Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/24/2023

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Monday, April 24, 2023

Venue:  Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -150, Kraken +130; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -150, Kraken +130; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -150, Kraken +125; 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 on a 2 game winning streak with both wins coming against the Seattle Kraken in their last 2 games, winning that last one on the road 6-4. Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon each scored 2 goals while Cale Makar and J. T. Compher each scored 1 goal in that game. Artturi Lehkonen and Devon Toews each led the team in assists with 2 while Mikko Rantanen led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Alexandar Georgiev was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 29 shots with 25 saves and a .862 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 on a 2 game losing streak with both losses coming against the Colorado Avalanche in their last 2 games, losing that last one at home 6-4. Jaden Schwartz scored 2 goals while Matty Beniers and Jamie Oleksiak each scored 1 goal in that game. Justin Schultz led the team in assists with 2 while Jared McCann and Jaden Schwartz each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Philipp Grubauer was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 33 shots with 28 saves and a .848 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 4 of a 7-game series between the Kraken and the Avalanche for the 1st round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Avalanche are entering this game with a 2-1 series lead after taking the 1st game of this series in Seattle. The Kraken looked really good in the first 2 games of this series when they were in Colorado but now they have lost 2 games in a row to the Avalanche and find themselves behind for the 1st time in this series. The Avalanche got off to a slow start in their 2 home games but their offense finally woke up in game 3 as they scored 6 goals on the Kraken. The Kraken can't keep up with this strong Avalanche offense and now that the Avs are getting hot again, the Kraken will not be able to slow them down in this series. The Avalanche were a better road team this season than they were at home as they won close to 30 road games while the Kraken were worse at home this year with a losing home record. Now that the Avalanche have some momentum behind them with 2 wins in a row, they will roll through the Kraken here and give themselves a chance to wrap this series up in 5 games at home. The best way to place a bet here is on the Avalanche to win this game and take a 3-1 series lead.

Avalanche Kraken Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, April 24, 2023 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 6 Kraken 3.

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Colorado Avalanche: 27-10 (+13.4 units) on the moneyline in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 80-34 (+11 units) on the moneyline after a 2 game unbeaten streak. 24-14 UNDER after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games. 22-14 UNDER in a road game where the total is 6 or more.

Seattle Kraken: 74-93 (-12 units) on the moneyline in all games. 27-38 (-8.4 units) on the moneyline after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games. 23-15 UNDER after one or more consecutive overs. 21-11 UNDER after allowing 4 goals or more.

Colorado Avalanche:  J. Johnson (D) Ques Mon - Lower Body. V. Nichushkin (RW) Ques Mon - Undisclosed. D. Helm (LW) Ques Mon - Undisclosed. G. Landeskog (LW) out for season - Knee. 

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

“He was the difference-maker that we’ve come to expect in big games, in must win games, in critical games, regular season and playoffs. He played with great speed, great competitiveness, physical, and then when he got the puck, he was really tough to check.” - Jared Bednar on Nathan MacKinnon after his team’s win against the Kraken in their game on Saturday, game 3 of this series. 

“We were ready for this one, no question. I loved our start tonight. Loved the atmosphere. Loved the fans, the feel of the building. That was a playoff feel. That part of it was awesome.” - Dave Hakstol after his team’s loss against the Avalanche in their game on Saturday, game 3 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)