A look at the game “by the numbers.”
- The Kraken gained an edge in offensive volume by creating 50.6-percent of all 5-on-5 shot attempts. They generated 38.8-percent of all shot quality. The second period was the team’s strongest when they built up a plus-11 shot attempt advantage and had 53.2-percent of all shot quality.
- Seattle went plus-7 in shots from the slot and allowed only three rush attempts against while creating eight (all situations).
- While the Stars scored on their first power play of the game, Seattle kept the third best power play in the league off the scoreboard across two more attempts.
- The three power plays the Kraken did give Dallas was below the Stars’ usual ability to draw penalties (3.7 per game).
- Seattle did not score on any of it’s three power plays but generated enough shot quality to deserve at least a goal and created six shots from the slot (four from Jordan Eberle).
- Mason Marchment had three shots from the slot and two rush chances. For the second straight game, he led his team in controlled exits (7).
- Casey DeSmith prevented 2.77 more goals than he should have based on the quality he faced.
- Matt Murray saved 1.8 more goals than expected and earned the first quality start in his Kraken tenure.
- The top skaters in the game according to Game Score were: Vince Dunn; Adam Larsson; Casey DeSmith; Jaden Schwartz; and Roope Hintz. Matty Beniers and Murray also made the top ten.
Here’s a look at our data-driven Instant Analysis from Sportlogiq (Click HERE for how to read this graphic):
