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Cheese · 04-09-2022, 06:05 AM

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Game Night: Flames at Kraken

WHY WATCH?

100 REASONS

Superstar winger Johnny Gaudreau needs just one point — either a goal or an apple will do — to push his season total into triple digits. Theo Fleury was the last Flames skater to achieve that feat, and that was way back in 1992-93.

POINTS LEADERS

FLAMES

Johnny Gaudreau — 71 GP, 34 G, 65 A, 99 PTS, +54
Matthew Tkachuk — 71 GP, 34 G, 55 A, 89 PTS, +47
Elias Lindholm — 71 GP, 38 G, 35 A, 73 PTS, +51

KRAKEN

Yanni Gourde — 63 GP, 17 G, 24 A, 41 PTS, -12
Jared McCann — 63 GP, 25 G, 15 A, 40 PTS, -25
Jordan Eberle — 69 GP, 18 G, 22 A, 40 PTS, -25

SPECIAL TEAMS

FLAMES: PP — 23.1% (10th); PK — 83.4% (5th)
KRAKEN: PP — 14.5% (29th); PK — 75.1% (T-27th)

Goaltending has been a sore spot in Seattle during this expansion season, although that’s not the only reason the Kraken are in the lottery instead of the playoff hunt. While Philipp Grubauer is going to post the worst stat-line of his career, he’s hoping to finish 2021-22 on a positive note. He pitched a 29-save shutout Thursday against the Blackhawks in Chicago.

Preview
Calgary at Seattle

Let the Matty Beniers watch begin.

The No. 2 overall pick in last summer's NHL draft has completed his collegiate season, with Michigan losing to Denver in overtime of the semifinals of the NCAA's Frozen Four on Thursday night in Boston.

That means Beniers potentially could sign any day with the expansion Seattle Kraken, the team that drafted him, and be in their lineup as early as Saturday's home game against the Calgary Flames at Climate Pledge Arena.

The Kraken (23-42-6, 52 points) haven't come close to matching the exploits of the most recent expansion team -- the Vegas Golden Knights reached the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural season -- but have played .500 hockey over their past 10 games (5-5-0).

Seattle is coming off a 2-0 victory Thursday at Chicago in which Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season. Alex Wennberg and Jordan Eberle scored the goals.

04-09-2022, 06:05 AM	#1
Cheese Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2002 Exp:	CALGARY FLAMES AT SEATTLE KRAKEN 5:00pm TV: SNW, SN1 - RADIO SN960 https://twitter.com/user/status/1512807553058553859 https://twitter.com/user/status/1512558406069940226 https://twitter.com/user/status/1512830197011259398 Game Night: Flames at Kraken WHY WATCH? 100 REASONS Superstar winger Johnny Gaudreau needs just one point — either a goal or an apple will do — to push his season total into triple digits. Theo Fleury was the last Flames skater to achieve that feat, and that was way back in 1992-93. POINTS LEADERS FLAMES Johnny Gaudreau — 71 GP, 34 G, 65 A, 99 PTS, +54 Matthew Tkachuk — 71 GP, 34 G, 55 A, 89 PTS, +47 Elias Lindholm — 71 GP, 38 G, 35 A, 73 PTS, +51 KRAKEN Yanni Gourde — 63 GP, 17 G, 24 A, 41 PTS, -12 Jared McCann — 63 GP, 25 G, 15 A, 40 PTS, -25 Jordan Eberle — 69 GP, 18 G, 22 A, 40 PTS, -25 SPECIAL TEAMS FLAMES: PP — 23.1% (10th); PK — 83.4% (5th) KRAKEN: PP — 14.5% (29th); PK — 75.1% (T-27th) Goaltending has been a sore spot in Seattle during this expansion season, although that’s not the only reason the Kraken are in the lottery instead of the playoff hunt. While Philipp Grubauer is going to post the worst stat-line of his career, he’s hoping to finish 2021-22 on a positive note. He pitched a 29-save shutout Thursday against the Blackhawks in Chicago. Preview Calgary at Seattle Let the Matty Beniers watch begin. The No. 2 overall pick in last summer's NHL draft has completed his collegiate season, with Michigan losing to Denver in overtime of the semifinals of the NCAA's Frozen Four on Thursday night in Boston. That means Beniers potentially could sign any day with the expansion Seattle Kraken, the team that drafted him, and be in their lineup as early as Saturday's home game against the Calgary Flames at Climate Pledge Arena. The Kraken (23-42-6, 52 points) haven't come close to matching the exploits of the most recent expansion team -- the Vegas Golden Knights reached the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural season -- but have played .500 hockey over their past 10 games (5-5-0). Seattle is coming off a 2-0 victory Thursday at Chicago in which Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season. Alex Wennberg and Jordan Eberle scored the goals. Last edited by Cheese; 04-09-2022 at 11:19 AM.