Arguably Anaheim's three best offensive players in Leo Carlsson, Troy Terry and Mason McTavish are all out injured. Seattle netminder Joey Daccord beat Anaheim earlier this season, allowing one goal. And that's when the Ducks were healthy. The Kraken aren't very good offensively, averaging 2.78 goals per game. I'm thinking 3-2 or 4-2. I may come back and play Seattle ML. Will ponder, although I don't generally like that many eggs in one NHL basket.

There's a fight for playoff position in the West, with both of these at the edge of the wild card mix. For Lane Lambert and his Kraken, the pace has been slower, and playing mostly on the counter, as a lack of firepower has dictated tactics and has been reflected in recent lower scorelines. Phil Grubauer, with a 2.27 GAA in January, will be back in the nets tonight after stopping 24 of 25 Islanders shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win. For the visiting Ducks, recent scorelines have looked much the same, and Lukas Dostal off of stopping 41 of 41 Avs shots in a 2-1 shootout win at Denver on Wednesday. Note Anaheim also minus top scorer Leo Carlsson (thigh) for tonight. Play Ducks-Kraken Under