Tampa Bay Lightning (12-11-5, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (8-13-6, fifth in the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken aim to stop their six-game losing streak when they play the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Seattle is 8-13-6 overall and 4-7-1 at home. The Kraken have given up 91 goals while scoring 70 for a -21 scoring differential.
Tampa Bay is 12-11-5 overall and 4-8-2 on the road. The Lightning are third in league play serving 11.3 penalty minutes per game.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Kraken won 4-3 in overtime in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oliver Bjorkstrand has seven goals and 13 assists for the Kraken. Jordan Eberle has two goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Nikita Kucherov has 17 goals and 27 assists for the Lightning. Victor Hedman has one goal and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 3-5-2, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.3 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
Lightning: 4-5-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.6 assists, four penalties and 13.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Kraken: Jaden Schwartz: out (lower body), Andre Burakovsky: out (upper body).
Lightning: Conor Sheary: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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