Kraken Slide

The Kraken have survived on saves at the net despite the lack of offense that we have seen. Over the last five games the near league low scoring has seen Seattle start dropping down the standings, sliding from second in the West to sixth with a -13 point differential. Going into overtime in ten of the first twenty-two games is a pace that was unsustainable and the lack of shots on goal would eventually catch up with this team. The last five starts have shown that to be true. The lack of offense is prevalent even on power plays with their success rate in the bottom third of the league. Most offensive metrics have the Kraken in similar locations among the bottom as well but second to last in goals per game. A little over a third of the way through the season they need to find a spark in order to get back in the win column, not only to keep playoff hopes alive but to preserve the great numbers they have had on defense. Those numbers inevitably suffer when the puck is on your side of the ice being outscored 21-10 in these last five games.

Seattle has the Wild coming to town tomorrow night which is another playoff caliber team meaning the Kraken will need their best stuff if they are going to snap this losing streak and start to right the ship. The Kraken have plenty of time to make moves with the trade deadline set for March 6th but will need to act soon to add scoring if they want to keep their playoff aspirations alive.