Seattle faces Ottawa on 7-game road slide

Updated Mar. 9, 2022 3:10 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Seattle Kraken (17-37-5, eighth in the Pacific) vs. Ottawa Senators (20-31-5, sixth in the Atlantic)

Ottawa, Ontario; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Seattle travels to Ottawa looking to stop its seven-game road slide.

The Senators are 10-16-2 at home. Ottawa serves 10.6 penalty minutes per game, the most in the Eastern Conference. Brady Tkachuk leads the team serving 94 total minutes.

The Kraken are 7-20-2 on the road. Seattle is last in the Western Conference averaging 6.9 points per game. Jaden Schwartz leads them with 21 total points.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tkachuk leads the Senators with 40 points, scoring 19 goals and registering 21 assists. Connor Brown has seven assists over the last 10 games for Ottawa.

Jared McCann leads the Kraken with 21 goals and has 33 points. Calle Jarnkrok has three goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Seattle.

LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 3-6-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 4.4 assists, 5.1 penalties and 14.3 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game with a .909 save percentage.

Kraken: 1-8-1, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.8 assists, 3.6 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game with an .893 save percentage.

INJURIES: Senators: None listed.

Kraken: Brandon Tanev: out for season (lower body).

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