The Seattle Kraken and the Carolina Hurricanes meet in NHL action from PNC Arena on Thursday night.

Kraken Take Out Red Wings

The Seattle Kraken come into this game fresh off of their 5-4 OT win over the Detroit Red Wings in their last matchup. Vince Dunn leads the Kraken with 7 points including a team-high 6 assists while Oliver Bjorkstrand has 5 points with 4 assists. Jaden Schwartz has a team-high 4 goals and Jared McCann has 4 points of his own with 3 goals and an assist. Jordan Eberle and Matty Beniers each have 3 points with a combined 5 assists. Joey Daccord has gone 2-0-1 with a 2.85 GAA and an .898 save percentage in goal for Seattle this season while Philipp Grubauer is 0-4 with a 3.04 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season.

Seattle Kraken Team Facts

• The Kraken have won four of their last six games as underdogs against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games as underdogs following an overtime win.
• The Kraken have lost the third period in six of their last seven games as underdogs following a road win.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2’ market has hit in 13 of the Kraken’s last 14 games after coming off overtime.

Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts

• Eeli Tolvanen has recorded a point in each of the Kraken’s last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Eeli Tolvanen has recorded an assist in each of the Kraken’s last four games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Jared McCann has scored a goal in three of the Kraken’s last four games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Jaden Schwartz ranks T1st in the league for Power Play Goals (3) this season.

Carolina Falls Flat Vs. Lightning

The Carolina Hurricanes come into this game off of their deflating end to their road trip, taking a 3-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning last time out. Seth Jarvis, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jaccob Slavin each have a team-high 7 points, with Jarvis logging 4 goals and 3 assists while Kotkaniemi and Slavin each have 3 goals and 4 assists. Martin Necas, Brady Skjei and Stefan Noesen each have 6 points with Necas logging 2 goals and 4 assists and Skjei and Noesen each logging 5 assists. Teuvo Teravainen has 4 goals as part of his 5 points and Michael Bunting has 5 points with 2 goals and 3 assists as well this season. In goal, Frederik Andersen has gone 2-0 with a 4.14 GAA and an .855 save percentage while Antti Raanta is 1-1 with a 4.41 GAA and an .818 save percentage and Pyotr Kochetkov is 0-3 with a 4.33 GAA and an .836 save percentage.

Carolina Hurricanes Team Facts

• The Hurricanes have lost three of their last four games as favorites.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven home games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Hurricanes’ last 10 games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The home team has won the second period in each of the Hurricanes’ last four games.

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

• Sebastian Aho has recorded a point in eight of the Hurricanes’ last nine home games.
• Anthony DeAngelo has recorded an assist in each of his last four appearances at PNC Arena.
• Seth Jarvis ranks T1st in the league for Power Play Goals (3) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Carolina Hurricanes ranks 32nd in the league for goals against per game this season (4.71).
• The Carolina Hurricanes ranks T29th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (68.75%).
• The Seattle Kraken ranks 28th in the league for goals per game this season (2.29).
• The Seattle Kraken ranks T31st in the league for opponent goals in Period 3 per game this season (1.71).

Chris’ Pick

I’m going to take a stab at Seattle here. The Kraken sneaked out the win over Detroit, but it’s worth noting their other win this season came against these same Hurricanes, who more often than not this season have had some serious issues defensively. The Kraken can run hot and cold, but when your defense is giving up the numbers that Carolina’s is, any team can look like a cup contender on any given night. Too much value to pass on with Seattle. Give me the Kraken and the plus money.