Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken Preview
The Kraken and Wild are set to face off at 7:00 ET on ESPN. The Wild will host the game at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN.
The odds for this Western conference game currently have the Wild as the -1.5 goal favorite with the over/under line sitting at 6 goals. Check out BetCoco for Minnesota Wild – Seattle Kraken odds
Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken Head-to-Head and Key Stats
When looking back over the last three times these two teams have played, the Wild have the leg up at 3-0. The Wild also had the edge vs. the puck line in these games, at 3-0. These games averaged a combined total of 5 goals per game leading to an over/under record of 1-1-1.
- In their last three games away from home, the Kraken have a straight up record of 0-3 while going 1-2 vs. the spread. The team averaged 1 goals per game in this stretch.
- Although Minnesota has a straight up record of 6-4 in their last ten home games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 4-6. The team averaged 2 goals per game in these games.
- Looking back on the team’s last ten games as the underdog, the Wild have a straight up record of 1-9. Their record vs the puck line in these games was 4-6.
- In their last five games as the betting favorite, the Kraken have a strong straight up record of 4-1. In addition, their puck line record was 4-1 in these scenarios.
Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken Prediction
With a record of 33-35-13, the Seattle Kraken are in 12th place in the Western Conference and 6th place in the Pacific Division. On the road this season, Seattle has gone 16-17-7 and has lost four straight games, including three straight on the road.
As the underdog in 51 of their 81 games, the Kraken have gone 16-26-9 in those games and have lost five straight games as the underdog. Over their last ten games, Seattle has gone 4-6 and has lost three straight games.
When looking at their offense, the Kraken have an average of 2.6 goals per game this season, positioning themselves 29th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are ranked 25th in the league. The Seattle offense is ranked 19th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they find themselves at 25th in the NHL.
Goalie Joey Daccord comes into the game having made 45 starts this season. So far, his record is 18-18 and he has a save percentage of 0.835%.
At home this season, the Wild have gone 20-14-6 and have lost their last two games at home. In their last ten games, Minnesota has gone 5-5, and they have a record of 39-32-10 overall. In the Central Division, the Wild are in sixth place and have gone 9-17 against divisional opponents.
Against other Western Conference teams, Minnesota has gone 24-25, and they have been favored in 38 of their 81 games this season. Over their last five games, the Wild have gone 3-2, and they have won each of their last four games when they have been favored.
When looking at their offense, the Wild have an average of 3 goals per game this season, positioning themselves 21st in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are ranked 19th in the league. The Minnesota offense is ranked 8th in power play goals. As for shorthanded goals, they find themselves at 30th in the NHL.
Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury comes into the game having made 35 starts this season. So far, his record is 17-14 and he has a save percentage of 0.678%.
With the Wild being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Wild.
Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken Betting Tips
- Take the Wild on the moneyline
- On the spread, we like Kraken (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Minnesota Wild Injury Report
- Marcus Foligno – Lower Body – Out
- Jared Spurgeon – Lower Body – Out
- Mats Zuccarello – Personal – Questionable
- Sam Hentges – Undisclosed – Out
Seattle Kraken Injury Report
- Vince Dunn – Upper Body – Out
- Eeli Tolvanen – Undisclosed – Questionable
