Hurricanes bring puck-control edge into Helsinki series against Kraken

The Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken open their two-game NHL Global Series in Helsinki on Thursday with a contrast at five-on-five. Carolina has the league’s largest share of shot attempts, while Seattle has scored on a greater share of its shots on goal.

Carolina has taken 58.4 per cent of the five-on-five attempts in its games, compared with 44.0 per cent for Seattle, according to NHL.com. The league’s EDGE tracking also puts Carolina first in offensive-zone puck time at 45.4 per cent, with Seattle 27th at 39.3 per cent.

Seattle ranks fourth in five-on-five shooting percentage at 12.4 per cent. Carolina is seventh at 11.3 per cent. The Kraken are also tied for fifth with 21 goals from mid-range, according to NHL EDGE.

Carolina comes in at 14–3–2 and Seattle at 9–6–1. The teams meet at Veikkaus Arena on Nov. 12 at noon ET and again on Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. ET.