Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken Preview
Planning on watching today’s Kraken and Kings game? Catch the action at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, as the Kings hosts this showdown at 10:00 ET on TNT.
The over/under for this matchup is currently set at 6 goals and the Kings are the favorite to win at home vs. the Kraken. Check out BetCoco for Los Angeles Kings – Seattle Kraken odds
Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken Head-to-Head and Key Stats
When looking back on the last three times the Kings and Kraken have played each other, Los Angeles has the edge with a record of 2-1. However, the average scoring differential in these matchups is dead even with each team averaging 4 goals per game.
- Across their ten previous road games, Seattle has an puck line mark of 7-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 3-7 while averaging 2 goals per game.
- Through their last five home contests, the Kings offense has averaged 2 goals per game while allowing an average of 2. Los Angeles posted an overall record of 3-2 while going 2-3 ATS.
- In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Kings have a straight up record of 5-5 and an puck line mark of 8-2.
- Going back to their last three games as the favorite, the Kraken have a straight up record of 1-2. But, their mark vs the puck line was just 1-2.
Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken Prediction
Coming into their game vs. Los Angeles, the Kraken are 10-14-9. They are 4-3-2 when favored and 6-12-7 as the underdog. When they have hit the road, they have a 4-7-6 record this season, and they are 6-8-3 at home.
Offensively, the Kraken come into the game at 2.7 goals per contest placing 25th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 10th position in the league. Coming into the game, the Kraken have 6-7 record when they have more shots on goal than their opponent. When they have fewer shots on goal, they are 3-8.
Heading into this matchup vs. Los Angeles, goalie Joey Daccord has started 16 games in this season. His current record is 5-5, and his save percentage stands at 0.7604166666666666%.
Ahead of their matchup with Seattle, the Kings have a 18-6-4 record. Their performance when favored is 13-4-2, while they hold a 5-2-2 record as underdogs. On the road this season, they have a 13-1-1 record, while they are 5-5-3 in their games at home.
Offensively, the Kings come into the game at 3.6 goals per contest placing 12th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are in 18th position in the league. This year, the Kings have recorded a 12-4 record in games where they outshoot their opponent. For games with fewer shots on goal, they have 5-1 record.
Heading into this matchup vs. Seattle, goalie Cam Talbot has started 19 games in this season. His current record is 13-5, and his save percentage stands at 0.8229166666666666%.
The Kings enter this game as 1.5-goal favorites and in our projections and we anticipate them winning by a score of 4-3.
Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken Betting Tips
- Take the Kings on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Kraken (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Los Angeles Kings Injury Report
- Viktor Arvidsson – Lower Body – Out
- Pheonix Copley – Undisclosed – Out
- Vladislav Gavrikov – Lower Body – Out
Seattle Kraken Injury Report
- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – Lower Body – Out
- Justin Schultz – Upper Body – Questionable
- Philipp Grubauer – Lower Body – Out
- Andre Burakovsky – Upper Body – Out
- Jaden Schwartz – Lower Body – Out
- Jared McCann – Lower Body – Questionable
