Tampa Bay visits Seattle after Guentzel’s hat trick

Tampa Bay Lightning (15-10-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (15-14-2, in the Pacific Division)

Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Seattle Kraken after Jake Guentzel’s hat trick against the Calgary Flames in the Lightning’s 8-3 win.

Seattle has gone 8-6-2 at home and 15-14-2 overall. The Kraken have a +four scoring differential, with 94 total goals scored and 90 allowed.

Tampa Bay has a 15-10-2 record overall and a 7-6-1 record on the road. The Lightning are 8-4-1 in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Eeli Tolvanen has scored eight goals with six assists for the Kraken. Oliver Bjorkstrand has seven goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

Brayden Point has 19 goals and 15 assists for the Lightning. Guentzel has nine goals and three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 5-4-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.4 assists, 1.9 penalties and 4.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Lightning: 5-4-1, averaging 4.7 goals, 7.3 assists, 2.1 penalties and 4.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

INJURIES: Kraken: None listed.

Lightning: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.