The New York Rangers and Seattle Kraken meet Saturday in NHL action at the Climate Pledge Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

New York Rangers Betting Preview

The New York Rangers look for their second road win to get above a .500 record. The New York Rangers have split their last 10 road games. The New York Rangers are averaging 2.75 goals per game and are scoring on 28.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Chris Kreider leads New York with 4 goals, Mika Zibanejad has 5 assists, and Artemi Panarin has 16 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Rangers are allowing 2.75 goals per game and are killing 69.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Igor Shesterkin has allowed 11 goals on 91 shots faced, while Jonathan Quick has given up 0 goals on 9 shots.

New York Rangers Team Facts

• The Rangers have won eight of their last nine games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Rangers have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in seven of the Rangers’ last eight games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Rangers have won the first period in each of their last six games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.

Seattle Kraken Betting Preview 

The Seattle Kraken need a win here to rebound from a 1-3-1 start. The Kraken have split their first two home games of the season. The Seattle Kraken are averaging 2 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Jared McCann leads Seattle with 2 goals, Vince Dunn has 4 assists, and Andre Burakovsky has 12 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 93.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 8 goals on 88 shots faced, while Joey Daccord has allowed 5 goals on 61 shots.

Seattle Kraken Team Facts

• The Kraken have won each of their last eight home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Kraken have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Kraken have won the first period in each of their last four home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Kraken’s last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Seattle Kraken ranks T28th in the league for goals per game this season (2.00).
• The Seattle Kraken ranks T6th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (93.33%).
• The New York Rangers ranks 8th in the league in power play percentage this season (28.57%).
• The New York Rangers ranks T25th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (69.23%).

Randy’s Pick

This price feels a little too cheap when you consider the Kraken have scored 1 or fewer goals in 4 of their first five games. That’s not ideal when going up against this New York Rangers defense that has two veteran, quality goalies. You can make a strong argument the Rangers should be bigger favorites regardless of where the game is played. Give me the Rangers on the road.