Utah Hockey Club (16-13-6) vs. Seattle Kraken (16-19-2)
December 30, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Kraken +103 / Utah Hockey Club -127; Over/Under: +5.5
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The Utah Hockey Club and the Seattle Kraken meet Monday in NHL action from Climate Pledge Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Seattle Kraken vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction.
Utah Hockey Club Recap
The Utah Hockey Club come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche last time out. Utah will face the Oilers, Flames, Stars, and Panthers following this one.
Utah Loses Third Straight
Clayton Keller leads Utah in scoring with 36 points including 13 goals and a team-high 23 assists while Dylan Guenther has 32 points with a team-high 16 goals. Logan Cooley has 31 points with 8 goals and 23 assists of his own while Nick Schmaltz has 22 assists. Mikhail Sergachev has 27 points with 18 assists while Michael Kesselring has 15 points with 4 goals and 11 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 6-4-3 with a 3.61 GAA and an .871 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 8-9-2 with a 2.32 GAA and a .918 save percentage in goal for Utah this season. Jaxson Stauber has gone 2-0-1 with a 1.96 GAA and a .928 save percentage this season as well for Utah.
Why the Utah Hockey Club will win
- Utah has won each of its last seven road games.
- The Kraken have lost seven of their last eight night games.
- The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games against Western Conference opponents.
- Utah has covered the puck line in each of its five previous road games following a home loss.
Seattle Kraken Recap
The Seattle Kraken come into this game looking to build on their 5-4 OT win over Vancouver last time out. After this game, Seattle will welcome Vancouver into town for a rematch.
Kraken Looking To Build Momentum
Jared McCann has a team-high 27 points with 12 goals and 15 assists while Brandon Montour has 21 points with 8 goals and 13 assists. Jaden Schwartz has 22 points with 11 goals and 11 assists and Chandler Stephenson has 23 points with a team-high 20 assists. Oliver Bjorkstrand has 25 points with 11 goals and 14 assists and Ryker Evans has added 17 points with 13 assists. Matty Beniers also has 19 points with 5 goals and 14 assists. Joey Daccord has gone 12-9-2 with a 2.51 GAA and a .912 save percentage in goal for Seattle so far this season while Philipp Grubauer is 4-10 with a 3.66 GAA and an .873 save percentage so far this season.
Why the Seattle Kraken will win
- The Kraken have won each of their last two games as home underdogs against opponents on a losing streak.
- Utah has lost each of its last three games.
- The underdog has covered the puck line in 14 of Utah’s last 15 games.
- Utah has failed to cover the puck line in each of its last five games as a favorite.
Seattle Kraken vs Utah Hockey Club Prediction
I’m on the Utah HC here. Utah just continues to play miles better on the road for whatever reason this season, and Seattle really can’t catch many breaks regardless of where they play. I think Utah in this spot is the better team and the line reflects it as well, so give me Utah in this one.
