Seattle Kraken vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction 1-28-24 Picks

The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Seattle Kraken meet in NHL action from Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday. Who emerges with the win in this interconference matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Blue Jackets vs. Kraken Prediction.

Columbus Blue Jackets Team Preview

The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this one looking to rebound from a 5-4 OT loss to the Vancouver Canucks last time out. Johnny Gaudreau leads the Blue Jackets with 30 points including 23 assists while Zach Werenski has 27 points with a team-high 26 assists. Kirill Marchenko has 25 points with a team-high 15 goals and Adam Fantilli has 27 points with 12 goals and 15 assists. Elvis Merzlikins has gone 8-10-7 in goal for Columbus with a 3.29 GAA and a .901 save percentage while Spencer Martin is 3-8-1 with a 3.65 GAA and an .887 save percentage this season.

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Seattle Kraken Team Preview

The Seattle Kraken come into this one looking to bounce back from a 4-3 OT loss to St. Louis last time out. Oliver Bjorkstrand has a team-high 38 points with 13 goals and 25 assists while Vince Dunn has 36 points with a team-high 28 assists. Jared McCann has 33 points with a team-high 19 goals and Eeli Tolvanen has 30 points with 13 goals and 17 assists. Joey Daccord has gone 14-8-9 with a 2.37 GAA and a .920 save percentage in goal for Seattle this season while Philipp Grubauer is 5-9-1 with a 3.25 GAA and an .884 save percentage this season.

Blue Jackets vs. Kraken Prediction

I’m leaning towards the Blue Jackets +1.5 here. I think the Kraken are the better team but again, goal scoring looks to be a bit of an issue for Seattle at times and the Blue Jackets, despite having a bad straight up record both overall and on the road, have actually been decent on the puck line away from home. Not one I’m necessarily rushing to bet but I’ll side with Columbus +1.5 here.