The Seattle Kraken and Minnesota Wild meet Thursday in NHL action at the Xcel Energy Center. Here’s a Kraken vs Wild prediction.
Seattle Kraken Betting Preview
The Seattle Kraken are coming off losses to the Sharks, Stars, Blues, and Jets. The Seattle Kraken are averaging 2.59 goals per game and are scoring on 20.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Jared McCann leads Seattle with 29 goals, Oliver Bjorkstrand has 37 assists, and Jordan Eberle has 165 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 2.83 goals per game and are killing 79.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 95 goals on 941 shots faced, while Joey Daccord has allowed 113 goals on 1,350 shots.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild recently lost to the Golden Knights while beating the Sharks and Kings. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.02 goals per game and are scoring on 22.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 45 goals, Mats Zuccarello has 51 assists and Joel Eriksson Ek has 266 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 3.16 goals per game and are killing 74.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 129 goals on 1,283 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 108 goals on 1,030 shots.
Minnesota Wild Team Facts
- The Wild have won 14 of their last 15 games as home favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last four games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in four of the Wild’s last five night games.
- The Wild have won the first period in each of their last four games against the Kraken.
Seattle Kraken Team Facts
- The Kraken have lost each of their last 10 games as underdogs.
- The Kraken have covered the puck line in six of their last seven games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The favorites have won the first period in six of the Kraken’s last eight games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in 13 of the Kraken’s last 14 games as underdogs.
Kraken vs Wild prediction
Neither the Kraken nor Wild have anything to play for in the last game of the season, so it really comes down to motivation. That’s why I lean toward the Wild at home because the home fans should provide a boost of energy. The Kraken are 16-17-7 on the road this season, and they’ve lost 4 straight games to the Wild overall. Two of those recent losses to the Wild were shutouts. The Wild are 6-2 against the Kraken all time. Which team really wants to be here in this meaningless game? Give me the Wild because of the home ice.