clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

Kraken Game 12 PREVIEW: vs. Minnesota!

On one side, a team with big aspirations and a lot of questions in net. On the other, a team with big aspirations and a lot of question marks regarding their goaltending!

By SkyonAir

If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.

NHL: Seattle Kraken at Minnesota Wild Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports

The Need To Knows

The Time: 5pm PT

The Place: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota

Place to Watch: ROOT Northwest

Place to Listen: KJR-FM 93.3

Opposing SB Nation Blog: Hockey Wilderness

Know your Enemy

Seattle Kraken games are now available to stream on Sling TV! Which gives you even more accessibility to the Kraken, no matter where you are watching from. Sling TV lets you stream live TV and on-demand content over the Internet on any device; access free DVR storage; and choose from a selection of packages including Sports Extra or NFL RedZone. Order now and get half off your first month of Sling Orange or Sling Blue (regular price $35, now $17.50 + add any Extra package for half off too!)

Visit Sling TV for prices, streaming options and available channels.

  • As expected, Kirill Kaprizov is once again the Thrill of Minnesota, with 8 goals in 10 games, and leading the team in points with 13.
  • Believe it or not their offense on the man-advantage isn’t being run through Kaprizov...entirely. The main power play professional of the Wild right now is Mats Zuccarello, who has eight power play points.
  • Goaltending has been the Achilles heel for the Wild — boy what a bad feeling can’t imagine what that’s like — as both MAF and Filip Gustavsson are both sub-.900 in SV% this year.

Game Notes

Welcome to frozen Minnesota! It’s been...okay out there?

As opposed to their first few years in the league where Minnesota lived by being kind of dull, the New Look Wild are once again high-octane offense all the time, if only as a matter of habit: Their goaltending has completely collapsed in on itself with no clear answers, but that hasn’t stopped them yet! It does help that they’ve gotten to feast on bottom feeders and attempting contenders for the past week or so. The Kraken meanwhile are riding the cocaine high of beating the Flames of all teams in a comeback victory for the ages, and from the looks of things, Martin Jones will have joined the team again. If you can believe it, him being back would be a big x-factor.

Can the Kraken brave the Wild? Or will Minnesota overcome the Deep’s two game win-streak?

Something’s gotta give, and we’ll find out tonight at 5!