The Seattle Kraken and Los Angeles Kings meet Wednesday 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 Golden Knights, lost to the Ducks, and they play the Stars next. The Kraken have won 5 of their last 7 games.
The Seattle Kraken are averaging 2.85 goals per game and are scoring on 22.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Jordan Eberle leads Seattle with 20 goals, Vince Dunn has 26 assists, and Matty Beniers has 103 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 2.89 goals per game and are killing 72.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Joey Daccord has allowed 88 goals on 897 shots faced, while Philipp Grubauer has given up 50 goals on 598 shots.
Los Angeles Kings Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Kings lost to the Hurricanes, beat the Flyers, and they play the Golden Knights next. The Kings have won 4 of their last 6 games.
The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 2.57 goals per game and are scoring 15.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 20 goals, Kevin Fiala has 20 assists, and Alex Laferriere has 126 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 2.72 goals per game and are killing 77.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 86 goals on 879 shots faced, while Anton Forsberg has allowed 50 goals on 556 shots.
Why the Los Angeles Kings will win
- The Kraken have lost 15 of their last 17 road games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Kings have won 17 of their last 20 home games against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The home team has covered the puck line in four of the Kraken’s last five games.
- The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four road games.
- The home team has won the second period in each of the Kraken’s last five games.
Why the Seattle Kraken will win
- The underdogs have won each of the last five games between the Kraken and Kings.
- The Kings have lost six of their last seven games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 13 games when playing with a rest advantage.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in 12 of the last 13 games between the Kraken and Kings.
- The Kings have lost the second period in each of their last 10 games when leading after the first period.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Kraken’s last seven Wednesday games as underdogs have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Kings’ last four games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Three of the last four games between two teams from the Pacific Division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2’ market has hit in each of the Kraken’s last nine night games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in four of the Kings’ last six games as home favorites.
Los Angeles Kings Player Prop Facts
- Kevin Fiala has scored a goal in four of the Kings’ last five home games against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Kevin Fiala has recorded an assist in each of the Kings’ last four home games against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Adrian Kempe ranks T1st in the league for shootout goals (5) this season.
Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts
- Jared McCann has scored at least one goal in five of the Kraken’s last six night games.
- Vince Dunn has recorded at least one assist in each of the Kraken’s last five road games.
- Eeli Tolvanen has recorded four assists against the Kings this season – most against any opponent.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Los Angeles Kings rank 3rd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.72).
- The Los Angeles Kings rank 29th in the league in power play percentage this season (15.63%).
- The Seattle Kraken rank 31st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (72.08%).
- The Seattle Kraken have recorded the most wins when tied or trailing after Period 1 this season (22).
Kings vs Kraken Prediction
The Kings are racking up the points and should be favored at home, but they’ve been awful on their home ice. These prices just don’t do it for me. The Kraken have issues of their own, but they did beat the Kings twice in December, cashing two nice underdog tickets. The Kraken have also been playing winning hockey over the last two weeks, and the defense has improved greatly. I can’t turn down the Kraken at this price, especially with the Kings struggles to finish games at home. Give me the road dog on Wednesday night.