The Need to Knows:
- The Time: 6:30pm PT
- The Place: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Place to Watch: TNT, CBC, TVAS, SportsNet
- Place to Listen: KJR 93.3 FM
- An Opposing Viewpoint: Defending Big D
Know Your Enemy:
Well what do we know today that we didn’t know prior to Game 1 Kraken fans? Joe Pavelski is feeling alright. It’s a good thing, given the ferocious hit he took from Matt Dumba in the Stars’ Round 1 series against the Minnesota Wild:
In other news, Jake Oettinger is very good. He made a number of key stops, even as he let five goals by him. Shot volume will be important if the Kraken are going to have continued success against this elite netminder.
Game Preview
I think the last game was typical of what we can expect from this series. Often after a higher scoring affair, both coaches will preach defence to their squads and you see a slight drop off in goals for and against as the teams tighten things up, but this series will not have a lot of 1-0 wins either way.
The Stars are so similar to the Avalanche that it is probably an ideal matchup after the team’s Round 1 win. Miro Heiskanen is great, but he’s not Cale Makar. Jason Robertson is a difference maker, but he’s no Nathan Mackinnon. I would give Oettinger the edge over the Av’s Georgiev, but overall, the Avalanche were a slightly better team, and one that the Kraken found a way to beat. More of the same could very well lead to a berth in the Western Conference Final.
But one thing at a time. Let’s get this game first.
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