Seattle Kraken vs. Vancouver Canucks odds, tips and betting trends

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Feb. 27, 2026, 5:51 p.m. ET

Feb 4, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Vegas Golden Knights right wing Pavel Dorofeyev (16) controls the puck ahead of Vancouver Canucks defenseman Elias Pettersson (25) during the second period at T-Mobile Arena.

The Seattle Kraken (27-22-9, eighth in the Western Conference) host the Vancouver Canucks (18-33-7, 16th) in conference play on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET.

Seattle suffered a 5-1 loss on the road its last time out on Feb. 26 against the St. Louis Blues.

Vancouver lost 3-2 in overtime at home against the Winnipeg Jets in its most recent game on Feb. 25.

Here’s what you need to get ready for Saturday’s hockey action.

Watch Kraken vs. Canucks on ESPN+!Seattle Kraken vs. Vancouver Canucks odds and betting lines

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Favorite: Kraken (-170)Underdog: Canucks (+142)Over/under: 5.5Kraken vs. Canucks game info and start timeDate: Saturday, February 28, 2026Time: 10 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on ESPN+Watch Kraken vs. Canucks on ESPN+!Kraken stats and trendsIn six games as the moneyline favorite this season, Seattle has been victorious three times.The Kraken have not played a game with their moneyline odds shorter than -170 this season.The moneyline odds imply that Seattle has a 63.0% chance of winning this game.Seattle and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 29 of 58 matches (50.0%) so far this season.In their past 10 games, the Kraken have gone 6-4-0 to earn 80.0% of the possible points.They are scoring at a 3.1 goals-per-game average (31 total) during that time.Defensively, the Kraken have given up 25 goals (2.5 per game) in those 10 outings.Canucks stats and trendsThe Canucks have been listed as the underdog 46 times this season, and upset their opponent 14 times.Vancouver has a record of 5-13 in games when bookmakers list the team at +142 or longer on the moneyline.Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Canucks have a 41.3% chance to win.So far this season, 62.1% of Vancouver’s games (36/58) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 5.5.In the past 10 contests, the Canucks are 2-6-2 (50.0% of possible points).They are scoring at a 2.5 goals-per-game average (25 total) over that stretch.Over on the defensive end, the Canucks have allowed 36 goals (3.6 per game) in those 10 matchups.

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