F) to a three-year entry-level contract
Oct. 20 – signed Dan Vladar (G) to a two-year contract extension
Oct. 11 – signed Michael Stone (D) to a one-year/two-way contract
Oct. 9 – placed Juuso Valimaki (D) on waivers; claimed by Arizona
Oct. 8 – signed Head Coach Darryl Sutter to a multi-year contract extension
Oct. 7 – signed MacKenzie Weegar (D) to an eight-year contract extension
FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 1)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
