Story preview
Continue reading on the publisher site for the full article.
Read on publisher →Sportskeeda
News Atlas is free and independent. If it’s useful to you, you can support it with a coffee. ☕ Buy me a coffee
Coverage
Tone
Context from Wikipedia on the organisations, people and places in this story.
National Hockey League team in Edmonton, Alberta
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which opened in 2016. The Oilers are one of two NHL franchises based in Alberta, the other being the Calgary Flames. Their proximity has led to a fierce rivalry known as the "Battle of Alberta". They are the NHL franchise with the northernmost home location.
More on Wikipedia ↗National Hockey League team in Seattle, Washington
The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. The team was founded after the NHL approved a proposal by Seattle Hockey Partners to grant an expansion franchise to the city of Seattle and began play during the league's 2021–22 season. They play their home games at Climate Pledge Arena.
More on Wikipedia ↗Outlets covering it
13
in the last 3 days
First reported
3 days ago
12 outlets since
Countries
12 other outlets reported this story in the last 3 days.
Two Pacific Division teams with contrasting early-season identities meet in Edmonton, and the gap between their defensive structures makes this one
Well! I hope you enjoyed a fairly even, strong performance against an Albertan Team! Maybe even would like to see a repeat tonight? Well tough. You’re in the Warp now, buddy. There is NOTHING normal…
One: Stay out of the box – This was a big part of the top “essential” heading into Saturday’s game and bears repeating as a main item now because the Kraken nearly took themselves out of the Edmonton contest by getting penalized three times in the first period. They were