Kraken play the Panthers following Bjorkstrand’s 2-goal game

Florida Panthers (17-9-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (14-14-1, in the Pacific Division)

Seattle; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken host the Florida Panthers after Oliver Bjorkstrand scored two goals in the Kraken’s 7-5 win against the New York Rangers.

Seattle has a 7-6-1 record at home and a 14-14-1 record overall. The Kraken have a 1-5-0 record when they commit more penalties than their opponent.

Florida has an 8-4-1 record in road games and a 17-9-2 record overall. The Panthers have given up 91 goals while scoring 105 for a +14 scoring differential.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jared McCann has 10 goals and 13 assists for the Kraken. Shane Wright has six goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

Matthew Tkachuk has 10 goals and 20 assists for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart has scored six goals with four assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 5-5-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 6.2 assists, 2.1 penalties and 4.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.

Panthers: 5-4-1, averaging four goals, 6.7 assists, 4.2 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Kraken: None listed.

Panthers: None listed.

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