{"id":545278,"date":"2026-04-07T10:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/545278\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:03:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:03:35","slug":"kraken-vs-wild-prediction-picks-april-7-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/545278\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraken vs. Wild Prediction &#038; Picks &#8211; April 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of streaking clubs square off when the Minnesota Wild (44-21-12) host the Seattle Kraken (32-32-11) at Grand Casino Arena on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Wild have won three in a row, but the Kraken are on a four-game losing streak.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1668&amp;pb=968385&amp;cid=TcOA7Issxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up for ESPN+ today<\/a> to watch 1,000+ out-of-market NHL games, ESPN+ Hockey Night &amp; more.<\/p>\n<p>As hockey action continues, get ready for the matchup by checking out which squad we predict will pick up the victory in Tuesday&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>In the last 10 contests, the Kraken have gone 2-6-2 while totaling 25 total goals (two power-play goals on 24 power-play opportunities during that span, for a conversion rate of 8.3%). They have given up 33 goals.<\/p>\n<p>Kraken vs. Wild Predictions for Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>Our computer projection model for this game calls for a final score of Wild 4, Kraken 2.<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline Pick: Wild (-255)<br \/>\nTotal Pick: Under 6 (computer predicts 5.6 goals on average)<br \/>\nSpread Pick: Wild (-1.5)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1648&amp;pb=968383&amp;cid=TcOA7Issxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch 1,000+ out-of-market NHL games, ESPN+ Hockey Night &amp; more streaming all season on ESPN+.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wild Splits and Trends<\/p>\n<p>The Wild have a 44-21-12 record overall, with a 15-12-27 record in matchups that have needed overtime.<br \/>\nIn the 25 games Minnesota has played that were decided by one goal, it has a 15-3-7 record (good for 37 points).<br \/>\nLooking at the 10 times this season the Wild ended a game with just one goal, they have a 1-7-2 record, good for four points.<br \/>\nMinnesota has taken 12 points from the 17 games this season when it scored exactly two goals (4-9-4 record).<br \/>\nThe Wild have scored at least three goals 50 times, and are 39-5-6 in those games (to register 84 points).<br \/>\nIn the 34 games when Minnesota has capitalized on a single power-play goal, it went 19-9-6 to register 44 points.<br \/>\nIn the 34 games when it outshot its opponent, Minnesota is 20-9-5 (45 points).<br \/>\nThe Wild have been outshot by opponents 42 times, and went 23-12-7 (53 points).<br \/>\nKraken Splits and Trends<\/p>\n<p>The Kraken have a 32-32-11 record this season and are 7-11-18 in contests that have needed overtime.<br \/>\nSeattle has earned 27 points (11-5-5) in its 21 games decided by one goal.<br \/>\nThis season the Kraken scored only one goal in 10 games and they finished 0-9-1 in those matchups.<br \/>\nSeattle has earned nine points (2-14-5 record) this season when scoring two goals .<br \/>\nThe Kraken have earned 64 points in their 41 games with more than two goals scored.<br \/>\nThis season, Seattle has recorded a single power-play goal in 31 games has a record of 15-9-7 in those matchups.<br \/>\nWhen it outshoots its opponent this season, Seattle has posted a record of 6-12-3 (15 points).<br \/>\nThe Kraken have been outshot by opponents 49 times this season, and earned 54 points in those games.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for NHL tickets? <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/67619?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=2994&amp;pb=968393&amp;cid=TcOA7Issxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Head to StubHub today<\/a> and see your team live.<\/p>\n<p>Team Stats Comparison<\/p>\n<p>Kraken vs. Wild Game Time and TV Channel<\/p>\n<p>When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET<br \/>\nTV Channel: ESPN+<br \/>\nLive Stream: <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1691&amp;pb=968373&amp;cid=TcOA7Issxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Watch this game on ESPN+<\/a><br \/>\nWhere: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/affiliates.routy.app\/route\/66358?affId=3147&amp;ts=5002712&amp;pa=1684&amp;pb=968384&amp;cid=TcOA7Issxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN+<\/a> to watch the Wild take on Kraken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A pair of streaking clubs square off when the Minnesota Wild (44-21-12) host the Seattle Kraken (32-32-11) at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544867,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[833,5,4188,835,38,4,61,834,2686,234,5318],"class_list":{"0":"post-545278","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-kraken","8":"tag-ds-sports","9":"tag-hockey","10":"tag-kraken","11":"tag-men","12":"tag-minnesota-wild","13":"tag-nhl","14":"tag-nhl-predictions","15":"tag-professional","16":"tag-seattle","17":"tag-seattle-kraken","18":"tag-seattlekraken"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116362858329949462","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}