NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 12/28/2024

Seattle Kraken (15-19-2, 32 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (17-10-7, 41 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Saturday, December 28
Time: 4:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/KONG/SCRI
Radio: 
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Seattle: -1.5 ML +110
Vancouver: -1.5 ML -130
O/U 5.5

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Seattle Kraken News & Notes:

Seattle dropped their fifth straight game and their seventh in their last nine. In the five-game stretch, the Kraken has averaged 1.2 goals per game while allowing 4.4 goals per game. The Kraken ranks 21st in power-play, and 23rd in face-off and goals for. They have been led by Jared McCann who has 27 points and leads the team in goals; they did see newly acquired Kaapo Kakko score his first goal since being acquired in their last game.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

Vancouver snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks just before the holiday break; they got goals from Brock Boeser, Kiefer Sherwood, and two goals from Elias Petterson. The Canucks are 4-3-3 in their last ten and have been outscored 30-29. Since the return of Thatcher Demko in net he’s gone 2-1-2 with a 3.14 goals-against average and an .889 save percentage.

Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Schwartz-Beniers-Kakko
Tolvanen-Stephenson-Bjorkstrand
McCann-Wright-Gourde
Kartye-Meyers-Burakovsky
Dunn-Larsson
Oleksiak-Montour
Evans-Mahura

Grubauer
Daccord

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-Pettersson-Hoglander
Di Guiuseppe-Miller-Boeser
Joshua-Suter-Garland
Heinen-Blueger-Sherwood
Hughes-Myers
Soucy-Juulsen
Forbort-Desharnais

Demko
Lankinen

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Players To Watch:

Seattle Kraken

Jared McCann this season has 27 points on 12 goals and 15 assists. He’s faced Vancouver 18 times in his career recording 17 points on five goals and 12 assists; last season in three matchups against Vancouver he had four points on a goal and three assists.

Vancouver Canucks

J.T. Miller this season has 21 points on six goals and 15 assists. He’s faced Seattle 11 times in his career recording ten points on three goals and seven assists; last season in three games against the Kraken he had two two goals.

Injury Report:

Seattle Kraken

F Jordan Eberle – IR
F Brandon Tanev – Out

Vancouver Canucks

D Filip Hronek – IR

Next game:

Seattle Kraken – December 30 vs. Utah Hockey Club
Vancouver Canucks – December 31 at Calgary Flames

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