Post-Game Instant Analysis: Seattle at Arizona

The Kraken got here into this sport having overwhelmed Arizona twice already, however nothing is assured towards the Coyotes who’re a significantly better staff on dwelling ice. That did not have an effect on Seattle. Though they began slowly, and gave up the primary purpose, it was all Kraken after that.

Oliver Bjorkstrand opened the scoring with the primary of two energy play targets by his staff in a three-goal second interval. Justin Schultz answered after that along with his first purpose since Feb. 16. That purpose towards Pittsburgh was a sport winner. So was this one. Matty Beniers and Jared McCann would add their tallies to the scoreboard securing the 4-1 win.

The Kraken have scored 4 or extra targets in 5 straight video games and at the moment are simply the second staff in NHL historical past to earn 100 standings factors in certainly one of their first two seasons within the league.

Let us take a look at the sport “by the numbers.”

• The Kraken bought what they deserved on this sport. They gained the shot quantity (59.46%) and shot high quality battles (57.77%) in 5-on-5 play.
   
• Jared McCann scored the 40^th purpose of his season notching a complete of 70 factors on this yr’s marketing campaign. He’s the primary Kraken skater to realize these totals.
   
• McCann is certainly one of 4 NHL gamers to attain 40 targets on lower than 250 photographs (Leon Draisaitl, Brayden Level, Mark Scheifele). His plus-17 ending proportion in response to HockeyViz.com is without doubt one of the finest within the league.
   
• Oliver Bjorkstrand earned his first NHL level ever on certainly one of his birthdays. His energy play purpose was certainly one of two the Kraken scored. That marks the second consecutive sport (and seventh within the final 9) the place Seattle has had a purpose with the skater benefit.
   
• The penalty kill was once more excellent. They’ve not allowed an influence play purpose towards in eight of their final 10 video games. Within the month of April to this point, the penalty kill is working at a hit fee of 92.9-percent.
   
• With Bjorkstrand’s rating, the Kraken now have six gamers with 20 or extra targets this season. That ties them for many within the league with Dallas, Ottawa, and Pittsburgh.
   
• Matty Beniers scored his third purpose within the final 4 video games. It got here 1:31 after McCann’s rating and marked the 21^st time this season that the Kraken have had a response purpose to a different Kraken rating. 
   
• Justin Schultz scored a stupendous breakaway purpose and on the sport as an entire, generated probably the most shot high quality of any skater within the sport (.84 anticipated targets).
   
• In keeping with Sportlogiq, Philipp Grubauer‘s efficiency was sturdy sufficient to qualify as a high quality begin, his 15^th of the season. He prevented virtually a complete purpose greater than he ought to have given the shot high quality he confronted.
   
• By beating the Coyotes in all three video games this season, the Kraken have now swept the season sequence towards six groups this yr (Buffalo, Columbus, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh).

This is a have a look at our data-driven Instantaneous Evaluation from Sportlogiq (click on HERE for the right way to learn this graphic):