Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken Prediction 4/16/26 NHL Picks Today

The Seattle Kraken and the Colorado Avalanche meet Thursday in NHL action from the Ball Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Seattle Kraken vs. Colorado Avalanche prediction.

Seattle Kraken Recap

The Seattle Kraken will be out to bounce back from their 4-1 loss at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights to sit at 34-36-11 this season.

Kraken Drop 8 Of Last 10

Jordan Eberle leads the Kraken in scoring with 55 points including a team-high 26 goals and 29 assists while Matty Beniers has 48 points with 20 goals and 28 assists. Chandler Stephenson has 48 points with 16 goals and 32 assists and Eeli Tolvanen has 36 points with 12 goals and 24 assists. Vince Dunn also has 44 points with 11 goals and 33 assists as well this season. Joey Daccord has gone 20-20-6 with a 3.03 GAA and an .897 save percentage while Philipp Grubauer is 13-12-4 with a 2.65 GAA and a .909 save percentage this season. Matt Murray is also 0-2-1 with a 2.21 GAA and a .922 save percentage this season.

Colorado Avalanche Recap

The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to add on to their 3-1 win over Calgary last time out to sit at 54-16-11 this season.

Avalanche Win 4 Of Last 5

Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche with 127 points including a team-high 53 goals and 74 assists while Cale Makar has 78 points with 20 goals and 58 assists. Martin Necas has 100 points with 38 goals and 62 assists while Artturi Lehkonen has 48 points with 21 goals and 27 assists. Gabriel Landeskog has 35 points with 14 goals and 21 assists. Brock Nelson also has 65 points with 33 goals and 32 assists. Scott Wedgewood has posted a 30-6-6 record with a 2.07 GAA and a .920 save percentage Mackenzie Blackwood is 23-10-2 with a 2.51 GAA and a .904 save percentage this season in goal for Colorado.

Seattle Kraken @ Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends: April 16, 2026

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

• The Kraken have lost each of their last 12 games against Central Division opponents.
• The Avalanche have won each of their last nine games against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 11 games against Central Division opponents.
• The Avalanche have covered the puck line in each of their last six games against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Kraken have lost the second period in each of their last 11 games as underdogs against Central Division opponents when leading after the first period.

Why the Seattle Kraken will win

• The road team has won 14 of the Avalanche’s last 16 games.
• The Avalanche have lost seven of their last nine games as home favorites.
• The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six home games following a road win.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in eight of the Avalanche’s last 10 games at Ball Arena.
• The Avalanche have lost the second period in each of their last four games against Pacific Division opponents when trailing after the first period.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Avalanche’s last seven games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Six of the Kraken’s last seven games as underdogs following a road loss have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2’ market has hit in each of the last 14 games between the Kraken and Avalanche.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Kraken’s last seven games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.

Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts

• Brock Nelson has scored at least one goal in each of the Avalanche’s last six games against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• Cale Makar has recorded at least one assist in each of the Avalanche’s last seven games against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.

Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts

• Jared McCann has scored a goal in three of his last four appearances against the Avalanche.
• Kaapo Kakko has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six appearances after playing the previous day.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Colorado Avalanche rank 1st in the league for goals per game this season (3.65).
• The Colorado Avalanche rank 1st in the league for goals against per game this season (2.43).
• The Seattle Kraken rank 32nd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (71.70%).
• The Seattle Kraken rank 27th in the league for goals per game this season (2.77).

Seattle Kraken vs. Colorado Avalanche Prediction

I’m on the Avalanche in this one. I get the case to be made for either side here because both teams have their fates decided for them after this game with who is going where. That being said, the Kraken have not been playing well down the stretch and played themselves out of a spot, while the Avalanche are looking to build momentum ahead of their Stanley Cup revenge tour and I think Colorado gets the job done here.