SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Edmonton 6 at Seattle 4
Goals: Schwartz, Eberle, Bjorkstrand, Tolvanen
Goalie: Grubauer (7/10), Jones (10/13)
PP: 0/2 PK: 1/3 Shots: Edmonton 23 – Seattle 37
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 196)
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 69 games – no timeline for return
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) – 19 games – week-to-week
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
March 15, 2023: Recalled F John Hayden from Coachella Valley (AHL)
March 20, 2023: Recalled G Joey Daccord on an emergency basis from Coachella Valley (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, March 23: Seattle at Nashville, 5 p.m. PT
Saturday, March 25: Seattle at Nashville, 11 a.m. PT
Monday, March 27: Seattle at Minnesota, 5 p.m. PT
Thursday, March 30: Anaheim at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, April 1: Los Angeles at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s matchup is the final time the Kraken will play the Stars this season. Seattle has gone 0-1-1 against Dallas in the teams’ two previous meetings this year and are looking for their first win against the Stars this season.
• Tonight’s game is the first of a four-game road trip in which all four games will be played against Central Division teams. It is the 17th of 25 games the Kraken will play against Central Division teams this season, with Seattle holding an 8-3-5 record against the Central Division this year.
• Seattle’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, are set to take on the Texas Stars tonight at 5 p.m. PT. It is the second time the Kraken and Firebirds are playing teams from the same organization on the same day. The two teams also faced off against their Stars counterparts on March 11.
• With the Kraken’s four-goal outing in their game on March 3 against Columbus, they surpassed their goal total from all of last season in 20 fewer games. Seattle has scored 240 goals in 69 games this season compared to 213 goals in 2021-22. The team’s 240 goals this season were tied for the sixth-most in the NHL entering play Monday.
• Jordan Eberle’s goal in the Kraken’s game on March 3 at Columbus was his 50th point of the season. It is the sixth time in his career and first time since 2017-18 that Eberle has recorded 50 or more points in a season.
FALLING STARS
• Vince Dunn has seven points (all assists) in his last six games against Dallas and has recorded multi-assist performances in the last two games he has played against the Stars.
• Yanni Gourde scored his 100th NHL goal on April 23, 2022 against Dallas.
• Justin Schultz recorded his 100th NHL point on Jan. 21, 2016 against the Stars.
ROAD WARRIORS
• The Kraken have posted an 22-9-3 record while playing on the road this season. The team’s 22 road wins have doubled their total from last season (11) despite the team still having seven road games left to play this season.
• Entering play Wednesday, the Kraken ranked in the top five in the NHL in road wins (22, tied third), points (47, tied fourth) and road regulation wins (18, fourth). The team’s 128 goals scored on the road and 3.76 goals-per-game-played on the road were both ranked fourth in the NHL entering play Monday.
• The Kraken’s 13 wins since Jan. 1 were second to only the Boston Bruins (16) for the most in 2023 and the team’s 27 points since the new year ranked third entering play Monday, trailing Boston (3) and New Jersey (29).
• A win tonight over the Stars would give the Kraken their third road winning streak of at least six games. The team previously recorded a six-game road win streak from Nov. 1 to 29, 2022 and a seven-game streak from Jan. 1 to 14. Seattle’s five-game road streak is the longest active road winning streak in the NHL.
• Matty Beniers (13 goals, 15 assists) and Jared McCann (20 goals, eight assists) are the Kraken’s leading scorers when playing on the road this season with 28 points each. Beniers’ 13 goals (tied), 28 points and 0.85 points per game on the road this year were the most among rookies who have played in at least two road games this season entering play Monday. McCann’s 20 goals scored on the road were tied for the sixth-most in the NHL entering play Monday.
• Vince Dunn has totaled 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in his last 18 games played on the road. Dunn’s eight goals scored on the road this season were tied for the third-most in the NHL among all defensemen entering play Monday. Oliver Bjorkstrand (three goals, two assists) and Jaden Schwartz (one goal, four assists) both have five points in their last four games played on the road.
DALLAS STARS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME: After nearly two weeks on the road, the Stars are back in Dallas to open a three-game homestand beginning tonight against the Seattle Kraken. (7:30 p.m. CT, TV: Bally Sports Southwest, Radio: The Ticket 96.7-FM/1310-AM). This is the third and final meeting of the regular season between the Stars and Kraken, which saw Dallas take both games at Climate Pledge Arena last week. This is also the first of seven remaining home games for the Stars in the 2022-23 campaign, which continues with contests Thursday vs. Pittsburgh and Saturday against Vancouver.
MY SOURCES SAY THE ROADS ARE CLEAR AND STREET SIGNS POINT THE WAY
- Dallas is 2-0-0 vs. Seattle this season with victories on March 11 (4-3 OT) and March 13 (5-2) at Climate Pledge Arena.
- The Stars are 4-1-0 all-time vs. the Kraken, including a 2-0-0 mark at home.
- Forward Max Domi has two goals and four points (2-2—4) in four games this season against Seattle, including the game-winning primary assist in Dallas’ victory on March 11. Domi is averaging better than a point per game vs. Seattle in his career with eight points (4-4—8) in six games against them.
- Defenseman Miro Heiskanen has a team-high five points (1-4—5) in two games this season against Seattle including the OT-winning goal on March 11. Heiskanen enters tonight’s game with six points (1-5—6) in five career games vs. the Kraken.
- Forward Joe Pavelski has two goals and three points (2-1—3) in two games against the Kraken in 2022-23. Pavelski enters tonight’s game leading active Stars in points (4-5—9) and sharing first in goals (4) and assists (5) in five career games vs. Seattle.
- Captain Jamie Benn has three points (1-2—3) in two games this season against the Kraken and four points (1-3—4) in five career contests against them.
- Forward Evgenii Dadonov enters tonight’s matchup with three points (1-2—3) in four games vs. Seattle this season. Dadonov has six points (2-4—6) in a team-high eight career games against the Kraken.
- Forward Jason Robertson has two points (1-1—2) in two games vs. Seattle this season and six points (2-4—6) in five career matchups against them.
- Rookie forward Wyatt Johnston a goal and two points (1-1—2) in his first two career games against the Kraken this season.
- Forward Roope Hintz has two points (1-1—2) in two games against the Kraken this season and seven points (4-3—7) in five career games against them. Hintz co-leads active Stars in goals (4) and ranks third in points vs. Seattle.
- Defenseman Ryan Suter has two assists (0-2—2) in two games vs. Seattle this season and three points (all assists) in five career games against the Kraken.
- Goaltender Jake Oettinger is 4-1-0 with a 2.39 goals-against average and .917 save percentage in five career appearances vs. Seattle.
- Netminder Scott Wedgewood is 0-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .931 SV% in one career appearance against the Kraken.
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
March 11 at Seattle – W, 4-3 OT
March 13 at Seattle – W, 5-2
March 21 vs. Seattle
