Tonight the New York Rangers are in Seattle, the home of Buoy, flying salmon, and the Kraken. Unfortunately for the Rangers, this isn’t the same Kraken team they met last year. Seattle is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games and come into tonight’s game with a record of 8-5-3. This may be a team without superstars, but it is showing signs of figuring things out and are now third in the Pacific Division ahead of both the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames.
Somewhat surprisingly, the Kraken are in the same neighborhood as the Blueshirts in average goals conceded (Kraken 2.