NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 1/25/2025

NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 1/25/2025

Pittsburgh Penguins (20-22-8, 48 Pts) at Seattle Kraken (21-25-3, 45 pts)

Venue: Climate Pledge Arena
Date: Saturday, January 25
Time: 4:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/SN-PIT/KHN/KONG
Radio: 
Pittsburgh – 105.9 The X
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Pittsburgh +1.5 ML +180
Seattle -1.5 ML -120
O/U 5.5

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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins suffered a 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. They are now 3-5-3 in January and are averaging 2.64 goals per game while allowing 3.64 goals per game. They are currently 14th in the Eastern Conference and trail the final playoff spot by five points.

Seattle Kraken News & Notes: 

The Kraken had their two-game winning streak snapped on Thursday in a 3-0 loss to the Washington Capitals. They have struggled in January going 4-6-1, they are averaging 2.91 goals per game this month while allowing 3.45 goals per game. Joey Daccord has started the last five straight games for Seattle going 3-2-0 posting a 2.41 goals against average and a .925 save percentage.

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lineup:

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Glass
Beauvillier-Hayes-Tomasino
O’Connor-Acciari-Nieto

Pettersson-Letang
Grzelcyk-Karlsson
Pickering-Joseph

Nedeljkovic
Blomqvist

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Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Schwartz-Beniers-Kakko
Burakovsky-Stephenson-Bjorkstrand
McCann-Wright-Tolvanen
Tanev-Stephens-Hayden

Dunn-Larsson
Evans-Montour
Oleksiak-Mahura

Daccord
Grubauer

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Philip Tomasino this season has 11 points on five goals and six assists; since joining the Penguins he has ten points on five goals and five assists. He’s faced the Kraken eight times in his career recording four points on two goals and two assists; in the previous matchup this season he scored a goal.

Seattle Kraken

Chandler Stephenson this season has 33 points on eight goals and 25 assists. He’s faced the Penguins 14 times in his career recording eight points on four goals and four assists; he scored a goal in the matchup earlier this season.

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh Penguins

D Jack St. Ivany – Out

Seattle Kraken

F Jordan Eberle – IR
F Yanni Gourde – IR

Next game:

Pittsburgh – January 27 at San Jose Sharks
Seattle – January 27 at Edmonton Oilers  

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