Kings vs Kraken Prediction 12/23/25 NHL Picks Today

The Seattle Kraken and Los Angeles Kings meet Tuesday in NHL action at the crypto.com Arena. Here’s a Kings vs Kraken Prediction. This article will include a Kings vs Kraken Pick.

Seattle Kraken Betting Preview

The Seattle Kraken beat the Sharks and Ducks, and they play the Flyers next. The Kraken have lost 10 of their last 13 games.

The Seattle Kraken are averaging 2.53 goals per game and are scoring on 20.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Eberle leads Seattle with 12 goals, Eeli Tolvanen has 15 assists, and Vince Dunn has 81 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 69.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Joey Daccord has allowed 60 goals on 597 shots faced, while Philipp Grubauer has given up 25 goals on 280 shots.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Preview

The Los Angeles Kings lost to the Blue Jackets, beat the Lightning, and they play the Ducks next. The Kings have lost 5 of their last 6 games.

The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 2.51 goals per game and are scoring 13.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 13 goals, Quinton Byfield has 15 assists, and Kevin Fiala has 101 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 2.51 goals per game and are killing 78.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 49 goals on 588 shots faced, while Anton Forsberg has allowed 35 goals on 352 shots.

Why the Los Angeles Kings will win

• The Kraken have lost each of their last 17 games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Kings have won eight of their last nine games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in 13 of their last 16 games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Kings have covered the puck line in seven of their last nine games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Kings have won the third period in 10 of their last 11 night games at Crypto.com Arena when leading after the second period.

Why the Seattle Kraken will win

• The underdogs have won each of the last four games between the Kraken and Kings.
• The Kings have lost four of their last five games as home favorites.
• The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in 11 of the last 12 games between the Kraken and Kings.
• 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 Kings’ last six games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Kraken’s last five games as underdogs following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the last seven Tuesday games at Crypto.com Arena have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2’ market has hit in each of the Kraken’s last 11 games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Kings’ last seven games as home favorites against opponents on a winning streak.

Los Angeles Kings Player Prop Facts

• Adrian Kempe has scored at least one goal in four of the Kings’ last five home games against Pacific Division opponents.
• Adrian Kempe has recorded at least one assist in five of his last six home appearances against Pacific Division opponents.

Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts

• Chandler Stephenson has scored a goal in four of the Kraken’s last five games.
• Eeli Tolvanen has recorded an assist in each of the Kraken’s last four games.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Los Angeles Kings rank 2nd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.51).
• The Los Angeles Kings rank 31st in the league in power play percentage this season (13.89%).
• The Seattle Kraken rank 32nd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (69.39%).
• The Seattle Kraken rank 29th in the league for goals per game this season (2.53).

Kings vs Kraken Prediction

They’ve won their last two games, but the Kraken have been in horrible form for much of the last month. Still, the Kings are on the end of a back-to-back and still have issues protecting home ice. The Kings just lost to the Blue Jackets at home as big favorites. The Kraken have won 3 of the last 4 games against the Kings, which includes an overtime win two weeks ago. The Kings are getting the benefit of the doubt, but the value is with the Kraken and the big plus money. I’ll take it.​