Seattle faces San Jose on 3-game skid

Updated Dec. 13, 2021 3:10 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Seattle Kraken (9-15-3, eighth in the Pacific) vs. San Jose Sharks (15-12-1, fifth in the Pacific)

San Jose, California; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Sharks -139, Kraken +117; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: Seattle looks to end its three-game slide when the Kraken play San Jose.

The Sharks are 2-0-0 against the rest of their division. San Jose has given up 10 power-play goals, killing 86.1% of opponent chances.

The Kraken are 3-10-0 in Western Conference play. Seattle averages 9.4 penalty minutes per game, the fifth-most in the Western Conference. Jeremy Lauzon leads the team serving 34 total minutes.

The teams square off Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Timo Meier leads the Sharks with a plus-10 in 23 games this season. Erik Karlsson has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games for San Jose.

Jaden Schwartz has 19 total points while scoring six goals and totaling 13 assists for the Kraken. Jared McCann has five goals over the last 10 games for Seattle.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 6-4-0, averaging 2.9 goals, five assists, 2.5 penalties and 5.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game with a .926 save percentage.

Kraken: 5-3-2, averaging three goals, 4.9 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with a .904 save percentage.

INJURIES: Sharks: None listed.

Kraken: Colin Blackwell: out (covid-19), Yanni Gourde: out (covid-19 protocol).

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