The Seattle Kraken and St. Louis Blues meet Saturday in NHL action at the Enterprise Center. Here’s a Blues vs Kraken Prediction. This article will include a Blues vs Kraken Pick.
Seattle Kraken Betting Preview
The Seattle Kraken beat the Blackhawks, lost to the Sharks, and they play the Stars next. The Kraken have lost 3 of their last 4 games.
The Seattle Kraken are averaging 2.62 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Eberle leads Seattle with 5 goals, Jaden Schwartz has 6 assists, and Vince Dunn has 32 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 2.92 goals per game and are killing 70.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Joey Daccord has allowed 30 goals on 299 shots faced, while Philipp Grubauer has given up 3 goals on 29 shots.
St. Louis Blues Betting Preview
The St. Louis Blues lost to the Capitals, beat the Sabres, and they play the Flames next. The Blues have lost 8 of their last 10 games.
The St. Louis Blues are averaging 2.73 goals per game and are scoring on 22 percent of their power play opportunities. Jake Neighbours leads St. Louis with 6 goals, Robert Thomas has 6 assists, and Jordan Kyrou has 32 shots on goal. Defensively, the St. Louis Blues are allowing 3.87 goals per game and are killing 70 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jordan Binnington has allowed 32 goals on 227 shots faced, and Joel Hofer has given up 22 goals on 164 shots.
Why the St. Louis Blues will win
- The Blues have won five of their last six games against the Kraken.
- The Kraken have lost eight of their last 10 road games against Central Division opponents.
- The Blues have covered the puck line in five of their last six games against the Kraken.
- The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games at Enterprise Center.
- The Kraken have lost the second period in each of their last seven games as underdogs against Central Division opponents when leading after the first period.
Why the Seattle Kraken will win
- The Blues have lost each of their last six games as favorites.
- The underdogs have won 10 of the Blues’ last 11 games at Enterprise Center.
- The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites.
- The Kraken have covered the puck line in each of their last eight Saturday road games.
- The Kraken have won the second period in each of their last seven games when tied after the first period.
Total Goals Facts
- Eight of the Kraken’s last nine games as underdogs following a home loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Six of the last seven night games between the Kraken and Blues have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Seven of the last eight Saturday night games between teams from the same conference have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Blues’ last four games as favorites.
- The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in three of the Kraken’s last four road games against Central Division opponents.
St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts
- Oskar Sundqvist has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four appearances with the Blues as home favorites.
- Jordan Kyrou has scored a goal in five of the Blues’ last six games as favorites against the Kraken.
- Dylan Holloway has recorded at least one point in seven of the Blues’ last eight games as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts
- Jordan Eberle has scored at least one goal in three of the Kraken’s last four games against Western Conference opponents.
- Jordan Eberle has recorded at least one point in eight of the Kraken’s last nine games against Western Conference opponents.
- Eeli Tolvanen has recorded an assist in three of the Kraken’s last four games.
- Jared McCann has scored the last goal in three of his last four road appearances against Western Conference opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The St. Louis Blues rank 32nd in the league for goals against per game this season (3.87).
- The St. Louis Blues rank 29th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (70.00%).
- The Seattle Kraken rank 29th in the league for goals per game this season (2.62).
- The Seattle Kraken rank T26th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (70.59%).
Blues vs Kraken Prediction
The Kraken have had issues finishing games on the road this season and when their defense wonders it falls off a cliff. The Blues have been awful over the last few weeks, and I’m not thrilled to get behind them if we’re being honest. However, the Blues are back home, where you’d think they can figure some things out. Also, the Blues are coming off a road shutout win over the Sabres, which could be a turning point to stopping the bleeding. Oddsmakers don’t like the Kraken in this spot, obviously. I’ll lean toward the Blues.