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Edmonton Oilers vs Seattle Kraken — Saturday, January 4, 2025 Game Analysis

Edmonton Oilers at Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena. Final.

Game Analysis

Climate Pledge Arena

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SEA

  • Chandler Stephenson (5)2nd 15:56 · Wrist ShotAssists: none
  • Jaden Schwartz (13)3rd 7:27 · Wrist ShotAssists: Vince Dunn (10), Kaapo Kakko (13)

EDM

  • Vasily Podkolzin (4)1st 0:57 · Wrist ShotAssists: Leon Draisaitl (30), Viktor Arvidsson (6)
  • Jeff Skinner (7)1st 5:18 · Wrist ShotAssists: Kasperi Kapanen (2), Derek Ryan (4)
  • Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (10)2nd 11:52 · Wrist ShotAssists: Connor Brown (13), Brett Kulak (7)
  • ENLeon Draisaitl (29)3rd 18:02 · Wrist ShotAssists: Viktor Arvidsson (7), Evan Bouchard (23)

Edmonton Oilers vs Seattle Kraken Game Summary — Saturday, January 4, 2025

By Hockey in 60

Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.

Edmonton Oilers defeated Seattle Kraken 4–2. The game was played at Climate Pledge Arena.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Edmonton Oilers vs Seattle Kraken Game Analysis — Saturday, January 4, 2025

By Hockey in 60

Edmonton Oilers paired the victory with a 32–18 advantage in shots on goal, accounting for 64.0% of the two teams’ combined shots. It recorded 1.8 times as many shots on target, a substantial volume advantage alongside the win. Shot totals alone do not show the quality of those chances or how the balance changed while either team was protecting a lead.

Edmonton Oilers converted 0 of 1 power plays (0.0%); Seattle Kraken converted 0 of 2 power plays (0.0%). Neither team added a power-play goal, so neither gained a scoring edge from converting its man advantages.

Edmonton Oilers won 58.6% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Edmonton Oilers vs Seattle Kraken Game Statistics — Saturday, January 4, 2025

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticEdmonton OilersSeattle Kraken
Shots on goal3218
Power-play goals00
Power-play opportunities12
Power-play conversion (%)0.00.0
Faceoffs won (%)58.641.4
Hits723
Blocked shots2119
Takeaways56
Giveaways1816
Penalty minutes42

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

Edmonton Oilers won 4–2 at Climate Pledge Arena.

Who scored

Goalies

  • Calvin Pickard stopped 16 of 18 for Edmonton Oilers.
  • Philipp Grubauer stopped 28 of 31 for Seattle Kraken.

Vasily Podkolzin Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Leon Draisaitl (30), Viktor Arvidsson (6) That made the score 1–0 in the 1st, and Edmonton Oilers stayed ahead.

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