Kraken fresh off a lopsided victory heading into Wild game

The Kraken are 24-9-4 on the road, but 18 Wild players have at least a point in the past eight games.

March 26, 2023 at 9:55PM
Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers (10) maneuvers the puck between Nashville Predators' Dante Fabbro (57) and Ryan McDonagh (27) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. The Kraken won 7-2. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)
Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers leads the league in rookie points with 50. (Mark Zaleski, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Wild update: The Wild are 21-6-2 on home ice since Nov. 19, banking 44 of their 93 points in that time. More recently, they're 5-1-2 without LW Kirill Kaprizov, who's still recovering from a lower-body injury. Over those eight games, 15 different players have scored for the Wild and 18 have at least a point. The Wild are 1-1 vs. Seattle this season. After getting shut out 4-0 by the Kraken at home on Nov. 3, the Wild blanked Seattle on the road 1-0 on Nov. 11.

Kraken update: Seattle has won two of its last three games, including a 7-2 rout of Nashville on Saturday. Overall, the Kraken are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. On the road, they're an impressive 24-9-4. Their 88 points are 28 more than they had during their inaugural season, the largest increase in NHL history between a team's first and second seasons. Seattle C Matty Beniers leads NHL rookies with 50 points.

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Sarah McLellan

Minnesota Wild and NHL

Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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