Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/22/2023

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Saturday, April 22, 2023

Venue:  Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -155, Kraken +135; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -155, Kraken +135; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -160, Kraken +135; Over/Under:  6 goals

Colorado Avalanche:  51-24-7 (1st place, Central Division)

Seattle Kraken:  46-28-8 (4th place, Pacific Division)

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Colorado Avalanche:  8-1-1 last 10

Seattle Kraken:  6-4-0 last 10

The Avalanche are entering this game finishing the regular season with 109 points, a 51-24-7 record overall, and they were 29-11-1 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Seattle Kraken in their last game, winning that one at home 3-2. Artturi Lehkonen, Devon Toews, and Valeri Nichushkin each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Bowen Byram, Artturi Lehkonen, Devon Toews, Samuel Girard, Cale Makar, and Evan Rodrigues each led the team in assists with 1 while Nathan MacKinnon and Bowen Byram each led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Alexandar Georgiev was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 29 shots with 27 saves and a .931 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 280 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 226 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Kraken are entering this game finishing the regular season with 100 points, a 46-28-8 record overall, and they were 20-17-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Colorado Avalanche in their last game, losing that one on the road 3-2. Justin Schultz and Brandon Tanev each scored 1 goal in that game. Yanni Gourde led the team in assists with 2 while Ryan Donato, Jordan Eberle, Adam Larsson, and Jaden Schwartz each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Philipp Grubauer was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 35 shots with 34 saves and a .971 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 289 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 256 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Avalanche listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 3 of a 7-game series between the Kraken and the Avalanche for the 1st round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. This series is all tied up 1-1 going into Seattle as the Avalanche won a close 3-2 game at home in the 2nd game. The Avalanche are going to have some momentum behind them now with that win and they were a really good road team all year. They had a better road record than their home record as they were 29-11-1 in their road games and it matches up well here since the Kraken were a worse home team than they were on the road during the regular season. The Kraken were terrible in their home games all year with their 20-17-4 home record and they actually had a losing home record of just wins to losses. The Avalanche haven't looked great in the 1st 2 games of this series as they are off toa  slow start but these are still the defending Stanley Cup champions and they have been a dangerous road team all season. The Avalanche will use the momentum from their win in game 2 to propel themselves in this game and take a series lead here as they get back their home advantage too. The best way to place a bet here is on the Avalanche to win this game.

Avalanche Kraken Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, April 22, 2023 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 5 Kraken 2.

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Colorado Avalanche: 169-82 (+24.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 85-37 (+18.6 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive unders. 30-19 OVER after 3 straight games with 33 or more shots on goal. 21-13 OVER in the 3rd game of a playoff series.

Seattle Kraken: 74-92 (-11 units) on the moneyline in all games. 31-44 (-10.2 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive unders. 26-17 OVER off a road loss. 30-22 OVER revenging a same season loss vs opponent.

Colorado Avalanche:  L. Eller (C) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. A. Cogliano (C) Ques Sat - Upper Body. J. Johnson (D) Ques Sat - Lower Body. G. Landeskog (LW) out for season - Knee. 

Seattle Kraken:  A. Burakovsky (LW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. J. Hayden (C) out for season - Lower Body. J. Donskoi (RW) Out indefinitely - Concussion.

“We were pressing a little bit and once we got that first one, we took a deep breath, got the second one quickly and after that just kept rolling. We fed off the crowd and started to play a lot more simple.” - Evan Rodrigues after their win against the Kraken in their game on Thursday, game 2 of this series.

“We have to manage the game a little bit better, knowing what to do and slow the game down a little bit and go back to our roots, what works for us. When we do that, we’re a pretty successful group. We don’t have to chase the game. We don’t have to change the way we play. We just go back to what we do and we should be OK.” - Yanni Gourde after their loss against the Avalanche in their game on Thursday, game 2 of this series. 

LW Lehkonen, Artturi

C MacKinnon, Nathan

RW Rodrigues, Evan

LD Byram, Bowen

RD Makar, Cale

G Georgiev, Alexandar

LW McCann, Jared

C Beniers, Matthew

RW Eberle, Jordan

LD Dunn, Vince

RD Larsson, Adam

G Grubauer, Philipp

Points: N. MacKinnon (111)

Goals: M. Rantanen (55)

Assists: N. MacKinnon (69)

GAA: A. Georgiev (2.53)

Points: J. McCann (70)

Goals: J. McCann (40)

Assists: V. Dunn (50)

GAA: P. Grubauer (2.85)

Coaches:

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (7th season)

Seattle Kraken: Dave Hakstol (2nd season)