A big part of this success is forward Jonathan Huberdeau, who's tallied three goals through the first four outings. He skates on the first PP unit, which could strike against a Seattle Kraken team sitting in the bottom half of the league in both penalty minutes taken per game and PK percentage.

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SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken face off against the Calgary Flames in its fifth game of the season on Saturday night. The game is taking place at 7 p.m. at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The game will be broadcast on KONG and the Kraken Hockey Network.

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