The Seattle Kraken and Minnesota Wild meet Wednesday in NHL action at the UBS Arena. Here’s a Wild vs Kraken Prediction. This article will include a Wild vs Kraken Pick.
Seattle Kraken Betting Preview
The Seattle Kraken beat the Blackhawks, lost to the Jets, and they play the Oilers, Flames, and Stars next. The Kraken have played .500 hockey over their last 14 games.
The Seattle Kraken are averaging 3.01 goals per game and are scoring on 18.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Eeli Tolvanen leads Seattle with 21 goals, Chandler Stephenson has 37 assists, and Brandon Montour has 196 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 3.19 goals per game and are killing 76.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 77 goals on 601 shots faced, while Joey Daccord has allowed 121 goals on 1,322 shots.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild lost to the Blues, beat the Kings, and they play the Sabres, Stars, and Golden Knights next. The Wild have lost seven of their last 11 games and have scored two or fewer goals in five of their last six games.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 2.71 goals per game and are scoring 21.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 23 goals, Matt Boldy has 35 assists and Ryan Hartman has 127 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.84 goals per game and are killing 71.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 116 goals on 1,360 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 57 goals on 594 shots.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Kraken have lost each of their last 12 games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games following a home win.
- The Kraken have lost the second period in each of their last eight games as underdogs when leading after the first period.
Why the Seattle Kraken will win
- The underdogs have won each of the last four games between the Kraken and Wild.
- The Wild have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Wild’s last seven games at Xcel Energy Center.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Kraken have won the third period in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs when leading after the second period.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Minnesota Wild rank 30th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (71.26%).
- The Minnesota Wild rank 25th in the league for goals per game this season (2.71).
- The Seattle Kraken rank 31st in the league for Period 1 goals allowed per game this season (1.12).
- The Seattle Kraken rank T3rd in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (3).
Wild vs Kraken Injury Report
The Minnesota Wild will be without Kirill Kapizov, Troy Grosenick, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Danila Yurov. Jonas Brodin and Marcus Foligno are questionable.
The Kraken don’t have any players listed on their injury report.
Wild vs Kraken Prediction
The Kraken are a hit or miss team that I’m not excited to back most nights, especially on the road, where they have 19 losses. The Wild have been in a funk lately, but they’ve still been better overall than the Kraken, and they just beat Seattle a couple of weeks ago on the road, 4-3. The Wild have won seven of the last 10 games against the Kraken overall. The Wild have scored three or more goals in eight of its last 10 games against the Kraken. Give me the Wild on their home ice and of course I’ll lay the PL to shave down the juice.