Kraken vs Blues Prediction

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14 October 2023

The Seattle Kraken will play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night at the Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. Seattle has started the season with two straight losses, while St. Louis also lost their season opener.

Kraken Preview

The Seattle Kraken are 0-2-0 this season after they lost to the Nashville Predators by a score of 3-0 in their last game. Seattle was able to hold Nashville off of the scoreboard for the first half of the game, but allowed three goals in the second half of the game for the loss. The Kraken were out shot by a total of 35-23 and they went 0-2 on the power play in the game. Seattle lost to Vegas by a score of 4-1 in their first game of the year. Seattle is scoring 0.50 goals per game, while allowing 3.50 goals against per game. The Kraken power play is at 0%, while the penalty kill is at 100%. Jared McCann has led the Kraken this year with one goal and seven shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Seattle is Philipp Grubauer, who is 0-2-0 this season with a 2.55 goals against average and a .918 save percentage.

Blues Preview

The St. Louis Blues are 0-0-1 this season after they lost to the Dallas Stars by a score of 2-1 in a shootout in their first game. St. Louis was able to score early in the second period, which tied the game at one, but lost the shootout by a total of 2-1. The Blues lone goal came from Tyler Tucker and was assisted by Vrana and Blais. St. Louis was out shot by a total of 34-24 and went 0-3 on the power play in the loss. The Blues won 47.5% of the face-offs and recorded 20 hits in the game. Tyler Tucker led the Blues with one goal and two shots on goal in the loss. The projected starting goalie for St. Louis is Jordan Binnington, who saved 33 out of 34 shots in their first game.

St. Louis Blues Team Facts

The Blues have lost each of their last five games against Western Conference opponents.
The Blues have covered the puck line in each of their last six games after coming off a shootout.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 3' market has hit in each of the Blues' last 10 home games against Pacific Division opponents.
The Blues have lost the first period in five of their last six games following a shootout loss.

Seattle Kraken Team Facts

The Kraken have lost each of their last five night games.
The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five night games.
The Kraken have lost the third period in four of their last five night games following a road loss.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in 10 of the Kraken's last 12 games following a road loss.

St. Louis Blues Player Prop Facts

Jakub Vrana has scored at least one goal in each of the Blues' last six games against Western Conference opponents at Enterprise Center.
Jakub Vrana has recorded at least one point in each of the Blues' last six games against Western Conference opponents at Enterprise Center.
Pavel Buchnevich has recorded at least one assist in nine of the Blues' last 10 games against Pacific Division opponents at Enterprise Center.

Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts

Oliver Bjorkstrand has recorded at least one point in each of the Kraken's last seven Saturday games.
Andre Burakovsky has recorded an assist in four of his last five appearances in night games at Enterprise Center.

Matchup/League Facts

The St. Louis Blues ranks T1st in the league for power play goals against this season (0).
The St. Louis Blues ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (0).
The Seattle Kraken ranks T1st in the league for power play goals against this season (0).
The Seattle Kraken ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (1).

Pick

The Kraken come into Saturday as one of the few teams with two games played already, but they are still looking for their first win of the season. St. Louis lost their first game, but they played pretty well against a good Stars team. Seattle has really struggled offensively to start this season, only scoring a total of one goal in two games. St. Louis also struggled to put pucks in the net in their last game, so I am going to take the under in this matchup.