Seattle Kraken Set Sails to Conquer Minnesota Wild in St. Paul Showdown

As the Seattle Kraken prepare to face off against the Minnesota Wild at Xcel Energy Center, fans are eager to see if their team can continue their recent trend of strong performances. The Kraken have shown a remarkable ability to dominate early in the game, as evidenced by their last outing where they netted three goals in the first period alone. Their shooting percentage was impressive at 12 percent, and they managed a total of 32 shots on goal throughout the game.

Despite a slight disadvantage in faceoff win percentage at 43 percent, the Kraken's aggressive play resulted in a plus-minus of +15, indicating that when they were on ice, they significantly outscored their opponents. This is an encouraging sign for fans hoping for another dynamic performance.

However, it's not all smooth sailing for Seattle; just two games prior to their victory, they faced a shutout loss with no goals scored despite taking 17 shots. This inconsistency will be something to watch out for as they go up against Minnesota.

The powerplay opportunities have been plentiful but converting these chances into goals has been challenging for Seattle. In their last three games combined, despite having numerous powerplay opportunities (14), only three resulted in goals.

Defensively speaking, goaltending has been solid with save percentages consistently at or near 100 percent across all strengths of play – even strength, powerplay and shorthanded situations – which is undoubtedly reassuring as they head into enemy territory.

Fans can catch this exciting matchup scheduled on April 18th at Xcel Energy Center via ESPN network broadcast. With puck drop set for just after sunset local time (23:00 UTC), it promises to be an intense battle as Seattle seeks victory away from home waters.