Edmonton Oilers vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/03/2021

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Friday, December 3, 2021

Venue:  Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Oilers -130, Kraken +110; Over/Under:  NL goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Oilers -125, Kraken +105; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Oilers -125, Kraken +105; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

Edmonton Oilers:  16-5-0 (1st place, Pacific Division)

Seattle Kraken:  8-13-2 (7th place, Pacific Division)

 

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Edmonton Oilers:  7-3-0 last 10

Seattle Kraken:  4-5-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Oilers are coming into this contest with 32 points, a 16-5-0 record overall, and they are 7-4-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak after another win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Dallas Stars while their 5 wins in that span came against the Winnipeg Jets, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Arizona Coyotes, the Vegas Golden Knights, and the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last game, winning that one at home 5-2. Zach Hyman led the team in goals in that game with 2 while Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard, and Kailer Yamamoto all scored 1 goal each as well. McDavid led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Bouchard, Tyson Barrie, Leon Draisaitl, Jesse Puljujarvi, and Kris Russell all had 1 assist each as well. Bouchard, Hyman, Barrie, and William Lagesson all led the team in shots on goal in that one with 3 shots on net each. Mikko Koskinen was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 34 shots with 32 saves and a .941 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 82 goals in their 21 games this season averaging 3.9 goals scored per game and their defense is allowing their opponents to score 61 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Kraken are coming into this NHL game with 18 points, an 8-13-2 record overall, and they are 5-6-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. Their 2 wins were against the Florida Panthers and the Buffalo Sabres while their loss came against the Detroit Red Wings in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-3 in a shootout. Ryan Donato led the team in goals in that game with 2 while Vince Dunn also found the back of the net 1 time. Joonas Donskoi, Yanni Gourde, Marcus Johansson, Jamie Oleksiak, and Alexander Wennberg all had 1 assist each in that game. Dunn, Gourde, Wennberg, and Carson Soucy all led the team in shots on goal in that one with 3 shots on net each. Philipp Grubauer was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 26 shots with 23 saves and a .885 sv percentage. Their offense is averaging 68 goals scored in their 23 games this season averaging a little under 3 goals scored per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 81 goals against them allowing 3.5 goals per game. 

 

 

The Oilers are coming into this matchup as a -130 favorite with the best odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Oilers have been playing great since the new regular season started and they have been scoring a lot of goals averaging almost 4 per game after playing over 20 games already. This is a strong team on offense and the Kraken have not been playing well recently, losing a lot of games and allowing a lot of goals as well. These two teams are trending in opposite directions coming into this game and they are going to continue trending their respective ways with the way that each team has been playing. The best bet to place in this game is on the Oilers to be the winner in this game straight up as this price is too cheap for one of the best teams in the NHL.

 

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Edmonton Oilers: 89-67 (+14.3 units) in all games. 42-28 (+17.9 units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more. 37-26 (+8.6 units) first half of the season. 53-38 (+8.3 units) vs. division opponents. 48-31 (+13.2 units) after one or more consecutive overs.

Seattle Kraken: 8-15 (-8.9 units) in all games. 8-15 (-8.9 units) first half of the season. 0-5 (-6.1 units) vs. division opponents. 4-7 (-3.5 units) after a non-conference game. 6-10 (-6.6 units) after one or more consecutive overs.

 

 

Edmonton Oilers:  D. Keith (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. C. Ceci (D) Out indefinitely - Illness. M. Smith (G) Mid Dec - Leg injury.

Seattle Kraken:  J. Eberle (RW) Ques Fri - Lower Body injury. J. Schwartz (LW) Ques Fri - Lower Body injury. W. Borgen (D) Ques Fri - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

“We kind of held on for the first 40 minutes. Mikko (Koskinen) did a great job as usual and I thought our young defensemen did a good job stepping in and trying to keep the game simple, keep the game in front of them.” - Connor McDavid on their win against the Penguins on Wednesday night.

 

 

“That’s part of this league. You have to find a way to have others come into the lineup. A guy like Ryan Donato tonight got a little bit more of an opportunity and he showed he can help us earn points. It’s nothing more than that. You don’t overthink it. The guys that are available are confident. They’re ready to go out and work together. It’s all about earning points.” - Dave Hakstol on his team’s loss against the Red Wings on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

LW Hyman, Zach

C McDavid, Connor

RW Kassian, Zack

LD Russell, Kris

RD Barrie, Tyson

G Koskinen, Mikko

 

LW Donato, Ryan

C Gourde, Yanni

RW Donskoi, Joonas

LD Dunn, Vince

RD Larsson, Adam

G Grubauer, Philipp

 

 

Points: L. Draisaitl (41)

Goals: L. Draisaitl (20)

Assists: C. McDavid (25)

GAA: S. Skinner (2.44)

 

Points: J. Schwartz (17)

Goals: J. Eberle (11)

Assists: J. Schwartz (12)

GAA: P. Grubauer (3.02)

 

Coaches:

Edmonton Oilers: Dave Tippett (3rd season)

Seattle Kraken: Dave Hakstol (1st season)