SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
NY Islanders 1 at Seattle 4
Goals: Larsson, Tolvanen, Bjorkstrand, Tanev
Goalie: Jones (18/19)
PP: 1/2 PK: 2/2 Shots: NY Islanders 19 – Seattle 35
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 93)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 35 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 35 games – day-to-day
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
N/A
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Jan. 5: Seattle at Toronto, 4 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 7: Seattle at Ottawa, 4 p.m. PT
Monday, Jan. 9: Seattle at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 10: Seattle at Buffalo, 4 p.m. PT
Thursday, Jan. 12: Seattle at Boston, 4 p.m. PT
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight is Seattle’s first of seven consecutive games that they will play on the road. Their seven-game road trip is their longest such stretch of the season and will conclude on Jan. 14 at Chicago.
• Ryan Donato has recorded a point in seven of his last eight games played and enters tonight’s game riding a three-game point streak. If he were to record an assist tonight it would give him an assist in three consecutive games for the first time in his career. His seven points in eight games is his most productive eight-game stretch as a Kraken.
• Entering play Monday, Jared McCann led the league with 2.17 goals-per-60 at five-on-five among players that have played in at least six games this season. Daniel Sprong ranked third with 1.98. McCann was to be averaging more than two goals per 60 among players that have played in at least six games.
• Brandon Tanev has five points (three goals, two assists) in his last five games played. If he were to score tonight, it would give him goals in three consecutive games for the first time in his career.
• Daniel Sprong has five points (four goals, one assist) in his last five games dating back to Dec. 20 vs. St. Louis.
ROAD WARRIORS
• The Kraken have posted an 9-4-2 record while playing on the road this season. The team’s nine road wins are just two wins shy of matching their total from last season (11) despite only playing in 15 road games so far this year.
• The Kraken were tied for eighth in the NHL in regulation wins on the road (eight) and ranked seventh in road points percentage (.667) entering play Monday.
• The team’s 4.00 goals-per-game played on the road led the NHL entering play Monday.
EDMONTON OILERS NOTES:
20-16-2 – 42 PTS RECORD 19-12-4 – 42 PTS
Div. – 5th Conference – 8th RANK Div. – 4th Conference – 7th
1st –32.1% (44/137) POWER PLAY 19th – 21.0% (22/105)
26th – 73.0% (100/137) PENALTY KILL 31st – 68.5% (76/111)
ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. SEATTLE GP RECORD HOME (1) AWAY (3) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. SEATTLE 4 4-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 20 11
OILERS vs. SEATTLE – 2022-23 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 7 2
QUICK FACTS
• Tuesday’s game will mark Edmonton’s second of four games against the Kraken this season and the first of two games in Edmonton.
• The last time these teams met was on December 30th in Seattle, with the Oilers winning 7-2.
• Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 10 career points against Seattle and notched five points (1G, 4A) the last time these teams met.
CAREER GAMES vs. SEATTLE
Record: 3-1-0
GF: 20 GA: 11
2022-23 12/30/22@ SEA 7-2 W
2021-22 12/18/21@ SEA 5-3 W
2021-22 12/3/21 @ SEA 4-3 L
2021-22 11/1/21 @ EDM 5-2 W
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 15 F Brad Malone placed on waivers
Dec. 16 F Brad Malone cleared waivers and loaned to Bakersfield (AHL) D Markus Niemelainen recalled from Bakersfield
OILERS IN DECEMBER
Overall – 543 GP, 238-226-42-36 – 0.510
2022-23 – 15 GP, 7-6-2 – 14 PTS
2021-22 –12 GP, 3-8-1 – 7 PTS
