Kraken vs Maple Leafs Prediction

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30 November 2023

The Seattle Kraken will play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario. Seattle has lost three of their last four games, while Toronto has dropped two of their last three. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Kraken vs Maple Leafs prediction.

Kraken Preview

The Seattle Kraken are 8-10-5 this season after they lost to Chicago by a score of 4-3 in their last game. Seattle trailed 2-0 early in the game, but they tied it at two before the end of the first period, before Chicago scored two goals in the second to pull away. The Kraken out shot Chicago by a total of 36-23 and went 0-5 on the power play in the game. Seattle has lost six of their last nine games, with their last win coming against Vancouver three games ago. The Kraken are scoring 2.78 goals per game and they are allowing 3.48 goals against per game, while going 21.9% on the power play and 75% on the penalty kill. Vince Dunn has led the Kraken with three goals, 16 assists, and 45 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Seattle is Philipp Grubauer, who is 5-7-0 this season with a 3.42 goals against average and a .881 save percentage.

Maple Leafs Preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 11-6-3 this year after they defeated Florida in a shootout by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Toronto tied the game at one in the second period and played great defense to get the shootout win. The Maple Leafs were out shot by a total of 39-32 and went 0-6 on the power play in the game. Toronto lost their previous two games to Pittsburgh and Chicago. The Maple Leafs are scoring 3.30 goals per game and they are allowing 3.30 goals against per game, while going 24.2% on the power play and 78.8% on the penalty kill. William Nylander has led the Maple Leafs with 12 goals, 15 assists, and 88 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Toronto is Joseph Woll, who is 7-5-0 this year with a 2.74 goals against average and a .916 save percentage.

Toronto Maple Leafs Team Facts

The Maple Leafs have lost five of their last six games as home favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in 12 of their last 13 games.
The Maple Leafs have won the third period in each of their last five night games at Scotiabank Arena following a shootout win.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 3' market has hit in each of the Maple Leafs' last eight games following a shootout win.

Seattle Kraken Team Facts

The Kraken have won nine of their last 12 night games against Atlantic Division opponents.
The Kraken have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 12 night games against Atlantic Division opponents.
The Kraken have won the first period in each of their last five games following a road loss.
The 'Over 2.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in four of the Kraken's last six games against Atlantic Division opponents.

Toronto Maple Leafs Player Prop Facts

John Tavares has scored at least one goal in five of the Maple Leafs' last six games against Pacific Division opponents at Scotiabank Arena.
John Tavares has recorded at least one point in each of the Maple Leafs' last seven games against Pacific Division opponents at Scotiabank Arena.
William Nylander has recorded an assist in eight of the Maple Leafs' last 10 home games.
Auston Matthews ranks T4th in the league for Goals (14) this season.

Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts

Jared McCann has scored a goal in each of the Kraken's last three games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
Vince Dunn has recorded at least one point in nine of the Kraken's last 10 games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
Jordan Eberle has recorded an assist in each of his last five appearances at Scotiabank Arena.
Jamie Oleksiak has the highest Plus/Minus for the Kraken this season (+3).

Matchup/League Facts

The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of only three teams to win a game when trailing by 2 or more goals after Period 1 this season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs ranks T27th in the league for Period 1 goals allowed per game this season (1.20).
The Seattle Kraken ranks 25th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (75.00%).
The Seattle Kraken are one of only two teams to lose 5+ games when leading after Period 1 this season.

Kraken vs Maple Leafs Betting Prediction

Toronto comes into this game with the better record, but both teams have had some struggles recently. Seattle has dropped three of their last four games and is only 4-4-4 on the road, while Toronto has lost two of three and is 6-4-0 at home. Toronto has gone to overtime/shootout in three of their last four games and their defense has been pretty solid. The Maple Leafs have allowed three goals or fewer in five of their last six games and they are facing a Seattle team that has had some issues scoring. I like the under in this matchup.