The Minnesota Wild (15-9-5) face the Seattle Kraken (11-9-6) Monday. Puck drop from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, is set for 9 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Wild vs. Kraken odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
2024-25 season series: Wild won 2-1
The Wild are coming off a 3-game Canada trip and have dropped 2 straight after a 4-2 loss at the Vancouver Canucks Saturday. They were -150 favorites in the setback. LW Matt Boldy drilled his 16th goal of the season. LW Kirill Kaprizov had an assist for his first point in 3 games following a 5-game goal streak. C Marco Rossi (lower body) has been out since Nov. 11 with a lower-body ailment.
The Kraken have lost 5 in a row after a 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings Saturday as +107 home dogs. RD Brandon Montour scored his sixth goal. Special teams continue to haunt them. The Kraken went 0-for-2 on the power play and rank 22nd in the league at 16.9%. They’re also last in the sport with a 64.8% penalty kill. Scoring has been an issue altogether as the Kraken are 31st with 2.54 goals per game.
Wild at Kraken odds
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Moneyline (ML): Wild -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Kraken +110 (bet $100 to win $110)Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Wild -1.5 (+185) | Kraken +1.5 (-225)Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)Wild at Kraken projected goalies
Filip Gustavsson (7-8-3, 2.76 GAA, .905 SV%, 2 SO) vs. Joey Daccord (7-7-4, 2.99 GAA, .891 SV%, 2 SO)
The Swede was last in goal Thursday, allowing 3 goals on 30 shots in a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames. His record isn’t great, but his overall numbers aren’t far from his solid ’24-25. According to Money Puck, he’s 18th in the league with 8.0 goals saved above expected. He went 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and .957 SV% against Seattle last season.
Daccord took the L Saturday, stopping 21 of 25 shots fired his way. He has allowed 4+ goals in 3 straight starts and 13 overall during the stretch. He went 1-1-0 with a 3.92 GAA and .862 SV% against Minnesota last season.
Wild at Kraken picks and predictionsPrediction
Wild 4, Kraken 2
The vibes aren’t good with Seattle, which is playing without one of its leaders in LW Jaden Schwartz (lower body). Despite dropping its last 2, Minnesota is still 7-2-1 in the last 10.
Take the WILD (-135).
We’re projecting a multi-goal win for Minnesota, but there is too much risk doing that here with a team that has lost 3 of 4 and hasn’t had a multi-goal win in 6 games.
PASS.
Daccord allowing 4+ goals in 3 straight looms large here. Seattle has seen 2 straight Overs cash while allowing 13 goals in the process. The Kraken will need to get 2 in order to clear it, but they’ve done so in 3 of 4.
LEAN OVER 5.5 (-105).
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