Oilers take on the Kraken, aim for 4th straight victory
Edmonton Oilers (16-5-0, first in the Pacific) vs. Seattle Kraken (8-13-2, seventh in the Pacific)
Seattle; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kraken +109, Oilers -131; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: Edmonton comes into a matchup with Seattle as winners of three consecutive games.
The Kraken are 0-5-0 against Pacific teams. Seattle has scored 68 goals and ranks eighth in the Western Conference averaging 3.0 goals per game. Jordan Eberle leads the team with 11.
The Oilers are 7-0-0 against the rest of their division. Edmonton is second in the NHL recording 10.4 points per game, averaging 3.8 goals and 6.6 assists.
Edmonton knocked off Seattle 5-2 in the last meeting between these teams on Nov. 1. Leon Draisaitl scored two goals for the Oilers in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaden Schwartz has 17 total points for the Kraken, five goals and 12 assists. Yanni Gourde has two goals and six assists over the last 10 games for Seattle.
Draisaitl leads the Oilers with a plus-14 in 21 games this season. Connor McDavid has 11 assists over the last 10 games for Edmonton.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, three penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game with an .893 save percentage.
Oilers: 7-3-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.6 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while allowing 2.8 goals per game with a .916 save percentage.
INJURIES: Kraken: Mark Giordano: out (covid-19 protocol), Jaden Schwartz: day to day (lower-body), Jordan Eberle: day to day (lower body), Will Borgen: day to day (lower-body).
Oilers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.