Seattle Kraken vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/10/2022

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Monday, January 10, 2022

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Where to Watch:  ALT

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Kraken +310, Avalanche -390; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Kraken +310, Avalanche -390; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Kraken +310, Avalanche -400; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

 

Seattle Kraken:  10-19-4 (8th place, Pacific Division)

Colorado Avalanche:  21-8-2 (3rd place, Central Division)

 

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Seattle Kraken:  2-6-2 last 10

Colorado Avalanche:  9-1-0 last 10

 

 

 

The Kraken are coming into this game with 24 points, a 10-19-4 record overall, and they are 4-8-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. Their last win was against the San Jose Sharks back in December but they have gone on a 5 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Anaheim Ducks, the Edmonton Oilers, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Calgary Flames, and the Vancouver Canucks in their last game. Their last game was on January 1 and they have not played in any games in over a week now. They lost their last game to the Canucks at home 5-2. Will Borgen and Calle Järnkrok both scored 1 goal each in that game while Yanni Gourde, Carson Soucy, and Alexander Wennberg all had 1 assist each in that game. Ryan Donato led the team in shots on goal with 5 in that one. Philipp Grubauer was the starting goaltender in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 34 shots with 30 saves and a .882 save percentage. Their offense has scored 92 goals this season averaging 2.8 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 122 goals against them allowing 3.7 goals per game. 

 

 

The Avalanche are coming into this game with 44 points, a 21-8-2 record overall, and they are 13-2-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. Their last loss was against the Nashville Predators back in December but they have gone on a 4 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Anaheim Ducks, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Winnipeg Jets, and the Toronto Maple Leafs in their last game. They were down 4-1 in their last game but they made a late comeback and won the game 5-4 in overtime. Gabriel Landeskog, Cale Makar, J. T. Compher, Nathan MacKinnon, and Devon Toews all scored 1 goal each in that game while Mikko Rantanen led the team in assists with 4. Nazem Kadri also recorded 2 assists while Gabriel Landeskog, Cale Makar, and Nicolas Aube-Kubel all had 1 assist each as well. MacKinnon led the team in shots on net in that game with 12. Darcy Kuemper was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 8 shots with 5 saves and a .625 sv percentage. He was pulled after allowing the 3rd goal and was replaced by Pavel Francouz. Francouz only allowed 1 goal on 19 shots with 18 saves and a .947 sv percentage as his team came back to win that game. Their offense has scored 135 goals this season averaging 4.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 101 goals against them allowing 3.3 goals per game. 

 

 

The Avalanche are coming into this game as a -390 favorite with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. The Avalanche have been playing very well in their recent games. They are coming into this one on a 4 game winning streak but they have also lost just 1 game in their last 10. They are going up against a Kraken team that has not been playing well this season, is missing some players in this game, and has not played in a game since January 1. The Kraken are going to be a little rusty in this game while the Avalanche have been rolling recently and have played in quite a few games this January, winning all of them. The best bet to place in this game is on the Avalanche to win on the puckline here since they have been playing so well recently and they have been great at home with barely any losses there this season. 

 

Kraken Avalanche Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, January 10, 2022 (9:00 pm ET start time) is Avalanche 6 Kraken 1.

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Seattle Kraken: 22-10 O/U in all games. 8-2 O/U after a division game. 15-6 O/U after one or more consecutive overs. 7-1 O/U off a loss against a division rival. 8-2 O/U off a home loss by 2 goals or more.

Colorado Avalanche: 21-6 O/U in all games. 6-3 O/U in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 9-4 O/U after a non-conference game. 8-0 O/U when playing 5 or less games in 14 days. 14-6 O/U after one or more consecutive overs. 13-4 O/U after scoring 3 goals or more in 2 straight games.

 

 

Seattle Kraken:  J. Schwartz (LW) Late Feb - Hand injury. B. Tanev (LW) out for season - Knee injury. A. Wennberg (C) Out indefinitely - Illness. J. Lauzon (D) Out indefinitely - Illness.

Colorado Avalanche:  J. Johnson (D) Ques Mon - Lower Body injury. J. MacDonald (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. V. Nichushkin (RW) Mid Jan - Upper Body injury. S. Matteau (C) Out indefinitely - Leg injury.

 

 

 

“You’ve gotta keep battling. That’s the bottom line. We were our worst enemy in a couple of areas tonight.” - Dave Hakstol on his team’s loss against the Canucks in their last game on Saturday, January 1.

 

 

“We got into our game. It's a resilient group in there. We got to work, and you see what happens when we work hard.” - Devon Toews on their comeback win down 3 goals against the Leafs on Saturday night.

 

 

 

LW Johansson, Marcus

C McCann, Jared

RW Eberle, Jordan

LD Giordano, Mark

RD Oleksiak, Jamie

G Grubauer, Philipp

 

LW Landeskog, Gabriel

C Nathan MacKinnon

RW Rantanen, Mikko

LD Toews, Devon

RD Makar, Cale

G Kuemper, Darcy

 

 

Points: J. Eberle (22)

Goals: J. McCann (13)

Assists: J. Schwartz (14)

GAA: P. Grubauer (3.30)

 

Points: N. Kadri (44)

Goals: M. Rantanen (16)

Assists: N. Kadri (32)

GAA: D. Kuemper (2.77)

 

Coaches:

Seattle Kraken: Dave Hakstol (1st season)

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (6th season)