Kraken in action against the Rangers following overtime victory

New York Rangers (9-7-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (9-5-1, in the Pacific Division)

Seattle; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken host the New York Rangers after the Kraken took down the Calgary Flames 2-1 in overtime.

Seattle is 9-5-1 overall and 5-2-0 in home games. The Kraken have a 1-2-0 record in games their opponents commit fewer penalties.

New York has a 9-7-1 record overall and a 1-5-1 record in road games. The Rangers have a 5-3-0 record in games they score one or more power-play goals.

Saturday’s game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Frederick Gaudreau has seven goals and three assists for the Kraken. Berkly Catton has three goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

Alexis Lafreniere has nine goals and seven assists for the Rangers. Pavel Dorofeyev has scored four goals with three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 6-3-1, averaging 3.1 goals, five assists, three penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.

Rangers: 4-5-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.1 assists, 3.8 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

INJURIES: Kraken: Ryan Lindgren: out (upper body), Jared McCann: out (lower-body), Jake O’Brien: out (lower-body), Curtis Douglas: out (upper-body), Jacob Melanson: out (chest).

Rangers: Sean Durzi: out (undisclosed), Joseph Veleno: out (lower-body), Igor Shesterkin: out for season (lower body), Joonas Korpisalo: out (lower-body), Aidan Thompson: out (undisclosed), Adam Sykora: 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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