Nashville Predators (5-6-1, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (7-4-2, second in the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators visit the Seattle Kraken after Jordan Gross scored two goals in the Predators' 4-3 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Seattle has a 2-3-1 record in home games and a 7-4-2 record overall. The Kraken have gone 1-1-1 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Nashville is 5-6-1 overall and 3-3-0 in road games. The Predators have committed 56 total penalties (4.7 per game) to rank seventh in NHL play.
The teams meet Tuesday for the fourth time this season. The Kraken won 4-3 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaden Schwartz has five goals and five assists for the Kraken. Jared McCann has scored four goals and added three assists over the last 10 games.
Nino Niederreiter has six goals and two assists for the Predators. Ryan Johansen has scored four goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Predators: 3-6-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.9 assists, 4.7 penalties and 12 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Kraken: Chris Driedger: out (knee), Philipp Grubauer: out (lower-body), Jared McCann: day to day (undisclosed), Joonas Donskoi: out (upper-body).
Predators: Mark Borowiecki: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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