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Kraken bring home slide into game against the Canucks

Vancouver Canucks (27-21-11, in the Pacific Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (25-31-4, in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken take on the Vancouver Canucks looking to break a three-game home losing streak.

Vancouver Canucks (27-21-11, in the Pacific Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (25-31-4, in the Pacific Division)

Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken take on the Vancouver Canucks looking to break a three-game home losing streak.

Seattle has gone 25-31-4 overall with a 7-9-1 record in Pacific Division play. The Kraken are 4-10-1 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.

Vancouver is 9-7-2 against the Pacific Division and 27-21-11 overall. The Canucks rank sixth in the league with 232 total penalties (averaging 3.9 per game).

Saturday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Canucks won the last matchup 4-3 in a shootout.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaden Schwartz has 19 goals and 18 assists for the Kraken. Shane Wright has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

Jake DeBrusk has 21 goals and 14 assists for the Canucks. Pius Suter has scored three goals with two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 3-6-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.5 assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

Canucks: 5-4-1, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.8 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.

INJURIES: Kraken: None listed.

Canucks: 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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