St. Louis visits Seattle in Western Conference action

St. Louis Blues (43-30-7, in the Central Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (34-40-6, in the Pacific Division)

Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken take on the St. Louis Blues in Western Conference action.

Seattle is 17-17-5 in home games and 34-40-6 overall. The Kraken are 8-14-1 when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.

St. Louis has a 20-16-4 record on the road and a 43-30-7 record overall. The Blues have a +14 scoring differential, with 241 total goals scored and 227 given up.

The matchup Saturday is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Blues won 7-2 in the last matchup. Zachary Bolduc led the Blues with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Eeli Tolvanen has scored 22 goals with 12 assists for the Kraken. Jared McCann has five goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.

Jordan Kyrou has 34 goals and 32 assists for the Blues. Bolduc has scored five goals and added one assist over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.5 assists, 4.5 penalties and 12.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.

Blues: 8-2-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.1 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Kraken: None listed.

Blues: None listed.

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