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PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC
Kraken out to end road skid in matchup with DevilsThe Seattle Kraken and New Jersey Devils find themselves in nearly the same circumstances entering Monday night’s matchup in Newark, N.J.Aft...
Max Willman - Hits waiversWillman was put on waivers Sunday, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic.
ImpactWillman has nine goals and 16 points in 20 AHL contests this campaign. The 28-year-old forward also has one goal and one assist in 13 NHL outings this season.
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Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Scoring drought continuesKotkaniemi extended his pointless streak to 10 games in Saturday's 1-0 overtime win against the Devils, and saw his ice time dip to a season-low 6:52
ImpactAfter recording a career-high 43 points last season, Kotkaniemi has regressed badly this year, with just 18 points in 51 games. He's currently toiling on the Canes' fourth line, but given the sharp decline in his TOI, it may be just a matter of time before Kotkaniemi is watching from the press box.
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Kraken play the Devils, look to break road losing streak
The Seattle Kraken travel to the New Jersey Devils looking to stop a five-game road skidFEBRUARY 11•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sebastian Aho - Scores in overtimeAho potted the only goal of the game in Saturday's 1-0 overtime win over the Devils.
ImpactIt was a classic goaltending duel all night between Pyotr Kochetkov and Vitek Vanecek, one that seemed destined for a shootout until Aho decided to change that. After dropping the puck for Martin Necas, he cut across the grain and fired a shot on Vanecek. The puck rebounded off the netminder's shoulder and sat floating until Aho batted out of the air and into the net. Aho added three shots on goal, and a plus-1 rating in 22:40 TOI to lead all forwards. The 26-year old center is now on a modest three-game point streak.
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Martin Necas - Garners assist in overtimeNecas notched an assist in Saturday's 1-0 overtime win over the Devils.
ImpactThe Hurricanes could not get anything past Vitek Vanecek all game until Necas took a pass from Sebastian Aho, cut across the Devils' defender and fired a hard shot on net. The puck seemingly sat in the air for seconds until Aho batted it out of the air into the back of the net for the game's only goal to win it in overtime. Necas finished with 2 PIM, one shot on goal and a plus-1 rating in 18:56 TOI. The 25-year old winger has nine points, seven of them being goals, in his past eight games. The Hurricanes face the Stars this Tuesday on the road.
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Andrei Svechnikov - Returns to the lineupSvechnikov recorded two shots, four hits and two PIM in Saturday's 1-0 overtime win over the Devils.
ImpactAfter sitting out the past six games with an upper body injury, Svechnikov played the third most ice time of any skater, recording 19:16 minutes. Although he did not record a point, he was impactful on the ice with his physical play, getting four hits on the Devils and adding two PIM. Prior to the injury, Svechnikov was on a torrid pace in his last 11 games, scoring nine goals and nine assists to go along with 31 hits and 26 shots on goal.
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