Seattle Kraken vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/18/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Monday, December 18, 2023

Venue:  American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 

Where to Watch:  NHL Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Kraken +160, Stars -192; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Kraken +160, Stars -192; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Kraken +155, Stars -190; Over/Under:  6 goals

Seattle Kraken:  10-14-8 (5th place, Pacific Division)

Dallas Stars:  17-8-4 (2nd place, Central Division)

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Seattle Kraken:  2-5-3 last 10

Dallas Stars:  5-3-2 last 10

The Kraken are entering this game with 28 points, a 10-14-8 record overall, and they are 4-6-5 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Los Angeles Kings in their last game, losing that one at home 3-2 in a shootout. Oliver Bjorkstrand and Adam Larsson each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Vince Dunn, Ryker Evans, Jared McCann, and Devin Shore each led the team in assists with 1 while Oliver Bjorkstrand led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Joey Daccord was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 38 shots with 36 saves and a .947 save percentage. Their offense has scored 87 goals this season averaging 2.7 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 105 goals against them allowing 3.3 goals per game.

The Stars are entering this game with 38 points, a 17-8-4 record overall, and they are 8-5-1 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the St Louis Blues in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-3 in overtime. Evgenii Dadonov, Ty Dellandrea, and Mason Marchment scored 1 goal for them in that game. Matt Duchene, Radek Faksa, Thomas Harley, Miro Heiskanen, Tyler Seguin, and Sam Steel each led the team in assists with 1 while Mason Marchment led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Scott Wedgewood was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 34 shots with 30 saves and a .882 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 103 goals this season averaging 3.6 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 92 goals against them allowing 3.2 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Stars listed as a big favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Stars have looked really good in their games this season with their 17-8-4 record overall which has them in 2nd place of their division. They are 8-5-1 in their home games this season and they just lost a close game to the Blues on the road in their last one so they will be looking to bounce back on home ice. Meanwhile, the Kraken haven't looked great this season with their 10-14-8 record overall and they are only 4-6-5 in their road games too. They also lost their last game against the Kings but they have been struggling all season and have been in the middle of a slump lately too. The Stars recently dropped out of 1st place in the Central Division and they will be looking to climb the standings back into 1st with a bounce back win from this game. They have also been scoring a lot of goals in their games lately which a struggling Kraken team won't be able to keep up with. The best way to place a bet here is on the Stars to win this game and on the puckline. 

Kraken Stars Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, December 18, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Stars 6 Kraken 3.

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Seattle Kraken: 10-21 (-11.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 6-13 (-8 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 35-23 OVER after a division game. 24-15 OVER off a loss against a division rival. 

Dallas Stars: 58-35 (+9.4 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive losses. 52-37 (+10.1 units) on the moneyline after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored. 10-3 OVER in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 11-6 OVER after one or more consecutive overs. 

Seattle Kraken:  J. Eberle (RW) Ques Mon - Lower Body. J. Schultz (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. A. Burakovsky (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. P. Grubauer (G) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. J. Schwartz (LW) Mid Jan - Lower Body.

Dallas Stars:  J. Oettinger (G) Ques Mon - Lower Body. J. Rosburg (D) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed.

“They’re outstanding defensively. They play hard. They shut down the middle of the rink. They’re able to break out with structure and beat your forecheck by a few feet here and there.” - Dave Hakstol after his team’s loss against the Kings in their game on Saturday.

“They pushed and we didn’t respond in the right way. We didn’t play well enough and they played really well. When a team gets in a hole like that, you know they’re going to respond as the home team. We’re fortunate to get out of here with a point.” - Peter DeBoer after his team’s loss against the Blues in their game on Saturday.

LW McCann, Jared

C Beniers, Matthew

RW Tatar, Tomas

LD Dunn, Vince

RD Larsson, Adam

G Daccord, Joey

LW Robertson, Jason

C Hintz, Roope

RW Pavelski, Joe

LD Suter, Ryan

RD Heiskanen, Miro

G Wedgewood, Scott

Points: O. Bjorkstrand (25)

Goals: J. McCann (14)

Assists: V. Dunn (21)

GAA: J. Daccord (2.57)

Points: J. Pavelski (27)

Goals: J. Pavelski (13)

Assists: J. Robertson (18)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.93)

Coaches:

Seattle Kraken: Dave Hakstol (3rd season)

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (2nd season)