The Seattle Kraken and Calgary Flames meet Monday in NHL action at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Here’s a Flames vs Kraken Prediction. This article will include a Flames vs Kraken Pick.
Seattle Kraken Betting Preview
The Seattle Kraken beat the Predators and Canucks, and they play the Bruins next. The Kraken have won 6 of their last 7 games.
The Seattle Kraken are averaging 2.62 goals per game and are scoring on 21.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Eberle leads Seattle with 14 goals, Eeli Tolvanen has 18 assists, and Vince Dunn has 85 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 2.85 goals per game and are killing 70.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Joey Daccord has allowed 67 goals on 681 shots faced, while Philipp Grubauer has given up 27 goals on 338 shots.
Calgary Flames Betting Preview
The Calgary Flames beat the Flyers, lost to the Predators, and they play the Habs next. The Flames have won 9 of their last 13 games.
The Calgary Flames are averaging 2.66 goals per game and are scoring 14.6 percent of their power-play opportunities. Blake Coleman leads Calgary with 13 goals, Nazem Kadri has 24 assists, and Rasmus Andersson has 100 shots on goal. Defensively, the Calgary Flames are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 81.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Dustin Wolf has allowed 84 goals on 842 shots faced, and Devin Cooley has given up 28 goals on 327 shots.
Why the Calgary Flames will win
- The Kraken have lost each of their last six games following an overtime win.
- The home team has won seven of the Flames’ last eight games.
- The Flames have covered the puck line in each of their last seven home games following a loss.
- The Flames have won the third period in each of their last six games as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
Why the Seattle Kraken will win
- The Kraken have won each of their last four games as road underdogs.
- The Flames have lost four of their last five Monday games as home favorites.
- The Kraken have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games.
- The Flames have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight Monday games as home favorites.
- The Kraken have won the third period in seven of their last eight games as road underdogs against Pacific Division opponents when tied after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Kraken’s last seven games as underdogs following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Eight of the Flames’ last nine games as home favorites following a loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Three of the last four games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2’ market has hit in each of the Kraken’s last eight road games against Western Conference opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Flames’ last four games against Western Conference opponents.
Calgary Flames Player Prop Facts
- Nazem Kadri has scored at least one goal in six of the Flames’ last seven games as favorites against the Kraken.
- Jonathan Huberdeau has recorded at least one assist in each of the Flames’ last four home games against the Kraken.
Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts
- Jared McCann has scored a goal in three of his last four appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
- Jared McCann has recorded an assist in five of his last six appearances against the Flames.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Calgary Flames rank 32nd in the league in power play percentage this season (14.62%).
- The Calgary Flames rank 27th in the league for goals per game this season (2.66).
- The Seattle Kraken rank 32nd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (70.27%).
- The Seattle Kraken rank 30th in the league for goals per game this season (2.62).
Flames vs Kraken Prediction
The Flames are playing good hockey and should get the benefit of the doubt at home, where they’ve won 12 games. However, I don’t believe the gap between these teams is this wide. The Kraken have earned points in each of their last 7 games, and the defense has improved greatly during this stretch. The Kraken have allowed no fewer than 3 goals in each of their last 7 games. The Kraken have also had decent road success this season. We’re getting almost 1.5 times our money with a hot Kraken team. I’ll take it.