The Seattle Kraken will travel to the Ball Arena on Monday night to take on the Colorado Avalanche in a Western Conference showdown.
The Kraken are last in the Pacific Division (10-19-4, 24 points) and are riding a five-game losing streak after losing at home to the Vancouver Canucks 5-2.
The Avalanche are third in the Central Division (21-8-2, 44 points) and are riding a four-game winning streak after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 at home in overtime.
Kraken at Avalanche Stats
Looking at the Seattle Kraken stats
The Kraken are a decent offensive team this season as they are scoring 2.79 goals on 28.1 shots per game so far. Right winger Jordan Eberle has been leading the charge for Seattle as he has recorded 22 points (12 goals, ten assists) and needs to step up if the Kraken can be more of a scoring threat in this game.
Philipp Grubayer is expected to be in the net for Seattle here, and he is struggling this season. So far, he is 7-13-4 with 3.31 goals per game allowed and a .882 save percentage. The Kraken have been doing well against the power play as they have killed 77.3 percent of them that the team has faced so far.
Seattle is giving up 3.67 goals per game so far, and if they can stop the opposing team from showcasing their strengths, they can be in a lot more of these games.
Looking at the Colorado Avalanche stats
The Avalanche are one of the best offensive teams in the NHL as they are averaging 4.32 goals on 34.5 shots per game this season. The offense is being led by center Nazem Kadri as he has 44 points (12 goals, 32 assists). He is fifth in the league in points and third in the league in assists.
Darcy Kuemper is expected to get the start here for Colorado, and he is having a mediocre season in the net as well, despite his record. He is currently sitting at 16-5-0 with a .908 save percentage and is allowing 2.77 goals per game.
The Avalanche are giving up 3.26 goals per game, so if they want to be even more dominant, they need to play better on the defensive side of the ice.
Betting Trends for Seattle Kraken at Colorado Avalanche
- Kraken are 0-5 in their last five games
- Kraken are 3-9 in their last 12 road games
- Avalanche are 40-11 in their last 51 home games
- Avalanche are 11-2 in their last 13 vs Western Conference
- Avalanche are 53-21 in their last 74 games
Who to Bet Kraken at Avalanche
The top sportsbooks across the United States are currently listing this as the Colorado Avalanche -1.5 on the puck line against the Seattle Kraken. In their previous game, the Avalanche dominated in Seattle and won by a score of 7-3, and I expect more of that to happen here.
The Kraken’s defense has struggled during their five-game losing streak as they are giving up 4.6 goals per game while the Avalanche are scoring five goals per game during their four-game winning streak.
Expect Colorado to take advantage of a weak defensive team and impose their will by winning by multiple goals.
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