The Los Angeles Kings and the Seattle Kraken meet in NHL action from Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday night. Can the Kings restore their form on the road? Or will Seattle pick up a home win here? Let’s dive in and take a look with a Kings vs. Kraken Prediction.

Los Angeles Kings Team Preview

The Los Angeles Kings could definitely use a win here after a 3rd straight loss following a 5-2 loss to Winnipeg in their last matchup. Adrian Kempe leads the Kings in scoring with 26 points including 17 assists in addition to 9 goals while Anze Kopitar also has 26 points including 11 goals and 15 assists. Trevor Moore also has 22 points with a team-high 13 goals of his own and Kevin Fiala also has 26 points with a team-high 20 assists of his own. Quinton Byfield also has 22 points with 8 goals and 14 assists. Cam Talbot has posted a 12-5-2 mark in goal for the Kings this season with a 2.02 GAA and a .927 save percentage while Pheonix Copley is 4-1-2 with a 3.16 GAA and a .870 save percentage as well this season.

Los Angeles Kings Team Facts

The Kings have won five of their last six games following a home loss.
The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Kings’ last eight games against Pacific Division opponents.
The Kings have won the second period in six of their last seven games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.

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Seattle Kraken Team Preview

The Seattle Kraken come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 7-1 rout of Chicago in their last matchup. Vince Dunn leads the Kraken in scoring with 24 points including a team-high 20 assists while Oliver Bjorkstrand has 24 points with 9 goals and 15 assists. Jared McCann has 19 points with a team-high 14 goals and Eeli Tolvanen has 20 points with 8 goals and 12 assists. Jaden Schwartz also has 15 points with 8 goals as well on the year. Joey Daccord has gone 5-5-6 with a 2.62 GAA and an .904 save percentage in goal for Seattle this season while Philipp Grubauer is 5-9-1 with a 3.25 GAA and an .884 save percentage this season.

Seattle Kraken Team Facts

The Kraken have lost each of their last 14 games as home underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games as home underdogs following a win.
The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in four of the Kraken’s last five home games against Pacific Division opponents.
The road team has won the second period in each of the last six games between the Kings and Kraken.

Matchup/League Facts

The Seattle Kraken ranks 27th in the league for goals per game this season (2.71).
The Seattle Kraken are one of only three teams to lose 5+ games when leading after Period 1 this season.
The Los Angeles Kings ranks 1st in the league for goals against per game this season (2.42).
The Los Angeles Kings ranks 2nd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (87.95%).

Kings vs. Kraken Prediction

I’m on the Kings here. Two wins for the Kraken is nice and all, but it doesn’t excuse how poor the Kraken have been at home going back to last year. The Kings have hit a rough patch, but this is still arguably the best road team in the NHL going back to where they’ve done their best work all year long. Give me Los Angeles.