Kraken vs Stars Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/11/23

The Dallas Stars and Seattle Kraken meet Saturday in the NHL action at the Climate Pledge Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Dallas Stars are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 23 percent of their power play opportunities. Jason Robertson leads Dallas with 38 goals, Joe Pavelski has 42 assists and Miro Heiskanen has 170 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 83.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 115 goal on 1,432 shots faced, and Scott Wedgewood has given up 48 goals on 551 shots.

The Seattle Kraken are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 20.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Jared McCann leads Seattle with 33 goals, Vince Dunn has 39 assists, and Oliver Bjorkstrand has 164 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 75.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 78 goals on 732 shots faced, and Martin Jones has allowed 114 goals on 1,020 shots.

The Stars are 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Kraken are 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games and 5-1 in their last 6 overall. The over is 5-0-1 in Stars last 6 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Kraken last 6 home games.

Two teams that have been hit or miss over the last month or so, but they’ve found their groove over the last week, and it makes this one of the better games on the card. You can make a case for either side, but the difference for me is the Kraken are at home and getting plus money. I have to give the Kraken the edge here.