NHL LIVE Seattle Kraken vs Vancouver Canucks 4th April 2023 Full Game Reaction
The Seattle Kraken can move a step closer toward their first playoff berth on Tuesday night when they travel to Vancouver to face the Canucks. Seattle (42-26-8, 92 points) increased its lead for the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference to three points over Winnipeg and five points over Calgary with an 8-1 victory Monday night over Arizona in the front end of a back-to-back. The Kraken, who are in their second NHL season, have six games remaining compared with five for the Jets and Flames. Monday's win marked the fourth time this season that Seattle scored eight goals in a game. In addition, they scored nine in a 9-8 overtime victory at Los Angeles on Nov. 29. Jared McCann, playing in his 500th NHL game, had two goals and Philipp Grubauer made 20 saves as the Kraken handed the Coyotes their eighth straight loss (0-6-2) on Monday. McCann's first goal was shorthanded. His second goal, his team-leading 37th, came near the end of the second period to make the score 4-1 and featured an assist from Grubauer. The Kraken added four goals in the third period. Vancouver (34-35-7, 75 points) was eliminated from playoff contention Sunday, when they lost 4-1 to Los Angeles, the third setback in a row (0-1-2) for the Canucks. Afterward, Vancouver center J.T. Miller called out his team's lack of intensity and toughness in the contest. Goaltender Thatcher Demko said it's important that the Canucks finish strong to build momentum heading into next season. Tuesday will mark the final matchup of four meetings between the border rivals this season. Vancouver won the first two, 5-4 on Oct. 27 at Seattle and 6-5 in a shootout on Dec. 22 in Vancouver, while the Kraken won the most recent meeting, 6-1 on Jan. 25 in Seattle. Kraken projected lineup Forwards Jared McCann - Matty Beniers - Jordan Eberle Jaden Schwartz - Alex Wennberg - Morgan Geekie Eeli Tolvanen - Yanni Gourde - Oliver Bjorkstrand Brandon Tanev - Ryan Donato - Daniel Sprong Defencemen Vince Dunn - Adam Larsson Jamie Oleksiak - Will Borgen Carson Soucy - Justin Schultz Goalies Martin Jones Philipp Grubauer Scratched: Cale Fleury, Jaycob Megna Injured: Joonas Donskoi (upper body), Andre Burakovsky (lower body) Canucks projected lineup Forwards Andrei Kuzmenko - Elias Pettersson - Dakota Joshua Phillip Di Giuseppe - J.T. Miller - Brock Boeser Anthony Beauvillier - Nils Aman - Conor Garland Aidan McDonough - Sheldon Dries - Jack Studnicka Defencemen Quinn Hughes - Kyle Burroughs Akito Hirose - Tyler Myers Jack Rathbone - Ethan Bear Goalies Collin Delia Thatcher Demko Scratched: Vitali Kravtsov Injured: Guillaume Brisebois (undisclosed), Filip Hronek (shoulder), Vasily Podkolzin (hand), Christian Wolanin (lower body), Noah Juulsen (lower body), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ankle), Travis Dermott (undisclosed), Ilya Mikheyev (torn ACL), Tanner Pearson (hand), Tucker Poolman (upper body) A Big Thank You To My Channel Members Dougy fresh Richards FakeTtEllie Cr7_King_ 123 Cracked Screen Productions Nathan hardie karlosdub3 James Sunderland Turtle jay thomas Sonny Bimbo Moe Sizzlak colton32 TV Joined By Co-Host Dave Dave: / crackedscreenproductions Donate: https://streamlabs.com/allthingswrest... Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/AllTh... Member: https://www.youtube.com/allthingswres... Twitter: / therealkingtom #SeaKraken #KrakenVsCanucks #ATW #NHL #SeattleKraken #VancouverCanucks
