Kraken vs Wild Prediction 3/4/25 NHL Picks Today

The Minnesota Wild and Seattle Kraken meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Climate Pledge Arena. Here’s a Kraken vs Wild Prediction. This article will include a Kraken vs Wild Pick.

Minnesota Wild Betting Preview

The Minnesota Wild lost to the Avalanche, beat the Bruins, and they play the Canucks, Penguins, and Avs next. The Wild have allowed one or fewer goals in four of their last six games.

The Minnesota Wild are averaging 2.8 goals per game and are scoring 19.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 23 goals, Matt Boldy has 31 assists and Joel Eriksson Ek has 123 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.85 goals per game and are killing 70.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 102 goals on 1,191 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 55 goals on 573 shots.

Seattle Kraken Betting Preview

The Seattle Kraken lost to the Blues, beat the Canucks, and they play the Predators, Flyers, and Capitals next. The Kraken have won seven of their last 10 games when scoring three or more goals.

The Seattle Kraken are averaging 2.93 goals per game and are scoring on 18.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Jaden Schwartz leads Seattle with 19 goals, Chandler Stephenson has 31 assists, and Brandon Montour has 171 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 76.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 74 goals on 552 shots faced, while Joey Daccord has allowed 101 goals on 1,166 shots.

Why the Seattle Kraken will win

• The Wild have lost seven of their last eight night games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Kraken have won each of their last three home games against Central Division opponents.
• The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight night games against Western Conference opponents.
• The Kraken have covered the puck line in each of their last five home games against Central Division opponents.
• The Kraken have won the third period in each of their last six games as home favorites following a home win.

Why the Minnesota Wild will win

• The Kraken have lost each of their last six night games following a home win.
• The underdogs have won each of the last three games between the Wild and Kraken.
• The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games following a home win.
• The road team has covered the puck line in each of the last four games between the Wild and Kraken.
• The Kraken have lost the second period in each of their last seven games against Western Conference opponents when leading after the first period.

Kraken vs Wild Injury Report

The Kraken won’t have Yanni Gourde due to an abdominal injury.

The Minnesota Wild will be without Kirill Kapizov, Troy Grosenick, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Danila Yurov.

Kraken vs Wild Prediction

The Kraken are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home, but they’re too inconsistent to back in the favorite role most nights. The Wild have had problems stringing together wins lately, but they’ve been at their best on the road, where they’re 21-9-3 on the season. The road team has won seven of the last nine games between the Wild and Kraken. The value is with the Wild and the more favorable price. It’s hard to make a case for the Kraken in this spot at this price.