Hurricanes Visit Kraken After Martinook’s Two-Goal Game

The Carolina Hurricanes head to Helsinki to face the Seattle Kraken after a dominant win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Jordan Martinook scored twice in Carolina’s 9-2 victory. The teams meet for the first time this season, with the game scheduled for Thursday, November 12, at noon EST.

Away from home, Carolina stands at 8-2-1 and has won seven of its past 10 games, scoring an average of 4.4 goals per game while allowing 2.2. Seattle is 5-3-0 at home. Over its past 10 games, the Kraken have gone 5-4-1, averaging 2.9 goals scored and 3.9 allowed per game.

Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes with 10 goals and 16 assists. Logan Stankoven has seven goals and five assists over his past 10 games. For Seattle, Chandler Stephenson has two goals and 11 assists, while Berkly Catton has tallied three goals and added seven assists in his past 10 games.

The Kraken have scored 55 goals and conceded 57 this season. Carolina is 6-0-0 in games in which its opponents serve more penalty minutes. Seattle’s listed absences are Ryan Lindgren, Jared McCann, Jake O’Brien, Curtis Douglas and Jacob Melanson. Jordan Staal is out for Carolina, and William Carrier is day to day.

Carolina is listed at -160, with Seattle at +135; the over/under is 5.5 goals.