Overview
- The best-of-three series starts at Allianz Field on Monday, with Game 2 on Nov. 3 in Seattle and, if needed, Game 3 on Nov. 8 back in St. Paul.
- Minnesota finished fourth in the West with its highest point total and conceded a league-low 39 goals, with Dayne St. Clair a Goalkeeper of the Year finalist.
- The Loons won both regular-season meetings with Seattle, 3-2 in June and 1-0 in August, including their first regular-season win in Seattle.
- Minnesota’s attack has been thinner since selling leading scorer Tani Oluwaseyi to Villarreal in late August, and Kelvin Yeboah recently managed a hamstring issue.
- Seattle will be without designated player Pedro de la Vega after season-ending surgery, while defender Yeimar Gomez Andrade has been cleared to return.