On Sunday, Nov. 9, the Seattle Kraken are getting ready to take on the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. The Kraken are coming off an unexpected win against the St. Louis Blues yesterday, with a buzzer-beater goal to tie the game and win it in overtime. They are looking to repeat this success in the second half of a back-to-back against Dallas.
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The Stars are also on the back half of a back-to-back. They beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 yesterday in Bridgestone Arena. The Stars headed back to Dallas to finish out the second half of their back-to-back. With the encouragement of the home crowd in the Stars’ arena, Dallas will be pulling out all the stops to make sure they close both games in the win column.
Kraken Storylines
Ahead of yesterday’s game, the Kraken announced Joey Daccord was not traveling with the team in order to be evaluated for an upper-body injury. Later in the day, it was announced that he was placed on injured reserve (IR). Due to this, the earliest Daccord could return to the crease is Saturday, Nov. 15, when the Kraken host the San Jose Sharks again. Hopefully, Daccord’s injury is not too serious, and he will be back with Seattle soon.
With Daccord out, Philipp Grubauer entered the crease yesterday and had his best performance in a while. He recorded his first win of the season, making 19 saves on 22 shots. After a less-than-great performance in his first game against the Ottawa Senators, this victory is exactly what he needed to gain more confidence in the crease.
Grubauer’s win should be Matt Murray’s encouragement to repeat this success in Dallas. He will likely be the netminder in this game, since Grubauer held it down for the Kraken last night. Murray has not recorded a win yet, having played only two games this season. Perhaps this could change in his second start of the season.
Ryker Evans made a huge impact in his first game of the season. He was activated off IR and scored the first goal of the game for the Kraken. He then tallied an assist on Shane Wright’s game-winning goal, earning him two points for the night.
The player to watch in this game is Chandler Stephenson. With his incredible buzzer-beater goal to tie the game, Stephenson has been on a tear to start this season. Let’s see if he can add to his point total tonight.
Team Stats
Seattle Kraken
Season Record: 7-3-4
Top Scorers:
- Jordan Eberle – 5 goals (G), 6 assists (A), 11 points (P)
- Jaden Schwartz – 4 G, 6 A, 10 P
- Brandon Montour – 3 G, 6 A, 9 P
- Matty Beniers – 2 G, 7 A, 9 P
- Chandler Stephenson – 4 G, 4 A, 8 P
Goalie Stats:
- Joey Daccord – 6-2-3, 2.83 goals-against average (GAA), .900 save percentage (SV%)
- Philipp Grubauer – 1-0-1, 2.49 GAA, .875 SV%
- Matt Murray – 0-1-0, 3.24 GAA, .889 SV%
Dallas Stars
Season Record: 8-4-3
Top Scorers:
- Mikko Rantanen – 8 G, 13 A, 21 P
- Wyatt Johnston – 9 G, 10 A, 19 P
- Jason Robertson – 3 G, 10 A, 13 P
- Miro Heiskanen – 3 G, 9 A, 12 P
- Roope Hintz – 3 G, 7 A, 10 P
Goalie Stats:
- Jake Oettinger – 6-3-2, 2.99 GAA, .893 SV%
- Casey DeSmith – 2-1-1, 3.15 GAA, .876 SV%
Projected Lineups
Seattle Kraken
Jaden Schwartz — Matty Beniers — Kaapo Kakko
Berkly Catton — Chandler Stephenson — Jordan Eberle
Mason Marchment — Shane Wright — Ryan Winterton
Tye Kartye — Ben Meyers — Eeli Tolvanen
Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson
Ryan Lindgren — Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans — Jamie Oleksiak
Matt Murray
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Jani Nyman, Josh Mahura, Cale Fleury
Injured: Joey Daccord, Jared McCann, Frederick Gaudreau, Max McCormick, Lleyton Roed
Dallas Stars
Sam Steel — Wyatt Johnston — Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Tyler Seguin
Oskar Back — Justin Hryckowian — Mavrik Bourque
Adam Erne — Radek Faksa — Colin Blackwell
Esa Lindell — Miro Heiskanen
Thomas Harley — Ilya Lyubushkin
Lian Bichsel — Alexander Petrovic
Casey DeSmith
Jake Oettinger
Scratched: Nate Bastian, Kyle Capobianco
Injured: Matt Duchene, Jamie Benn, Nils Lundkvist, Luke Krys, Chase Wheatcroft, Kyle McDonald
Next Up for the Kraken
After two games on the road, the Kraken will head back to Climate Pledge Arena, where they will host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
