Pittsburgh Penguins (4-2-1, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (3-4-2, fourth in the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Penguins -155, Kraken +131; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins enter the matchup with the Seattle Kraken as losers of three games in a row.
Seattle had a 27-49-6 record overall and a 16-22-3 record at home last season. The Kraken committed 3.4 penalties per game and served 8.5 penalty minutes per game last season.
Pittsburgh went 46-25-11 overall and 24-14-7 on the road last season. The Penguins averaged 3.0 power-play chances per game last season, and converted on 20.2% (50 total power-play goals).
INJURIES: Kraken: Chris Driedger: out (knee), Philipp Grubauer: out (lower-body), Joonas Donskoi: out (upper-body).
Penguins: Teddy Blueger: out (upper body), Jake Guentzel: day to day (upper body), Jason Zucker: day to day (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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