Seattle Kraken (29-16-5) vs. New Jersey Devils (33-13-4)
February 9, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Jersey Devils -165 / Seattle Kraken +140; Over/Under: +6
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The Seattle Kraken and the New Jersey Devils meet in NHL action from the Prudential Center on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
New Jersey is listed as a -165 home favorite while Seattle is a +140 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Seattle, Andre Burakovsky is questionable for this game a lower-body injury while Chris Driedger is out until mid-February and Joonas Donskoi and Justin Schultz are both out indefinitely. For New Jersey, Jack Hughes is questionable for this game with a lower-body injury.
Matchup History
Seattle’s 4-3 OT win back on January 19th, 2023, made it three straight wins for the home team in the first three all-time meetings between these two teams.
Trends
Seattle is 11-5 in their last 16 games overall and 7-2 in their last 9 road games while the under is 9-1-1 in their last 11 games against the Metropolitan division. New Jersey is 13-3 in their last 16 games against the Pacific division games and 9-2 in their last 11 games overall while the over is 13-3 in their last 16 games following a win.
Pick
I’m sticking with New Jersey here. You could make the case both ways given that both of these teams play their better hockey on the road which serves Seattle well here, but the thing is that the Kraken didn’t look good against the Islanders and New Jersey was rolling going into the break and picked up right where they left off. I think this is a great spot to back the Devils to snag a home win so give me New Jersey.
