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Seattle Kraken at Nashville Predators

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Predators play the Kraken after O'Reilly's 2-goal performance

Seattle Kraken (26-32-4, in the Pacific Division) vs. Nashville Predators (22-32-7, in the Central Division)

Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators host the Seattle Kraken after Ryan O'Reilly scored two goals in the Predators' 6-3 win against the Boston Bruins.

Nashville has gone 15-12-3 at home and 22-32-7 overall. The Predators have an 8-17-2 record in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.

Seattle is 26-32-4 overall and 12-17-0 on the road. The Kraken are 24-4-3 when scoring three or more goals.

The matchup Thursday is the third time these teams square off this season. The Kraken won 3-0 in the last meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Filip Forsberg has scored 22 goals with 33 assists for the Predators. O'Reilly has two goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.

Chandler Stephenson has 10 goals and 31 assists for the Kraken. Shane Wright has five goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 4-6-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.9 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.

Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging three goals, five assists, 2.6 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

INJURIES: Predators: None listed.

Kraken: None listed.

Regular Season Series

SEA leads series 2-0

Statistics

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3.21 Goals Against Average 3.34
28.7 Shots Against per Game 29.4
75.9 Penalty Kill Percentage 81.0
33 Power Play Goals Against 35
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
2.94 Goals For per Game 2.59
27.0 Shots per Game 29.7
31 Power Play Goals 34
18.5 Power Play Percentage 20.0
1 Short Handed Goals 1
388 Penalty Minutes 578
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Mark Jankowski, LW Day-To-Day Mar 3
Gustav Nyquist, RW Out Mar 1
Roman Josi, D Injured Reserve Mar 1
Adam Wilsby, D Injured Reserve Feb 21
Zachary L'Heureux, LW Injured Reserve Feb 21
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Yanni Gourde, C Injured Reserve Mar 4
Brandon Montour, D Day-To-Day Feb 19
Jordan Eberle, RW Injured Reserve Feb 17
Ryker Evans, D Day-To-Day Feb 9
Jared McCann, LW Day-To-Day Jan 24

Game Information

Bridgestone Arena

Location: Nashville, TN
Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 37 18 80 6
Edmonton 35 22 74 4
Los Angeles 31 20 71 9
Calgary 29 23 67 9
Vancouver 28 22 67 11
Anaheim 27 27 61 7
Seattle 26 32 56 4
San Jose 17 37 43 9

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 42 16 88 4
Dallas 40 19 82 2
Minnesota 36 22 76 4
Colorado 36 24 74 2
St. Louis 30 27 66 6
Utah 27 25 63 9
Nashville 22 32 51 7
Chicago 19 35 46 8
Full Standings
Kraken Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ FLA W 2-1
@ TB L 4-1
@ STL L 7-2
vs VAN W 6-3
vs MIN L 4-3
Predators Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs FLA L 4-1
vs WPG W 2-1
@ NYI L 7-4
@ NYR L 4-0
@ BOS W 6-3