The Seattle Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights open the 2023-24 National Hockey League regular season Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Kraken vs. Golden Knights odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

The Kraken took the Dallas Stars to Game 7 in the 2nd round of the playoffs, going 7-7 in the postseason in just the franchise’s 2nd season. Seattle looks to take another step this season. Seattle will need to top Vegas, a team it is just 1-7 against in 2 NHL seasons.

The Golden Knights will raise a banner on Tuesday night, and sometimes that can throw teams off. VGK ended the regular season sweeping a home-and-home set against Seattle, outscoring the Kraken 7-2 as the Under cashed in both games April 11-13.

The Kraken did top the Golden Knights 4-2 on Nov. 25 last season as moderate underdogs (+165) as the Under (6.5) cashed, the only time Seattle topped Vegas so far.