The Seattle Kraken head into Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday, Oct. 30 riding a win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, while the Calgary Flames try to shake off a lopsided loss to the Edmonton Oilers that snapped a four-game winning streak. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m. ET as Seattle looks to build on an 8-4-1 record, and Calgary looks to climb out of last place in the Pacific Division at 5-7-0.
Seattle has won two straight meetings with Calgary this season, taking the first two games of the season series 2-0. The Kraken sit third in the Pacific with 17 points, while the Flames rank last in the division with 10 points despite a recent stretch that briefly suggested a turnaround.
Kraken Vs Flames Game Information
- Date: Friday, Oct. 30
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB
- TV/Streaming: ESPN+, KONG, KHN, Prime Video (Local)
- Season Series: Seattle leads 2-0
By The Numbers
- Goals (season total): Seattle 48, Calgary 28
- Points (season total): Seattle 128, Calgary 78
- Shots on goal (season total): Seattle 331, Calgary 345
- Save percentage: Seattle .890, Calgary .879
- Average goals against: Seattle 3.54, Calgary 3.75
- Power-play goals: Seattle 10, Calgary 9
- Faceoff percentage: Seattle 51.8%, Calgary 49.4%
- Penalty minutes: Seattle 139, Calgary 152
Seattle’s edge shows up almost everywhere except raw shot volume. The Kraken have scored 48 goals to Calgary’s 28 while posting a better save percentage and fewer goals allowed per game, numbers that explain the gap between a playoff-contending record and a team sitting last in the division.
Kraken Outlook
Seattle has won four of its last five games, the lone blemish a 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 25. The Kraken followed that setback by beating the Maple Leafs 5-4 on Thursday, a game detailed in Total Apex Sports’ recap of Montour’s late goal.
Chandler Stephenson leads the Kraken in both assists (nine) and points (11), while Frederick Gaudreau tops the goal column with six. Seattle’s 51.8% faceoff rate and plus-14 goal differential on the season reflect a team controlling play at both ends, and its .890 save percentage has held up even during a stretch that included an 8-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Oct. 17.
Philipp Grubauer is projected as the probable starting goalie for Seattle. Forward Jared McCann remains on injured reserve with a lower-body injury and is not expected back until January, while Jacob Melanson (chest), Ryan Lindgren (upper body) and Jake O’Brien (lower body) are also on injured reserve, each with separate projected return dates in November.
Flames Outlook
Calgary strung together four straight wins, including a 5-2 result over the Maple Leafs on Oct. 27, before the Oilers shut them out 4-0 on Thursday. That loss dropped the Flames to 5-7-0 and last in the Pacific standings at 10 points.
Joel Farabee leads Calgary with eight assists and 11 points, while Matvei Gridin paces the team with four goals. The Flames’ .879 team save percentage and 3.75 goals-against average rank behind Seattle’s marks, and Calgary has been outscored 48-28 by its own season totals compared to the Kraken.
Dustin Wolf is projected as the probable starting goalie for Calgary. The Flames are shorthanded up front, with Brennan Othmann (upper body) and goaltender Devin Cooley (lower body) both listed day-to-day, while Jonathan Huberdeau remains on injured reserve following hip surgery with a projected return date of Nov. 2. Samuel Honzek (lower body) is not expected back until mid-November.
Key Matchup
Seattle’s offense, which has scored 48 goals through its first 13 games, will test a Calgary defense that has allowed 45 goals and carries a .879 save percentage. The Kraken also hold a faceoff advantage at 51.8% compared to Calgary’s 49.4%, a gap that could matter against a Flames penalty-kill unit already stretched thin by the absences of Huberdeau and Honzek up front.
Calgary’s path runs through special teams. The Flames have scored nine power-play goals to Seattle’s 10, a near-even split, but Calgary’s larger shot total of 345 to Seattle’s 331 suggests the Flames can generate volume even when the scoreboard does not reflect it. Whether Wolf can turn that volume into saves against a Kraken attack built around Stephenson and Gaudreau will shape the game.
What To Watch
Seattle sits third in the Pacific Division, three points behind Vegas and five behind division-leading Edmonton. A win would keep the Kraken within striking distance of the top of the standings heading into November.
Calgary, meanwhile, is trying to avoid freefalling further after Thursday’s shutout loss to Edmonton interrupted a four-game winning streak. The Flames’ ability to manage injuries to Huberdeau, Honzek, Othmann and Cooley while still generating offense from Farabee and Gridin will be a storyline to track as the season progresses past its first month.
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