Pittsburgh Penguins vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/06/2021

Game Time: 10:00 pm ET, Monday, December 6, 2021

Venue:  Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

Where to Watch:  SNE

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Penguins -140, Kraken +120; Over/Under:  NL goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Penguins -135, Kraken +115; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Penguins -140, Kraken +115; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Pittsburgh Penguins:  11-8-5 (4th place, Metropolitan Division)

Seattle Kraken:  9-13-2 (7th place, Pacific Division)

 

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Pittsburgh Penguins:  6-3-1 last 10

Seattle Kraken:  5-4-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Penguins are coming into this game with 27 points, an 11-8-5 record overall, and they are 6-3-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. Their losses in that span came against the Montreal Canadiens, the Calgary Flames, and the Edmonton Oilers while their win was against the Vancouver Canucks in their last game. Jake Guentzel scored a hat trick in that game leading the team with 3 goals while Sidney Crosby scored the other goal in that one. Kris Letang led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Crosby had 2 assists. Guentzel, Jeff Carter, and Brian Dumoulin all had 1 assist each in that one as well. Crosby, Letang, Mike Matheson, and Evan Rodrigues all led the team in shots on goal with 5 shots on net each in that one. Tristan Jarry was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 23 shots with 22 saves and a .957 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 69 goals in 24 games this season averaging 2.9 goals scored per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 67 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game. 

 

 

The Kraken are coming into this game with 20 points, a 9-13-2 record overall, and they are 6-6-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 NHL games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. Their last loss was against the Detroit Red Wings while their 3 wins in that span came against the Florida Panthers, the Buffalo Sabres, and the Edmonton Oilers in their last game. Colin Blackwell, Yanni Gourde, Adam Larsson, and Alexander Wennberg all scored 1 goal each in that game. Mason Appleton, Ryan Donato, Joonas Donskoi, Kole Lind, Jared McCann, Jamie Oleksiak, and Riley Sheahan all had 1 assist each in that one as well. McCann led the team in shots on goal in that one with 5 shots on net. Philipp Grubauer was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 32 shots with 29 saves and a .906 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 72 goals in their 24 games this season averaging 3 goals scored per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 84 goals against them allowing 3.5 goals per game. 

 

 

The Kraken are coming into this matchup as a +120 underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook and other bookmakers. The Kraken have won 3 of their last 4 games and have been playing much better than the Penguins have been recently. The Kraken have also been getting healthier and have had some players return to their lineup this week. They have been playing well at home recently and the Penguins are in a little slump coming into this game. The Kraken have beaten some good teams as well in their recent games. The best bet to place in this game is on the Kraken to win this game.

 

Penguins Kraken Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, December 6, 2021 (10:00 pm ET start time) is Kraken 3 Penguins 2.

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Pittsburgh Penguins: 11-3 (+7.7 units) in December games. 25-13 (+9.6 units) after a non-conference game. 17-6 (+11 units) after 2 consecutive non-conference games. 24-15 (+3.4 units) in non-conference games. 49-30 (+6.1 units) after 1 or more consecutive unders.

Seattle Kraken: 9-15 (-7.7 units) in all games. 9-15 (-7.7 units) first half of the season. 3-8 (-7.4 units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days. 7-10 (-5.4 units) after one or more consecutive overs. 

 

 

Pittsburgh Penguins:  B. Boyle (C) Ques Mon - Upper Body injury. B. Rust (RW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury. E. Malkin (C) Mid Dec - Knee injury.

Seattle Kraken:  J. Eberle (RW) Ques Mon - Lower Body injury. J. Schwartz (LW) Ques Mon - Lower Body injury. C. Driedger (G) Out indefinitely - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

“Just the bounces are going my way right now. I think you go through stretches where you don’t get these bounces and for me, I’m just trying to shoot the puck as much as I can and if it goes in or if it creates rebounds, I’m just trying to just try to be around the net and shoot as much as I can and you never know what happens.” - Jake Guentzel after their win against the Canucks on Saturday night.

 

 

“Probably the biggest factor tonight was we had contributions from everybody in the lineup. Big or small we had contributions from everybody in the lineup.” - Dave Hakstol on his team’s win against the Oilers on Friday night.

 

 

 

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Crosby, Sidney

RW Rodrigues, Evan

LD Dumoulin, Brian

RD Letang, Kris

G Jarry, Tristan

 

LW Donato, Ryan

C Gourde, Yanni

RW Donskoi, Joonas

LD Dunn, Vince

RD Larsson, Adam

G Grubauer, Philipp

 

 

Points: J. Guentzel (24)

Goals: J. Guentzel (13)

Assists: K. Letang (15)

GAA: T. Jarry (1.92)

 

Points: J. Schwartz (17)

Goals: J. Eberle (11)

Assists: J. Schwartz (12)

GAA: P. Grubauer (3.02)

 

Coaches:

Pittsburgh Penguins: Mike Sullivan (7th season)

Seattle Kraken: Dave Hakstol (1st season)