Seattle Kraken (19-14-9, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (20-15-6, seventh in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Monday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken aim to keep their nine-game win streak going when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Pittsburgh is 20-15-6 overall and 10-8-2 at home. The Penguins are 18-3-3 in games they score three or more goals.
Seattle has a 19-14-9 record overall and a 10-6-6 record in road games. The Kraken are 16-2-6 when scoring at least three goals.
Monday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Evgeni Malkin has 15 goals and 20 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Jared McCann has 16 goals and 10 assists for the Kraken. Oliver Bjorkstrand has two goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 5-2-3, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.7 assists, three penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Kraken: 9-0-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.9 assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.1 penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Penguins: Reilly Smith: out (upper body), John Ludvig: out (undisclosed), Matt Nieto: out (knee).
Kraken: Pierre-Edouard Bellemare: out (leg), Philipp Grubauer: out (lower 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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