The Seattle Kraken have won four consecutive games and are looking to extend their win streak as they host the New York Rangers.
With wins against the Vegas Golden Knights, Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago Blackhawks and most recently, the New York Islanders, their newest test is against Artemi Panarin and the Rangers.
Related: Sprong Returns; Kraken Win 3-2 Over Islanders
It’s a back-to-back for the Kraken with the franchise coming off of an emotional, tightly contested win yesterday against the Islanders. The Kraken jumped out to a 1-0 lead courtesy of Yanni Gourde before the Islanders scored two unanswered goals. The Kraken did a great job of answering back, with Jared McCann equalizing almost immediately. Jamie Oleksiak gave the Kraken the lead and two points with less than five minutes remaining in the third period.
The Rangers enter tonight’s game sitting fourth in the Metropolitan with a 10-4-1 record. The Rangers possess one of the best rosters in the NHL, headlined by Panarin, Adam Fox, Alexis Lafreniere and Igor Shesterkin, who thankfully for the Kraken, won’t be in goal as they’ll look to the three-time cup winner and veteran, Jonathan Quick.
Across from Quick will be Philipp Grubauer who will be making his first start since Nov. 5.
Related: Kraken Goaltender Day-To-Day After Suffering “Accident” At Home
Kraken’s projected lines:
McCann-Beniers-Burakovsky
Schwartz-Stephenson-Bjorkstrand
Tolvanen-Wright-Sprong
Kartye-Gourde-Tanev
Oleksiak-Montour
Evans-Larsson
Mahura-Borgen
Grubauer
Daccord
Rangers projected lines:
Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere
Kreider-Zibanejad-Smith
Cuylle-Brodzinski-Kakko
Edstrom-Carrick-Vesey
Miller-Fox
Lindgren-Trouba
Jones-Schneider
Quick
Shesterkin
Make sure you bookmark THN’s Seattle Kraken site for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more.
Related: Kraken Recall Offseason Signing From The AHL
Related: Kraken Captain Suffers Injury; Out Minimum Of Two Games
Read the full article here
