EDMONTON (Interstat) — The Seattle Kraken will visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday in a National Hockey League game at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB. Seattle enters with a 1-0 record, while Edmonton is 1-1. The matchup sends a Kraken team coming off a road win to face an Oilers club that split its first two games.

Seattle most recently defeated the Calgary Flames 6-1. Joey Daccord earned the win and stopped 24 of 25 shots. Matty Beniers contributed a goal and an assist with one shot on goal and two hits, while Kaapo Kakko added a goal and an assist with one shot and one hit. Daccord is a player to watch for the Kraken. His recent performance included the 24-save effort at Calgary.

Edmonton most recently defeated the Vancouver Canucks 9-7. Connor McDavid led the Oilers with one goal and four assists, adding three shots on goal and two hits. Leon Draisaitl scored twice and added an assist with five shots, and Evan Bouchard had a goal and two assists with four shots. McDavid is a player to watch for Edmonton. He also recorded two assists in a 6-5 overtime loss to Vancouver earlier this season. In that home setback, Vancouver scored the extra goal after regulation.

The Oilers’ other previous result this season was a 6-5 overtime loss to Vancouver at Rexall Place. Edmonton has scored 14 goals and allowed 13 in two games. Seattle has scored six goals and allowed one in its opener. The Kraken will look to remain unbeaten, while the Oilers seek a second win.

Seattle’s schedule after this game includes a home matchup against Calgary, followed by a home game against Vegas. Edmonton will next travel to Anaheim before visiting San Jose. Seattle’s upcoming slate also includes road games at Detroit, Washington, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay and Florida before home dates against Detroit, Utah and Minnesota. Edmonton’s following games include a trip to Los Angeles and meetings with Utah, Minnesota, Carolina and Toronto. Edmonton’s 9-7 win over Vancouver was its first victory of the season. Seattle’s 6-1 win over Calgary was its season opener. Daccord’s recent start was his first win of the season.

Rexall Place will host the contest. Seattle’s Daccord will face an Edmonton lineup that produced nine goals in its last game. The Oilers allowed seven goals in that victory, while the Kraken allowed one goal in their win. Seattle’s opener included multi-point games from Beniers and Kakko. Edmonton’s most recent win included multi-point games from McDavid, Draisaitl and Bouchard.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Edmonton to edge Seattle 2-1.