The Vancouver Canucks and the Seattle Kraken meet in NHL action from Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Seattle is listed as a -185 home favorite while Vancouver is a +165 road underdog with a total set at 6.5 goals for this game.
Injuries
For Vancouver, William Lockwood, Ethan Bear, Thatcher Demko, Tucker Poolman and Tanner Pearson are all on the injury list while Seattle’s injury list features the likes of Justin Schultz, Yanni Gourde, Jaden Schwartz, Chris Driedger and Andre Burakovsky.
Matchup History
Vancouver’s 6-5 shootout win back on December 22nd, 2022, made it six wins in six all-time meetings between the Canucks and the Kraken.
Trends
Vancouver is 1-6 in their last 7 road games and 1-6 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-1-1 in their last 6 games played on no rest. Seattle is 9-3 in their last 12 games overall and 9-4 in their last 13 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.
Pick
I’m backing the over here. We’re 5-0-1 to the over in the six all-time meetings between these two teams and while Vancouver’s owned the Kraken, winning all six head-to-head meetings, it’s hard to back the Canucks in this spot on the back-to-back and with the team in the state that it’s in despite a win over Chicago on Tuesday. I think we just have a high-scoring affair here, so give me the over.