New York Islanders (5-6-4, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (5-8-4, fifth in the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Kraken -114, Islanders -107; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders enter the matchup with the Seattle Kraken as losers of six straight games.
Seattle is 5-8-4 overall and 2-5-0 at home. The Kraken have gone 0-2-2 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
New York is 5-6-4 overall and 2-3-1 in road games. The Islanders have a -12 scoring differential, with 36 total goals scored and 48 given up.
The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oliver Bjorkstrand has scored six goals with seven assists for the Kraken. Jared McCann has four goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
Noah Dobson has scored five goals with eight assists for the Islanders. Bo Horvat has three goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 3-4-3, averaging 2.7 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Islanders: 3-4-3, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.8 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Kraken: Andre Burakovsky: out (upper body).
Islanders: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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