Arizona hosts Seattle on 3-game home slide

Seattle Kraken (4-6-1, eighth in the Pacific) vs. Arizona Coyotes (0-10-1, eighth in the Central)

Glendale, Arizona; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT

LINE: Coyotes +131, Kraken -158; over/under is 5.5

BOTTOM LINE: Arizona takes on Seattle looking to break its three-game home losing streak.

The Coyotes are 0-3-0 against conference opponents. Arizona serves 15.3 penalty minutes per game, the most in the NHL. Liam O'Brien leads the team serving 31 total minutes.

The Kraken are 2-3-0 in Western Conference play. Seattle averages 13.7 penalty minutes per game, the second-most in the NHL. Nathan Bastian leads the team serving 29 total minutes.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Clayton Keller leads the Coyotes with three goals and totaling 4 points. Shayne Gostisbehere has one goal and four assists over the last 10 games for Arizona.

Brandon Tanev leads the Kraken with six goals and has 6 points. Jordan Eberle has five goals over the last 10 games for Seattle.

LAST 10 GAMES: Coyotes: 0-9-1, averaging 1.2 goals, 2.2 assists, 4.9 penalties and 14.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game with an .898 save percentage.

Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.4 assists, 4.1 penalties and 14.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with an .890 save percentage.

INJURIES: Coyotes: Nick Schmaltz: day to day (upper body).

Kraken: Jared McCann: day to day (health protocols), Mason Appleton: day to day (lower body).

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