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NHL Playoffs Round 2 Game 2 Preview: Seattle Kraken (1-0) at Dallas Stars (0-1)

SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:

LAST GAME
SEATTLE 5 AT DALLAS 4 (OT)
GOALS: Schwartz, Schultz, Bjorkstrand, Eberele, Gourde
GOALIE: Grubauer (31/35)
PP: 0/3 PK: 2/2 SHOTS: SEA 44 – DAL 35

CURRENT INJURIES (MAN GAMES LOST: 28)
JOONAS DONSKOI (upper body; IR) | 8 games | no timeline for return
ANDRE BURAKOVSKY (lower body; IR) | 8 games | week-to-week
JOHN HAYDEN (lower body; IR) | 8 games | week-to-week
JARED McCANN (undisclosed) | 4 games | day-to-day

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
ā€¢ Tonightā€™s matchup is the second of two consecutive games that will be played at American Airlines Center during the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

ā€¢ Entering play Wednesday, the Kraken and the Panthers were the only teams to win four games on the road during the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. A win tonight would make the Kraken the third team to have a four-game road winning streak, joining the Florida Panthers.

ā€¢ The Kraken have gone 18-for-20 on the penalty kill during the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Their 90.0 percent success rate on the penalty kill was good for second in the NHL entering play Wednesday.

ā€¢ Entering play Wednesday the Kraken had four players ranked in the top 10 in the NHL in hits: Adam Larsson (42, second), Brandon Tanev (37,
fourth), Jamie Oleksiak (31, tied ninth) and Eeli Tolvanen (31, tied ninth). The teams 337 hits topped the NHL entering play Wednesday.

ā€¢ The Kraken posted a 1-1-1 record against the Stars during the 2022-23 regular season.

ā€¢ Seattle owned a 13-4-6 record against the Central Division during the 2022-23 regular season.

ā€¢ The Kraken defeated the Stars 5-4 in overtime to take a 1-0 series lead, making them the 10th expansion team to win their first-ever game in
the second round and the seventh to do so while playing on the road according to NHL Stats.

ā€¢ Entering play Wednesday, the Kraken were the only team this postseason to win Game 1 of both of their first and second round series. The Carolina Hurricanes have the opportunity to do so on May 3, but even with a win, the Kraken will be the only team to win both of their Game 1s while playing on the road.

DALLAS STARS NOTES:

SECOND ROUND SERIES SCHEDULE
Date Time (CT) DAL [C2] vs. SEA [WC1] Location TV/Radio/Result
Game 1 Tue, May 2 8:30 p.m. Seattle at Dallas American Airlines Center Kraken 5, Stars 4 (OT)
Game 2 Thu, May 4 8:30 p.m. Seattle at Dallas American Airlines Center TNT, SN, CBC, TVAS /KTCK
Game 3 Sun, May 7 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Seattle Climate Pledge Arena TBS, SN, TVAS/KTCK
Game 4 Tue, May 9 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Seattle Climate Pledge Arena ESPN, SN, TVAS/KTCK
Game 5 * Thu, May 11 TBD Seattle at Dallas American Airlines Center TNT, SN, TVAS/KTCK
Game 6 * Sat, May 13 TBD Dallas at Seattle Climate Pledge Arena ESPN, SN, TVAS/KTCK
Game 7 * Mon, May 15 TBD Seattle at Dallas American Airlines Center ESPN, SN, TVAS/KTCK

  • if necessary

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 2 ā€“ Recalled goaltender Scott Wedgewood from Texas (AHL) and loaned goaltender Matt Murray to Texas (AHL)
April 3 ā€“ Recalled defenseman Thomas Harley from Texas (AHL)
April 19 ā€“ Recalled forward Riley Tufte from Texas (AHL)
April 26 ā€“ Loaned forward Riley Tufte to Texas (AHL)

HOW THE STARS-KRAKEN SERIES HAS UNFOLDED
Game 1: May 2, 2023 ā€“ STARS 4 vs. KRAKEN 5 (OT) | Seattle leads series 1-0
Despite a four-goal performance from forward Joe Pavelski (4-0ā€”4), the Stars dropped Game 1 against the Seattle Kraken at American Airlines Center. Pavelski, who missed five games due to injury in the First Round vs. Minnesota, matched the franchise record for most goals in a playoff game ā€“ a feat previously established by Denis Gurianov (4-1ā€”5 in Game 6 of 2020 R1). Forward Max Domi tied his postseason career high in assists (3) and points (0-3ā€”3), defenseman Miro Heiskanen (0-1ā€”1) picked up his seventh assist of the postseason and blueliner Thomas Harley (0-1ā€”1) recorded his first career postseason point with an assist in the first period. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 39 saves on 44 shots in 72:17 TOI.
PP: 0-2 | PK: 3-3 | SF: 35 | SA: 44 | DAL TOI: M. Heiskanen (34:54 ā€“ game high) | Attendance: 18,532 (sellout)
Three Stars: 1. DAL ā€“ J. Pavelski 2. SEA ā€“ Y. Gourde 3. DAL ā€“ M. Domi

DALLAS STARS POSTSEASON NOTES
TONIGHTā€™S GAME: The Stars look to even the series in Game 2 of their Second Round series against the Seattle Kraken (8:30 p.m. CT, TV: TNT, SN, CBC, TVAS , Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). Dallas fell 5-4 in overtime in Game 1 on Tuesday on a night that saw forward Joe Pavelski score all four goals. Following tonight’s contest, the series will shift to the Emerald City for Games 3 and 4 on Sunday, May 7 and Tuesday, May 9.

LET’S GET IT KRAKEN

  • This is the first all-time postseason meeting between the franchises.
  • There have been 289 unique series matchups in NHL history, including one in the 2023 First Round (SEA-COL). The Seattle-Dallas series increases that number, as does the Vegas-Edmonton and Toronto-Florida series.
  • The Stars/North Stars franchise has faced a club making its first appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on two other occasions, both in the first postseason of the NHLā€™s expansion when the club itself was in the playoffs for the first time. In 1968, the North Stars defeated the Kings in the Quarterfinals (4-3 W) and then lost to the Blues in the Semifinals (4-3 L).
  • The Stars went 2-0-1 against the Kraken during the 2022-23 regular-season and are 4-1-1 against them overall since they entered the NHL, including a 2-0-1 mark at home.
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