Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/28/2023

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Friday, April 28, 2023

Venue:  Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

Where to Watch:  TNT

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

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Avalanche -155, Kraken +135; Over/Under:  6 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:  6-2-2 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 losing streak with both losses coming against the Seattle Kraken in their last 2 games, losing that last one at home 3-2. Nathan MacKinnon and Evan Rodrigues each scored 1 goal in that game. Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, and Devon Toews each led the team in assists with 1 while Mikko Rantanen led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Alexandar Georgiev was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 29 shots with 26 saves and a .896 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 winning streak with both wins coming against the Colorado Avalanche in their last 2 games, winning that last one on the road 3-2. Morgan Geekie, Yanni Gourde, and Tye Kartye each scored 1 goal in that game. Oliver Bjorkstrand, Will Borgen, Jordan Eberle, Jaden Schwartz, Carson Soucy, and Alexander Wennberg each led the team in assists with 1 while Eeli Tolvanen led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Philipp Grubauer was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 28 shots with 26 saves and a .928 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 6 of a 7-game series between the Kraken and the Avalanche for the 1st round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Kraken are entering this game with a 3-2 series lead after stealing another road game in game 5 and they now have a chance to end this series on home ice right here. The Kraken have not been a great home team though as they were only 20-17-4 there during the regular season while the Avalanche were a better road team with their 29-11-1 road record. The Kraken may have the advantage in this series right now but this is still a team that is only in its 2nd ever season as a franchise and it is not going to be so easy to close out this series against the defending Stanley Cup champions who have done it before. The Avalanche will not be so easy to roll over here and they are going to dig in deep with their experience from last year and use it to even up this series with a chance to close it out on home ice. The best way to place a bet here is on the Avalanche to win this game and even up the series 3-3.

Avalanche Kraken Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, April 28, 2023 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 4 Kraken 1.

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Colorado Avalanche: 8-8 (-5.8 units) on the moneyline revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less. 4-6 (-5.4 units) on the moneyline after allowing 3 goals or more in 3 straight games. 28-19 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 9-0 UNDER off a close home loss by 1 goal.

Seattle Kraken: 49-38 (+15.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 20-7 (+15.7 units) on the moneyline after a 2 game unbeaten streak. 18-12 UNDER after a 2 game unbeaten streak. 9-5 UNDER off a road win by 1 goal.

Colorado Avalanche:  D. Helm (LW) Ques Fri - Undisclosed. V. Nichushkin (RW) Ques Fri - Personal. C. Makar (D) Elig Fri - Suspension. G. Landeskog (LW) out for season - Knee.

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

“There are plays to be made out there and we’re just not making them for whatever reason right now. I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but we still have a chance to turn it around here.” - Nathan MacKinnon after their loss against the Kraken in their game on Wednesday, game 5 of this series. 

“It’s the spot you want to be, but at the end of the day, the fourth one’s the toughest to get. We know that.” - Yanni Gourde after their win against the Avalanche in their game on Wednesday, game 5 of this series. 

LW Lehkonen, Artturi

C MacKinnon, Nathan

RW Rodrigues, Evan

LD Toews, Devon

RD Girard, Samuel

G Georgiev, Alexandar

LW Kartye, Tye

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)