Seattle Kraken vs Ottawa Senators prediction 1-4-24 NHL Picks

The Ottawa Senators and the Seattle Kraken meet in NHL action from the Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday night. Who comes out on top in this inter-conference showdown? Let’s dive in and find out with our Senators vs. Kraken Prediction.

Ottawa Senators Team Preview

The Ottawa Senators come into this game looking to rebound from a 6-3 loss to Vancouver in their last matchup. Tim Stutzle leads Ottawa in scoring with 34 points including a team-high 27 assists along with 7 goals. Claude Giroux has 31 points with 10 goals and 21 assists while Brady Tkachuk has 27 points with a team-high 16 goals. Drake Batherson has 30 points with 14 goals and 16 assists and Jakob Chychrun also has 25 points with 18 assists. Joonas Korpisalo has gone 7-12 with a 3.66 GAA and an .890 save percentage in goal for Ottawa while Anton Forsberg is 7-7 with a 3.36 GAA and an .890 save percentage in goal for the Senators.

Ottawa Senators Team Facts

• The Senators have lost each of their last six games as underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The favorites have won the first period in each of the Senators’ last five games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Senators’ last 10 games against opponents on a winning streak.

Seattle Kraken Team Preview

The Seattle Kraken come into this game looking to add to their current five-game win streak after a 3-0 win over Vegas in the Winter Classic last time out. Vince Dunn leads the Kraken in scoring with 29 points including a team-high 24 assists while Oliver Bjorkstrand also has 27 points with 11 goals and 16 assists. Jared McCann has 22 points with a team-high 14 goals and Eeli Tolvanen has 21 points with 9 goals and 12 assists. Joey Daccord has gone 9-5-8 with a 2.35 GAA and an .919 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 won each of their last five games.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Kraken’s last seven games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in seven of the Kraken’s last eight games as home favorites.
• The Kraken have won the third period in each of their last five home games.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Seattle Kraken rank 28th in the league for goals per game this season (2.66).
• The Seattle Kraken rank 28th in the league for Period 2 goals scored per game this season (0.87).
• The Ottawa Senators rank 32nd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (71.43%).
• The Ottawa Senators rank 29th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.58).

Senators vs. Kraken Prediction

I’m on the Kraken here. They’re simply playing the better hockey and the Senators just haven’t found a way to pick up wins away from home this season. The knock on the Kraken was that they’d constantly have trouble winning games at home, but they’ve won 5 straight on the bounce and are playing solid defense over the course of that win streak as well. Give me Seattle to keep the streak alive.