Seattle Kraken (26-32-4, in the Pacific Division) vs. Nashville Predators (22-32-7, in the Central Division)
Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators host the Seattle Kraken after Ryan O'Reilly scored two goals in the Predators' 6-3 win against the Boston Bruins.
Nashville has gone 15-12-3 at home and 22-32-7 overall. The Predators have an 8-17-2 record in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.
Seattle is 26-32-4 overall and 12-17-0 on the road. The Kraken are 24-4-3 when scoring three or more goals.
The matchup Thursday is the third time these teams square off this season. The Kraken won 3-0 in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Filip Forsberg has scored 22 goals with 33 assists for the Predators. O'Reilly has two goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
Chandler Stephenson has 10 goals and 31 assists for the Kraken. Shane Wright has five goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 4-6-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.9 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.
Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging three goals, five assists, 2.6 penalties and six penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Predators: None listed.
Kraken: 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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