Data Skrive:
The Minnesota Wild are -142 favorites over the Seattle Kraken (+120) playing on home ice on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $34.08
Wild to win vs Kraken -142
Wild vs. Kraken Game Info & Betting Lines
- Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: ESPN+
- Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Venue: Xcel Energy Center
- Favorite: Wild (-142)
- Underdog: Kraken (+120)
- Over/under: 6
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Wild vs. Kraken Quick Facts
- Minnesota and its opponent went over 6 combined goals in 45 of 82 games last season.
- Seattle played 41 games last season that finished with more than 6 goals.
- The two teams averaged 5.6 goals per game combined, 0.4 fewer than this one’s total.
- Opponents of these two teams scored a combined six goals per game, the same as this one’s total.
- In terms of goals scored, the Wild were 21st in the league, and the Kraken were 29th.
- The Kraken were eighth in the league in goals conceded, and the Wild were 20th.
Wild vs. Kraken Season Stat Insights
- The Wild’s 248 goals scored last season (3.0 per game) ranked 21st in the league.
- The Wild allowed 260 total goals (3.2 per game), ranking 20th in league action in goals against.
- They had the league’s 18th-ranked goal differential at -12.
- With 214 goals (2.6 per game) last season, the Kraken had the NHL’s 29th-ranked offense.
- The Kraken had one of the best defenses in the league, giving up 232 total goals (2.8 per game), eighth in the NHL.
- Their -18 goal differential was 23rd in the league.
Wild vs. Kraken Moneyline Insights
- The Wild were 25-12 when listed as a moneyline favorite last season.
- Minnesota went 17-5 when it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -142 or shorter.
- The Wild have a 58.7% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
- Last season the Kraken won 17 of the 48 games, or 35.4%, in which they were an underdog.
- Seattle was 12-19 last season as an underdog by +120 or more on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Kraken have a 45.5% chance to win.
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Wild vs. Kraken Leaders
Wild Leaders
- A top contributor last season for Minnesota, Kirill Kaprizov scored 96 points in 75 games (46 goals and 50 assists).
- Matthew Boldy was another top contributor for Minnesota with 69 points (0.8 per game), scoring 29 goals and adding 40 assists.
- Joel Eriksson Ek’s 64 points last season came via 30 goals and 34 assists.
- Filip Gustavsson had a record of 20-18-4. He conceded 129 goals (3.1 goals against average) and recorded 1154 saves with an .899 save percentage (41st in the league).
Kraken Leaders
- Jared McCann was a top offensive contributor for his team last season with 62 points (0.8 per game). He scored 29 goals and 33 assists in 80 games (playing 16:21 per game).
- Oliver Bjorkstrand’s 59 points last season, including 20 goals and 39 assists, made him one of the top offensive threats for Seattle.
- Chandler Stephenson scored 16 goals and contributed 35 assists for Seattle, giving him a point total of 51.
- Joey Daccord had a 19-18-11 record last season, with a .916 save percentage (ninth-best in the league). In 50 games, he gave up 116 goals (2.5 goals against average).
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