Seattle Kraken (14-26-4) vs. Boston Bruins (25-14-3)
February 1, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Boston Bruins -252 / Seattle Kraken +216; Over/Under: +6
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The Seattle Kraken and Boston Bruins meet Tuesday in NHL action at the TD Garden. The Seattle Kraken look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Boston Bruins look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The Seattle Kraken are averaging 2.6 goals per game and are scoring on 16.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Jared McCann leads Seattle with 18 goals, Alex Wennberg has 17 assists and Jordan Eberle has 94 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 77 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 98 goals on 850 shots faced, and Chris Driedger has allowed 29 goals on 280 shots.
The Boston Bruins are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 25.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Brad Marchand leads Boston with 21 goals, Patrice Bergeron has 21 assists and David Pastrnak has 185 shots on goal. Defensively, the Boston Bruins are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 82.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Linus Ullmark has given up 59 goals on 672 shots faced, and Jeremy Swayman has allowed 38 goals on 454 shots.
The Kraken are 1-5 in their last 6 road games and 5-15 in their last 20 overall. The Bruins are 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 11-5 in their last 16 overall. The under is 7-2 in Kraken last 9 overall. The over is 6-2 in Bruins last 8 overall.
The Seattle Kraken continue to struggle defensively and have issues stringing wins together, and I’m not running to the window to back them on the road. The Boston Bruins have been great in the favorite role and play their best hockey at home. I have a hard time backing the Kraken with confidence. Give me the Bruins and the PL for max betting value.
