Seattle faces Boston for non-conference battle

Seattle Kraken (14-26-4, eighth in the Pacific) vs. Boston Bruins (25-14-3, fourth in the Atlantic)

Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Boston and Seattle face off in a non-conference matchup.

The Bruins are 14-8-1 on their home ice. Boston ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference recording 8.1 points per game, averaging 3.0 goals and 5.1 assists.

The Kraken have gone 5-12-2 away from home. Seattle is last in the Western Conference shooting 28.3 shots per game.

The teams square off Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brad Marchand leads the Bruins with 21 goals, adding 26 assists and totaling 47 points. David Pastrnak has seven goals and six assists over the last 10 games for Boston.

Jared McCann leads the Kraken with 18 goals and has 28 points. Mark Giordano has six assists over the last 10 games for Seattle.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 6-3-1, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.2 assists, 4.9 penalties and 11.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game with an .880 save percentage.

Kraken: 4-6-0, averaging two goals, 3.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with an .893 save percentage.

INJURIES: Bruins: Tuukka Rask: day to day (lower body), Nick Foligno: out (upper body), Erik Haula: out (covid-19).

Kraken: Brandon Tanev: out for season (lower body), Jaden Schwartz: out (upper body).

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