Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/27/2022

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Venue:  Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA 

Where to Watch:  TVAS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Kings -170, Kraken +140; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Kings -170, Kraken +140; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Kings -170, Kraken +140; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Los Angeles Kings:  43-27-10 (3rd place, Pacific Division)

Seattle Kraken:  26-46-6 (8th place, Pacific Division)

 

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Los Angeles Kings:  6-4-0 last 10

Seattle Kraken:  5-5-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Kings are coming into this game with 96 points, a 43-27-10 record overall, and they are 22-11-6 in their road games this regular 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 4 game winning streak. Their last loss was against the Colorado Avalanche while their 5 wins in that span came against the Chicago Blackhawks, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Anaheim Ducks, the Blackhawks again, and the Ducks again in their last game. They won that game at home 4-2. Arthur Kaliyev, Alexander Edler, Alex Iafallo, and Matt Roy each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Arthur Kaliyev, Alex Iafallo, Matt Roy, and Andreas Athanasiou led the team in shots on net in that game with 4 each. Jonathan Quick was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 21 shots with 19 saves and a .905 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 232 goals this season averaging 2.9 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 230 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game. 

 

 

The Kraken are coming into this game with 58 points, a 26-46-6 record overall, and they are 15-21-3 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Colorado Avalanche while their 2 losses since then have come against the Minnesota Wild and the Dallas Stars in their last game. They lost that game on the road 3-2. They still have a game against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Wednesday night. In their game against the Stars, Yanni Gourde and Riley Sheahan each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Yanni Gourde and Carson Soucy led the team in shots on net in that game with 5 each. Chris Driedger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 31 shots with 28 saves and a .903 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 205 goals this season averaging 2.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 271 goals against them allowing 3.5 goals per game. 

 

 

The Kings are coming into this game as a massive favorite with the current betting odds. The Kings had a little slump recently but ever since some of their injured players returned to their lineup they have been heating up with wins in 5 of their last 6 games. They have not been allowing a lot of goals in this span as their defense has been great and they have not even been allowing a lot of shots on their net in most of these games. They are going up against a Kraken side that was starting to heat up when they won 3 straight but they have lost their last 2 games now and they will likely finish out their first season on a losing streak. They have been awful all season and the Kings are starting to get into their playoff form in these last few games as a lot of their key players missed the last few weeks. They will keep on rolling here and the best bet in this game is on them to win on the puckline here.

 

Kings Kraken Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, April 27, 2022 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Kings 4 Kraken 1.

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Los Angeles Kings: 10-3 (+11.6 Units) ML off 2 or more consecutive home wins. 33-32 (+6.6 Units) ML after playing 2 consecutive home games. 17-13 OVER revenging a loss where the opponent scored 5 or more goals.

Seattle Kraken: 26-52 (-22.5 Units) ML in all games. 5-18 (-12.9 Units) ML vs. division opponents. 13-8 OVER vs. division opponents.

 

 

Los Angeles Kings:  M. Anderson (D) Early May - Upper Body injury. D. Doughty (D) out for season - Wrist injury. S. Walker (D) out for season - Lower Body injury.

Seattle Kraken:  K. Lind (RW) Ques Tues - Upper Body injury. V. Dunn (D) Ques Tues - Upper Body injury. J. Schwartz (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. B. Tanev (LW) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

 

“With Quickie’s play for us, maybe it was better that it went in that way than a real good play, because the guys buckled down and wanted to play for him. It’s a sign of a good team and guys playing for one another, so we got through it.” - Todd McLellan on his team’s win against the Ducks on Saturday.

 

 

“We’ve been playing some pretty decent hockey lately, if you cross out the last couple second periods. Our group's working towards some real positive things.” - Chris Driedger after their loss against the Stars on Saturday.

 

 

 

LW Athanasiou, Andreas

C Kopitar, Anze

RW Kempe, Adrian

LD Edler, Alexander

RD Roy, Matt

G Quick, Jonathan

 

LW McCann, Jared

C Gourde, Yanni

RW Kuhlman, Karson

LD Dunn, Vince

RD Larsson, Adam

G Driedger, Chris

 

 

Points: A. Kopitar (66)

Goals: A. Kempe (34)

Assists: A. Kopitar (47)

GAA: J. Quick (2.58)

 

Points: J. McCann (47)

Goals: J. McCann (26)

Assists: V. Dunn (28)

GAA: C. Driedger (3.05)

 

Coaches:

Los Angeles Kings: Todd McLellan (3rd season)

Seattle Kraken: Dave Hakstol (1st season)