The Seattle Kraken and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet Thursday in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Blue Jackets vs Kraken Prediction.
Seattle Kraken Recap
The Seattle Kraken come into this game looking to bounce back from a 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils last time out to fall to 17-21-3 on the year. After this game, Seattle will continue their road trip with a date with the Buffalo Sabres.
Kraken Lose 3rd Straight
Jared McCann has a team-high 29 points with 13 goals and 16 assists while Brandon Montour has 22 points with 8 goals and 14 assists. Jaden Schwartz has 26 points with 13 goals and 13 assists and Chandler Stephenson has 26 points with a team-high 21 assists. Oliver Bjorkstrand has 26 points with 11 goals and 15 assists and Matty Beniers also has 22 points with 7 goals and 15 assists. Joey Daccord has gone 12-9-2 with a 2.51 GAA and a .912 save percentage in goal for Seattle so far this season while Philipp Grubauer is 5-12-1 with a 3.45 GAA and an .880 save percentage so far this season.
Why the Seattle Kraken will win
- The Blue Jackets have lost each of their last eight night games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Kraken have won each of their last five games against the Blue Jackets.
- The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight night games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The favorites have covered the puck line in each of the last five games between the Kraken and Blue Jackets.
Columbus Blue Jackets Recap
The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this one looking to add on to their 4-3 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to improve to 18-17-6 on the year. After this game, the Blue Jackets will have a rematch at home with the St. Louis Blues.
Blue Jackets Win Back-To-Back Games
Zach Werenski leads the Blue Jackets in scoring with 46 points including 12 goals and a team-high 34 assists while Kirill Marchenko has 45 points with a team-high 17 goals and 28 assists. Sean Monahan has 41 points with 14 goals and 27 assists while Dmitri Voronkov has 28 points with 17 goals and 11 assists. Kent Johnson has 23 points with 10 goals and 13 assists and Cole Sillinger has 22 points with 16 assists. Daniil Tarasov is 3-6-1 with a 4.23 GAA and a .857 save percentage while Elvis Merzlikins is 14-10-3 with a 3.17 GAA and an .887 save percentage this season between the pipes for Columbus. Jet Greaves has also gone 1-1-2 with a 3.48 GAA and a .890 save percentage as well for the Blue Jackets.
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The Kraken have lost each of their last five games as favorites.
- The Blue Jackets have won each of their last four games as home underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games as favorites.
- The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in 14 of their last 16 games as home underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Blue Jackets’ last seven home games after coming off overtime have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Five of the Kraken’s last six games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Blue Jackets vs Kraken Prediction
I’m backing the Blue Jackets here. Seattle’s had the upper hand when these two teams have gone head-to-head in recent years, however, the Blue Jackets are the better team in better form right now and play their best hockey at home. The Blue Jackets have made you more money than any other team on home ice, because of mispriced lines like these and the fact that I think there’s a stigma attached to this team that a lot of folks (myself included) didn’t think that the Blue Jackets would be any good coming into this season. I think that Columbus finds a way to get the job done here so I’ll side with the Blue Jackets here.