Seattle Kraken vs. Anaheim Ducks Betting Predictions and Picks

We have just three more nights of NHL action before the league shuts down for a 20-day Olympic break. 

Will some teams and players lose a little concentration here as they look forward to either an extended break or an incredibly intense series of Best on Best games? It's very hard to know.

Record: 21–30
Units: –8.82

Kraken at Ducks

Ducks ML (-145 Caesars)
Under 6.5 Goals (-110 FanDuel)

It's a huge Pacific Division battle tonight as two teams sitting just inside the playoff bubble face off in Anaheim.

The Ducks sit at 29-23-3 and 61 points after beating Vegas 4-3 on Saturday night. And they're hot, having gone 8-2-0 in their last 10 games. The offense has notched 2.9 goals per game over that stretch — not fantastic, but it's working great as the defense has allowed just 2.2 goals per game against. So much for the rebuilding year.

Rangers castoff Chris Kreider netted two against the Golden Knights and has 19 on the season. Plus, Troy Terry just returned from an 11-game absence with an upper-body injury, and Mason McTavish is also back after missing five games. The attack was pretty deep to begin with, and now that they’re defending better, it's a really interesting team to keep an eye on.

Seattle lost 4-2 to Anaheim at home on January 23, but has rattled off straight wins since then. They're 26-19-9 overall and sit tied with the Ducks at 61 points. Generally, their offense has played well lately. Jared McCann had 10 goals in January alone, and Jordan Eberle leads the team with 19 goals on the season.

But the four-game run might carry some good fortune, as they beat generally slumping teams with wins over the Capitals, the imploding Maple Leafs, and two victories over a Golden Knights team that has dropped five straight overall. On the season, the Kraken have scored 155 goals, identical to the 155 they’ve yielded.

I’m going to roll with Anaheim in this one. 

They are at home, they’re healthy, and they’re just rolling right now. I also like the Under, as even though Seattle has scored a bit very recently, they’re generally a tight defensive team with sporadic offense.