Winnipeg Jets vs. Seattle Kraken: Prediction, Preview, Picks & Odds - 11/13/2022

Time: 8 p.m. ET

Venue: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

Where to watch: ROOT-NW

DraftKings: Kraken -125, Jets +105

FanDuel: Kraken -130, Jets +108

BetMGM: Kraken -125, Jets +105

Caesars: Kraken -140, Jets +118

Jets: 8-4-1 (17 points)

Kraken: 8-5-2 (18 points)

Jets: lost 3-2 at Flames on Saturday

Kraken: lost 1-0 vs. Wild on Friday

These kinds of games are always fun. The teams off decent winning streaks and are coming off a loss in their previous game. Who is for real? I’m not sure if we’ll get to that answer on Sunday when the Seattle Kraken host the Winnipeg Jets, but it’ll at least create some intrigue for the Western Conference this week.

 

The Kraken just had their franchise record five-game winning streak end on Friday in a 1-0 loss against the Minnesota Wild. The Kraken hit a wall named Marc-Andre Fleury and couldn’t overcome the play from the future hall-of-famer. It wasn’t until Mats Zuccarello eventually beat Martin Jones that turned the tide. Seattle had 10 games straight of scoring three goals or more before that one.

"Both teams do a pretty good job of limiting opportunities and they found one off a turnover in the first period," Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. "We didn't get enough from the inside. In the third, we had three or four good looks from inside and just couldn't find one off a rebound. We couldn't find a way to get one in behind, so it's that kind of night, you know? We've got to find a dirty one, a greasy one somewhere, and we weren't able to do that tonight."

 

Seattle has exceeded all expectations over the past few weeks and has given that home crowd something to look forward to. Whether the Kraken can compete with the contenders in the West remain to be seen, but the Jets are on a roll that shows they will be a tough out for the Kraken.

 

The Jets, however, will be playing the second night of a back-to-back after losing 3-2 to the Calgary Flames on Saturday. The Jets made the tough call to play Connor Hellebuyck in this matchup against a struggling Flames team rather than keep him for a contending Seattle group. Hellebuyck made 32 saves in the loss, the Jets’ first without a point in eight games.

 

Neal Pionk had two points, and Pierre-Luc Dubois also had a goal for Winnipeg. The Jets have had some struggles lately with coach Rick Bowness going in and out of COVID protocol, but they’ve been finding ways to win. This one, against the Flames, was a sign they couldn’t win them all.

 

"Can't win every game," Dubois said. "It's a frustrating loss. We had a good streak going, not just points-wise, but we were playing well, too, and playing the right way, and I think tonight at times we played well, and at other times we were trying to force it a little bit too much."

 

It didn’t help matters that the Jets were held to just four shots in the third and now have to carry that on a back-to-back. I’d venture to guess that this couldn’t be a good sign, especially now that David Rittich has to play this one.

 

 

This is a good opportunity for Seattle to handle adversity. The Kraken have a talented group, but now it’s a chance to see how they handle a loss after when good things were going. This is a good chance for Seattle to take advantage of a weakened team. Kraken win 5-3

Jets are 4-10 after winning six or seven of their last 8 games the last three years.

Kraken are 1-10 after a game where 3 goals or fewer were scored in their history.

Over is 35-23 when the Kraken lose the following game in team history.

Jets:

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Mason Appleton

Cole Perfetti -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Blake Wheeler

Saku Maenalanen -- Adam Lowry -- Axel Jonsson-Fjallby

Jansen Harkins -- David Gustafsson -- Sam Gagner

Josh Morrissey -- Neal Pionk

Brenden Dillon -- Nate Schmidt

Dylan Samberg -- Dylan DeMelo

David Rittich

Kraken:

Andre Burakovsky -- Alex Wennberg -- Oliver Bjorkstrand

Karson Kuhlman -- Yanni Gourde -- Brandon Tanev

Jaden Schwartz -- Matty Beniers -- Jordan Eberle

Daniel Sprong -- Morgan Geekie -- Ryan Donato

Vince Dunn -- Adam Larsson

Cale Fleury -- Justin Schultz

Carson Soucy -- Will Borgen

Martin Jones

Points: Josh Morrissey -- 14

Goals: Mark Scheifele -- 8 

Assists: Josh Morrissey -- 13

Goalie: Connor Hellebuyck -- 7-3-1, 2.08 GAA, .935 SV%

Points: Andre Burakovsky -- 13

Goals: Jaden Schwartz -- 5

Assists: Andre Burakovsky -- 9

Goalie: Martin Jones -- 7-4-1, 2.32 GAA, .910 SV%