The Seattle Kraken and Toronto Maple Leafs meet Saturday in NHL action at Scotiabank Arena. Here’s a Maple Leafs vs Kraken Prediction. This article will include a Maple Leafs vs Kraken Pick.
Seattle Kraken Betting Preview
The Seattle Kraken lost to the Canadiens and Senators, and they play the Flyers next. The Kraken have gone into overtime in each of their last 3 games.
The Seattle Kraken are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Jared McCann leads Seattle with 3 goals, Brandon Montour has 4 assists, and Jordan Eberle has 11 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Joey Daccord has allowed 7 goals on 85 shots faced, while Philipp Grubauer has given up 3 goals on 24 shots.
Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Predators and Rangers, and they play the Devils next. The Maple Leafs have won 12 of their last 15 regular season games.
The Toronto Maple Leafs are averaging 3.8 goals per game and are scoring 10 percent of their power-play opportunities. Auston Matthews leads Toronto with 4 goals, William Nylander has 7 assists, and Matthew Knies has 15 shots on goal. Defensively, the Toronto Maple Leafs are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 86.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Anthony Stolarz has allowed 10 goals on 108 shots faced, while Cayden Primeau has given up 4 goals on 30 shots.
Why the Toronto Maple Leafs will win
- The Kraken have lost 20 of their last 22 night games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The home team has won seven of the Kraken’s last eight games.
- The Maple Leafs have covered the puck line in four of their last five games against the Kraken.
- The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games after coming off a shootout.
- The Kraken have lost the second period in each of their last eight road games when tied after the first period.
Why the Seattle Kraken will win
- The Maple Leafs have lost two of their last three games as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Kraken have won seven of their last nine Saturday games as underdogs.
- The Kraken have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine road games.
- The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in 13 of their last 16 games as favorites following a win.
- The Kraken have won the third period in eight of their last nine games against Eastern Conference opponents when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Twelve of the Maple Leafs’ last 13 games as home favorites following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Kraken’s last five games after coming off overtime have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Kraken’s last four games following a shootout loss.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in four of the Maple Leafs’ last five games against opponents on a losing streak.
Toronto Maple Leafs Player Prop Facts
- Auston Matthews has scored at least one goal in four of the Maple Leafs’ last five games against Pacific Division opponents.
- William Nylander has recorded at least one assist in each of the Maple Leafs’ last four night games.
- Matthew Knies has recorded at least one point in each of the Maple Leafs’ last four home games.
- William Nylander ranks T1st in the league for multi-assist games (3) this season.
Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts
- Eeli Tolvanen has scored a goal in each of the Kraken’s last three road games against the Maple Leafs.
- Brandon Montour has recorded at least one assist in each of the Kraken’s last four games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Brandon Montour has recorded at least one point in each of the Kraken’s last four games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Chandler Stephenson ranks T6th in the league for multi-goal game (1) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Toronto Maple Leafs rank T29th in the league in power play percentage this season (10.00%).
- The Toronto Maple Leafs rank 5th in the league for goals per game this season (3.80).
- The Seattle Kraken rank T6th in the league in power play percentage this season (25.00%).
- The Seattle Kraken rank 8th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.50).
Maple Leafs vs Kraken Prediction
The Kraken have been competitive through four games, earning points in every matchup, so you can talk yourself into the plus money. However, the Maple Leafs are simply the more talented team across the board, and they’ve won 7 of the 8 games against the Kraken. Six of those seven wins were decided by at least two goals. The Kraken have been sloppy defensively for stretches, and that’s not ideal when going up against such an explosive Maple Leafs squad. I’ll side with the Maple Leafs, and I’ll lay the PL to shave down the juice.