Seattle Kraken vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/26/2023

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Venue:  Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Kraken +180, Avalanche -210; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Kraken +175, Avalanche -210; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Kraken +180, Avalanche -225; Over/Under:  6 goals

Seattle Kraken:  46-28-8 (4th place, Pacific Division)

Colorado Avalanche:  51-24-7 (1st place, Central Division)

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Seattle Kraken:  6-4-0 last 10

Colorado Avalanche:  7-1-2 last 10

The Kraken are entering this game finishing the regular season with 100 points, a 46-28-8 record overall, and they were 26-11-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Colorado Avalanche in their last game, winning that one at home 3-2 in overtime. Daniel Sprong, Will Borgen, and Jordan Eberle each scored 1 goal in that game. Daniel Sprong, Adam Larsson, Justin Schultz, Brandon Tanev, and Jaden Schwartz each led the team in assists with 1 while Jaden Schwartz led the team in shots on net in that game with 11. Philipp Grubauer was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 22 shots with 20 saves and a .909 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 Avalanche are entering this game finishing the regular season with 109 points, a 51-24-7 record overall, and they were 22-13-6 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Seattle Kraken in their last game, losing that one on the road 3-2 in OT. Mikko Rantanen scored the only 2 goals for them in that game. J. T. Compher, Samuel Girard, Evan Rodrigues, and Nathan MacKinnon each led the team in assists with 1 while Cale Makar led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Alexandar Georgiev was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 43 shots with 40 saves and a .930 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 current betting odds have the Kraken listed as a big underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 5 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 the series tied 2-2 after winning game 4 on their home ice and saving their season as it is all evened up going back to Colorado. The Kraken have a chance to put the pressure on the defending Stanley Cup champions now as they did not look great in their 2 home games of this series and actually won less home games than road games this season. The Kraken managed to get out of Seattle with a win and that is huge as they were a better road team all year and actually had a losing home record. The Kraken have made every game in this series a really close game and they have the potential to pull off another upset win in this game. Even if they don't win this game, they will keep the game close in score like they have in the other games of this series and the Avalanche are going to find themselves struggling to pull away all night. The best way to place a bet here is on the Kraken to win this game and on the puckline to keep it close.

Kraken Avalanche Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, April 26, 2023 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Kraken 4 Avalanche 3.

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Seattle Kraken: 48-38 (+13.8 units) on the moneyline in all games. 26-13 (+19.2 units) on the moneyline in a road game where the total is 6 or more. 9-3 UNDER after winning their previous game in overtime. 15-10 UNDER after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game.

Colorado Avalanche: 19-18 (-10.9 units) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 7-12 (-10.2 units) on the moneyline after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games. 10-3 UNDER after a close loss by 1 goal in their previous game. 16-7 UNDER revenging a same season loss vs opponent.

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

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

“Late hit, really late, no puck in play. Our 40-goal scorer not available for the rest of the game and is not going to be available going forward here.” - Dave Hakstol on the injury to Jared McCann after his team’s win against the Avalanche in their game on Monday, game 4 of this series.

“You knew it was going to be tougher and tougher as the series goes on. Space is going to be less available, and you have to go earn every inch of ice. We didn’t do a good enough job early in the hockey game taking care of our side of the ice.” - Jared Bednar after his team’s loss against the Kraken in their game on Monday, game 4 of this series.

LW McCann, Jared

C Beniers, Matthew

RW Eberle, Jordan

LD Dunn, Vince

RD Larsson, Adam

G Grubauer, Philipp

LW Rodrigues, Evan

C MacKinnon, Nathan

RW Lehkonen, Artturi

LD Byram, Bowen

RD Makar, Cale

G Georgiev, Alexandar

Points: J. McCann (70)

Goals: J. McCann (40)

Assists: V. Dunn (50)

GAA: P. Grubauer (2.85)

Points: N. MacKinnon (111)

Goals: M. Rantanen (55)

Assists: N. MacKinnon (69)

GAA: A. Georgiev (2.53)

Coaches:

Seattle Kraken: Dave Hakstol (2nd season)

Colorado Avalanche: Jared Bednar (7th season)