Boston Bruins (15-12-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (14-14-2, in the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken aim to stop their three-game home slide with a victory against the Boston Bruins.
Seattle is 7-6-2 in home games and 14-14-2 overall. The Kraken have a 13-2-1 record when scoring three or more goals.
Boston has a 15-12-3 record overall and a 6-6-1 record in road games. The Bruins are first in league play with 142 total penalties (averaging 4.7 per game).
The teams square off Thursday for the second time this season. The Bruins won 2-0 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oliver Bjorkstrand has nine goals and 11 assists for the Kraken. Shane Wright has six goals and three assists over the past 10 games.
Brad Marchand has 11 goals and 11 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has two goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.8 assists, two penalties and 4.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Bruins: 7-3-0, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.6 assists, 4.1 penalties and 11.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Kraken: None listed.
Bruins: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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