The New York Rangers and Seattle Kraken meet Saturday in NHL action at the Climate Pledge Arena. Here’s a Kraken vs Rangers Prediction. This article will include a Kraken vs Rangers Pick.
New York Rangers Betting Preview
The New York Rangers beat the Canucks and Oilers, and they play the Hurricanes next. The Rangers have lost 6 of their last 9 games.
The New York Rangers are averaging 2.33 goals per game and are scoring 13.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Taylor Raddysh leads New York with 5 goals, Adam Fox has 6 assists, and Mika Zibanejad has 39 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.42 goals per game and are killing 87.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Igor Shesterkin has allowed 21 goals on 251 shots faced, while Jonathan Quick has given up 4 goals on 68 shots.
Seattle Kraken Betting Preview
The Seattle Kraken lost to the Canadiens, beat the Oilers, and they play the Blackhawks next. The Kraken have split their last 10 games.
The Seattle Kraken are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Jaden Schwartz leads Seattle with 4 goals, Brandon Montour has 5 assists, and Vince Dunn has 26 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 64 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Joey Daccord has allowed 21 goals on 222 shots faced, while Philipp Grubauer has given up 3 goals on 29 shots.
Why the Seattle Kraken will win
- The underdogs have won five of the Rangers’ last six games.
- The Rangers have lost three of their last four games as favorites.
- The Kraken have covered the puck line in each of their last five games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Rangers have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last 10 games as road favorites following an overtime win.
- The Kraken have won the second period in each of their last six games when tied after the first period.
Why the New York Rangers will win
- The Kraken have lost 11 of their last 12 home games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The road team has won 10 of the Rangers’ last 12 games.
- The Rangers have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight road games.
- The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 11 home games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Kraken have lost the second period in each of their last six night games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Kraken’s last seven games after coming off overtime have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Five of the Rangers’ last six road games following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last eight games after coming off overtime.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in seven of the Kraken’s last eight home games against opponents on a winning streak.
Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts
- Jordan Eberle has recorded at least one point in five of the Kraken’s last six home games.
- Brandon Montour has recorded at least one assist in three of his last four appearances.
New York Rangers Player Prop Facts
- Alexis Lafreniere has scored a goal in three of the Rangers’ last four games against the Kraken.
- Adam Fox has recorded at least one point in 10 of his last 11 appearances with the Rangers as road favorites.
- Artemi Panarin has recorded at least one assist in four of the Rangers’ last five games against the Kraken.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Seattle Kraken rank 29th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (64.00%).
- The Seattle Kraken rank T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (0).
- The New York Rangers rank T30th in the league for goals per game this season (2.33).
- The New York Rangers rank T3rd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.42).
Kraken vs Rangers Prediction
The Kraken have played their best hockey at home this season, but I still don’t trust them against good teams based on a below average offense and a defense that gets killed on the power play. The Rangers are still a talented team despite the up and down play, and they’ve been road warriors all season. In fact, all five of the Rangers wins up to this point have come on the road. The Rangers have won 6 of the 8 games against the Kraken. I’ll roll with the Rangers on the road.