A look at the game “by the numbers.”
- The Kraken persevered in this game despite being outshot (37.6% of 5-on-5 shot attempts) and generating just 34.5-percent of all shot quality.
- The team was able to win in part to creating fast strike offense off the rush Seattle had ten scoring chances off the rush while allowing only three.
- Jared McCann assisted on three of the Kraken’s five goals for the third three-assist game of his career. It was also the second time he’s done so versus Vancouver (Feb. 22, 2024) and the third-ever occurrence in his career (Mar. 28, 2024 vs Anaheim).
- Joey Daccord got his second shutout of the season and saved 3.2 more goals than expected, according to Sportlogiq, and 4.1, according to Evolving-Hockey. That is his best single-game performance this season.
- The line that created the biggest offensive advantage was Chandler Stephenson’s with Ryan Winterton and Jordan Eberle. In 6:42 of ice time, they were plus-4 in shot attempts and built a 61-percent shot quality advantage.
- Matty Beniers led all skaters in the game in shot quality (.66 expected goals), including two shots from the slot and two off the rush. He had a team-leading nine controlled exits.
- Mikey Eyssimont had the game-winner off one of his two rush chances. He also led all players with eleven controlled entries.
- The top players in the game according to Game Score (at HockeyStatCards.com) were: Daccord, McCann, Andre Burakovsky, Cale Fleury, and Adam Larsson.
Here’s a look at our data-driven Instant Analysis from Sportlogiq (Click HERE for how to read this graphic):
