The Saturday NHL slate includes the Seattle Kraken (28-15-5) hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets (15-31-3) at Climate Pledge Arena, starting at 10:00 PM ET on ROOT SPORTS Northwest. The Kraken rank fourth in the Western Conference with 61 points and the Blue Jackets are 16th in the Eastern Conference with 33 points.
How to Watch Seattle vs. Columbus
Seattle and Columbus Stats
- On average, the Kraken post 3.6 goals in a game (fourth in NHL), and the Blue Jackets concede 3.9 (30th).
- The Blue Jackets score 2.6 goals per game (126 in 49 games), and the Kraken concede 3.1 (148 in 48).
- Seattle is +26 overall in goal differential this season, ninth in the NHL.
- Columbus has a -64 goal differential on the season, 31st in the league.
- On the power play, the Kraken have scored 29 goals (on 20.3% of opportunities, 20th in the NHL), and short-handed the Blue Jackets have conceded 37 (killing off 76.4% of penalties, 21st in the league).
- The Blue Jackets have scored 22 power-play goals (successful on 16.8% of opportunities), and the Kraken have conceded 41 goals while short-handed (killing off 71.9% of penalties).
Seattle Impact Players
- Andre Burakovsky is one of Seattle’s leading contributors (39 total points), having collected 13 goals and 26 assists.
- Jordan Eberle has 37 points (0.8 per game), scoring 10 goals and adding 27 assists.
- Matthew Beniers has 17 goals and 19 assists for Seattle.
- In 35 games, Martin Jones has conceded 94 goals (2.82 goals against average) and has racked up 799 saves.
Kraken Injuries:
Jaden Schwartz: Day To Day (Undisclosed), Chris Driedger: Out (Knee), Joonas Donskoi: Out (Upper-body), Justin Schultz: Out (Undisclosed)
Columbus Impact Players
- Johnny Gaudreau has scored 13 goals (0.3 per game) and put up 35 assists (0.7 per game), fueling the Columbus offense with 48 total points (1.0 per game). He averages 2.7 shots per game, shooting 10%.
- Patrik Laine is one of the impact players on offense for Columbus with 30 total points (0.9 per game), with 14 goals and 16 assists in 34 games.
- Boone Jenner has scored 14 goals on the season, chipping in 12 assists.
- Joonas Korpisalo has 646 saves while allowing 66 goals (3.3 goals against average) with a .907 save percentage (22nd in the league).
Blue Jackets Injuries:
Gustav Nyquist: Out (Upper Body), Jakub Voracek: Out (Concussion), Zach Werenski: Out (Shoulder/Labrum), Jake Bean: Out (Shoulder), Carson Meyer: Out (Upper Body), Yegor Chinakhov: Out (Ankle ), Justin Danforth: Out (Shoulder)
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