Chicago Blackhawks (14-31-2, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (19-18-9, sixth in the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken look to end a four-game losing streak when they play the Chicago Blackhawks.
Seattle has a 19-18-9 record overall and a 9-9-3 record in home games. The Kraken have a -7 scoring differential, with 126 total goals scored and 133 given up.
Chicago has a 14-31-2 record overall and a 4-20-1 record in road games. The Blackhawks have a 3-16-0 record in games their opponents commit fewer penalties.
The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season. The Kraken won 7-1 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Eeli Tolvanen has scored 12 goals with 17 assists for the Kraken. Jared McCann has four goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Philipp Kurashev has eight goals and 16 assists for the Blackhawks. Colin Blackwell has scored three goals and added two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 6-4-0, averaging three goals, 5.1 assists, 2.8 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Blackhawks: 3-7-0, averaging 1.5 goals, 2.4 assists, 4.4 penalties and 11.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Kraken: Matty Beniers: out (upper body), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare: out (leg), Philipp Grubauer: out (lower body), Vince Dunn: day to day (undisclosed).
Blackhawks: Anthony Beauvillier: out (wrist), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Tyler Johnson: out (foot), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin), Connor Bedard: out (jaw), Connor Murphy: out (lower body), Nikita Zaitsev: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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