Seattle Kraken vs Minnesota Wild Prediction 2-24-24 Picks

The Minnesota Wild will play the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. Minnesota has won two of their last three games, while Seattle has won three of their last four. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Wild vs Kraken prediction.

Wild Preview

The Minnesota Wild are 27-24-6 this year after they defeated Edmonton by a score 4-2 in their last game. Minnesota was tied at one heading into the third period, but they scored three of the last four goals for the win. The Wild were out shot by a total of 43-20 and went 0-4 on the power play in the game. Minnesota lost to Winnipeg by a score of 6-3 in the game prior to Edmonton, but did beat Vancouver before that. The Wild are scoring 3.11 goals per game and they are allowing 3.34 goals against per game, while going 22.7% on the power play and 74.5% on the penalty kill. Kirill Kaprizov has led Minnesota with 24 goals, 35 assists, and 170 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Minnesota is Marc-Andre Fleury, who is 11-10-3 this year with a 2.96 goals against average and a .897 save percentage. 

Kraken Preview

The Seattle Kraken are 24-21-11 this season after they defeated Vancouver by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Seattle was tied at two in the second period, but they scored the final three goals in the game for the win. The Kraken out shot Vancouver by a total of 31-21 and went 1-3 on the power play in the game. Seattle lost to Detroit by a score of 4-3 in the game prior to Vancouver, but did beat Boston and the Islanders before that. The Kraken are scoring 2.77 goals per game and they are allowing 2.80 goals against per game, while going 21.6% on the power play and 79.5% on the penalty kill. Jared McCann has led Seattle with 25 goals, 20 assists, and 142 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Seattle is Joey Daccord, who is 16-11-10 this year with a 2.37 goals against average and a .921 save percentage. 

Seattle Kraken Team Facts

• The underdogs have won six of the Kraken’s last seven games.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in six of the Kraken’s last seven games.
• The Kraken have won the second period in each of their last four home games against Western Conference opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2’ market has hit in 20 of the Kraken’s last 21 home games against Central Division opponents.

Minnesota Wild Team Facts

• The Wild have won each of their last three games as underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Wild have covered the puck line in six of their last seven games as underdogs.
• The Wild have won the first period in each of their last three night games at Climate Pledge Arena.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in 17 of the Wild’s last 18 games as underdogs.

Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts

• Jared McCann has scored at least one goal in eight of the Kraken’s last 10 games as home favorites against Western Conference opponents.
• Jared McCann has recorded at least one point in each of the Kraken’s last seven games as home favorites against Central Division opponents.
• Jared McCann has recorded at least one assist in each of the Kraken’s last five night games at Climate Pledge Arena.
• Brian Dumoulin has recorded five blocks against the Wild this season – most against any opponent.

Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts

• Matthew Boldy has scored at least one goal in four of the Wild’s last five night games.
• Joel Eriksson Ek has recorded at least one point in each of the Wild’s last seven games.
• Kirill Kaprizov has recorded at least one assist in eight of his last nine appearances with the Wild as underdogs.
• Mats Zuccarello ranks T1st in the Western Conference for shootout goals (3) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Seattle Kraken rank 28th in the league for Period 3 goals scored per game this season (0.82).
• The Seattle Kraken rank T27th in the league in penalty minutes this season (448).
• The Minnesota Wild rank 31st in the league for Period 3 goals allowed per game this season (1.44).
• The Minnesota Wild rank 30th in the league for power play goals against this season (51).

Wild vs Kraken Betting Prediction

Seattle comes into this game playing some solid hockey recently and they are coming off of a great win against Vancouver. The Kraken are 12-9-5 at home this year, while Minnesota is 13-13-2 on the road. The Wild were able to pick up a win in Edmonton on Friday night, so they will be on a back to back here. Minnesota has been a bit inconsistent over their last four games and they were badly outshot against the Oilers on Friday. I think Seattle has a big advantage in this game, as the Wild used a ton of energy in that win last night. Take the Kraken here.