Kraken vs Kings Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 4/1/23
Los Angeles Kings (43-22-10) vs. Seattle Kraken (41-25-8)
April 1, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Kraken -111 / Los Angeles Kings -111; Over/Under: +5.5
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The Los Angeles Kings and Seattle Kraken meet Saturday in NHL action at the Climate Pledge Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 25.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 36 goals, Kevin Fiala has 48 assists and Viktor Arvidsson has 209 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 75.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jonathan Quick has given up 99 goals on 798 shots faced, and Pheonix Copley has allowed 85 goals on 844 shots.
The Seattle Kraken are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring on 19 percent of their power play opportunities. Jared McCann leads Seattle with 35 goals, Vince Dunn has 48 assists, and Oliver Bjorkstrand has 183 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 74.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 92 goals on 828 shots faced, and Martin Jones has allowed 124 goals on 1,091 shots.
The Kings are 9-3 in their last 12 vs. Pacific and 10-4 in their last 14 overall. The Kraken are 1-4 in their last 5 home games and 0-4 in their last 4 games following a win. The under is 5-2 in Kings last 7 overall. The over is 7-3-1 in Kraken last 11 overall. The Kings are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
You can make a case for either of these playoff teams, but the Los Angeles Kings are playing the better hockey no matter how you slice it, and the road team has had success in past meetings. Also, the Seattle Kraken haven’t taken care of home ice lately the way they should. Near pick em spot, give me the Kings, given they’re in better form right now.