#Matty Beniers

For the lack of consistency and sustained success the Nashville Predators have shown in the first half of 2022-23, at least we have rookie Juuso Pärssinen growing into a more impactful player every game he plays. Pärssinen has cracked into the top-10 in rookie point scoring in the NHL with 17 points in 28 games. All of the rookies ahead of him in…

One of the biggest surprises this season has been the Seattle Kraken. Seattle looked like an expansion team in its debut season, but there is no hotter team in the league right now. Seattle just blanked the NHL-leading Boston Bruins to improve to 7-0-0 in January. As a result, multiple Kraken players make the latest "Who's Hot" list. Former…

Here's your Boston Hockey Now Boston Bruins Game Day Preview: Boston Bruins (32-4-4, 68 pts) vs Seattle Kraken (24-12-4, 52 pts) TIME: 7 P.M. ET TV: NESN, ROOT NW, SN360 Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub Here's the Barstool Sportsbook Betting lines. Don't forget to for the NHN Barstool Sportsbook Promo! Money Line: Bruins (-235), Sharks (+190) Puck Line:…

David Pastrnak continues to pile up the goals for the Boston Bruins, who will host the Seattle Kraken Thursday in a battle of two of the league's highest-scoring teams. Pastrnak notched his 13th career hat trick Sunday in the Bruins' 7-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, giving him 30 or more goals for the sixth time in his career. Six other players in…

The midpoint of the season arrived Wednesday, and all week at NHL.com we have been running our Trophy Tracker series. Consider the Super 16 power rankings this week the Trophy Tracker edition, or at least the MVP addition. Who is the biggest reason for the Boston Bruins being the unanimous No. 1? Who has made the Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple…

An unstoppable monster by the name of the Seattle Kraken meets its match with the deadly Buffalo Sabres. The visitors have won five straight and are unbeaten (4-0-0) in their current (mostly) East Coast road trip. The Sabres have won eight of their last 10, including their last three home games. The NHL odds are too tight for a good reason. Let's…

Welcome to another edition of Blue Seat Bookie, 2023 has been mostly good for us in our betting corner here at the blog! I hope you have been winning money on these props. With that, let's take a look at 3 matchups today that look enticing on today's 10-game slate, with some NHL DFS picks as well. Dallas Stars Defeat New York Islanders -115 The…

The Seattle Kraken will play the Buffalo Sabres in NHL action on Tuesday. The Kraken have played well lately, winning 23 games this season, and are third in the standings with 50 points. They come with a winning momentum on their side any will try to close the gap between the top two in the division by winning this game. The Buffaslugs have…

Two teams at opposite ends of the spectrum will meet Monday as the Seattle Kraken visit the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens snapped their seven-game losing streak on Saturday against the St. Louis Blues but are just 2-7-1 over their last ten games. Seattle has been on a more positive trajectory, winning four straight and owning a 6-3-1 record…

To mark the halfway point of the 2022-23 regular season, NHL.com is running its third installment of the Trophy Tracker series. Today, we look at the race for the Calder Trophy, given annually to the best rookie in the NHL as selected in a poll by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Matty Beniers has been rewarded for a stellar start to…

NHL.com staff writer Mike Zeisberger has been covering the NHL regularly since 1999. Each Sunday during the season, he will use his extensive network of hockey contacts to write his weekly notes column, "Zizing'Em Up." TORONTO -- Don Granato said his entire body was numb. He couldn't watch anymore. It simply hurt too much. The Buffalo Sabres coach…

The 2022-23 NHL season begins in earnest Tuesday night with the New York Rangers hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Los Angeles Kings hosting the Vegas Golden Knights. Most of the league starts up Wednesday night, including the defending champion Colorado Avalanche. The Eastern Conference, in particular, is absolutely loaded. Four of the teams…

If you want to dance, you got to pay the band. And if you want to bet against 2023 IIHF World Junior Champion Canada, you have to wear their jersey for Jordan Eberle. Seattle Kraken forward Matty Beniers made good on a friendly wager he lost to Eberle, wearing a Team Canada jersey to practice on Friday. Beniers, fresh off being named a 2023 Pacific…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Jaden Schwartz had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken exploded for four consecutive goals in the second period to come away with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. "It was nice. I thought the way we played it was good to get rewarded," said Kraken defender Adam Larsson. "There was a lot of…

EDMONTON, Alberta - Jaden Schwartz had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken exploded for four consecutive goals in the second period to come away with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. "It was nice. I thought the way we played it was good to get rewarded," said Kraken defender Adam Larsson. "There was a lot of…

The Seattle Kraken will continue their road trip as they head into Charlotte for a battle with the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. It's time to continue our NHL odds series with a Kraken-Hurricanes prediction and pick. The Kraken fell 6-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it was a bad day for them as they could…

The Edmonton Oilers' struggles on home ice continued Tuesday night with a 5-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken. In their last five home games, the Oilers are 0-4-1. They're 9-11-1 at Rogers Place this season. "There's lots of hockey to be played, but with that said, we're not in the position we want to be (in) or think we're capable of being (in) at this…

Be sure to check out NHL betting site Betway for the latest Flames game day odds! On Tuesday night, the Calgary Flames lost an emotional contest to their most bitter rivals. Then they hopped on a plane, flew to Seattle, and played the Kraken on Wednesday night. Despite Tuesday's disappointment, the Flames seemed to park that loss and regroup quite…

The Calgary Flames will face the Seattle Kraken in the NHL on Wednesday. Calgary have been on a decent run and are placed fourth in the Western Conference Pacific Division with 39 points. They are in a great position to move to third in the standings with a win in this game. Seattle too have played well off late to fetch enough points and move to…

The sports world is collecting more data now than it ever has. That's true across every league - NBA, NFL, MLS, and yes, the NHL. Teams are using it too (some more than others, shoutout to the Seattle Kraken specifically) as they strive to find any extra competitive edge to use in their quest for a championship. Some of the newer statistics that…

With the NHL at the unofficial halfway point of the season, we made some predictions for who's going to win the major awards and who's going to win the Stanley Cup. BaggedMilk: Connor McDavid will not be stopped. Cam Lewis: McDavid will set a career-high this year of 130 points at win the Art Ross. Zach Laing: Connor McDavid. Nation Dan: Now. Then.…

Nobody from this past summer's draft is a serious consideration in the NHL betting lines for the Calder at this point. First overall pick Juraj Slafkovsky has only three goals and five points for the Habs, while the man who was projected to go number one overall, Shane Wright, hasn't been able to crack Seattle's lineup most nights. After a brief…

Hockey players used to come from places like Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat and Prince Albert. Now they come - some of the biggest stars, it seems, some of the most explosive players - from Scottsdale and Phoenix and suburban Los Angeles. When Tage Thompson scored five goals the other night for the Buffalo Sabres, bringing his total to 21 in 26 games…

Shane Pinto could do something only one other player has done in Ottawa Senators history. The forward is among the early favorites to win the Calder Trophy given to the NHL rookie of the year. But he's not concerned about that. "I don't care about [the Calder Trophy]. I really only care about winning," Pinto told NHL.com recently. "I know it sounds…

Another week, another great opportunity to wager on the NHL. With a 12 game slate on Tuesday, there are lots of betting options to choose from. Let's highlight a few that look extremely possible and promising. Plus Dave is adding some DFS hockey picks at the end. Vegas Golden Knights defeat the Winnipeg Jets+115 As self-deprecating as I am, this…

Seattle Kraken at Tampa Bay Lightning: GAME# 28 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Amalie Arena Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUN, ROOT-NW, ESPN+ Opponent SBNation Site: Davy Jones Locker Room DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6.5 Last season the Seattle Kraken didn't pick up their 16th win until February 11th as they struggled through their inaugural…

The Seattle Kraken will make the long trek to Tampa Bay to face the Lightning. The Kraken were one of the worst teams in the league last year but have turned it around this season. However, this season, they have turned it around and are sitting in the second spot in the Pacific Division. Seattle could cement their spot with a win or overtime loss.…

The Seattle Kraken have been running hot and cold. Their latest 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers ended their three-game losing skid, and was on the heels of winning seven in a row. They now travel to Tampa Bay Tuesday night, drawing a Lightning team that is surging. Tampa Bay has won four out of its last five games, 10 out of their last 13. The…

Columbus will be back on the ice for the fourth time in less than a week when Buffalo comes to town. The Blue Jackets have split the four games on the back end of back to backs. They will be facing a Buffalo team with points in five of its last seven games. Six of Buffalo's last seven games had at least eight combined goals while Columbus while 29…

None of this was a surprise to Nathan Curtis. He knew Seattle Kraken tickets would be expensive. After all, they are an expansion team playing in a city in which the only shade of green more emphatic than the evergreen trees themselves is money. Curtis saw ticket prices in the $200 to $300 range for that first slate of games at Climate Pledge…

The Montreal Canadiens are wrapping up a four-game Western Conference road trip, going 1-1-1 across the first three outings on the sojourn and coming off a wild 7-6 overtime setback in Vancouver on Monday night. The Seattle Kraken were smacked back down to Earth with a 5-1 loss at home to the Florida Panthers on Saturday, snapping a six-game…

Tyler Yaremchuk joined Frank Seravalli and Colby Cohen on Tuesday's edition of Daily Faceoff Live for another PointsBet Daily Bets segment. Nine games on the slate tonight. Yaremchuk provides you with all your betting and odds needs for tonight's matchups between: the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, and Shane Wright's Seattle Kraken…

The Canadiens travel to Seattle after an all-out slugfest in Vancouver on Monday night to face the rested Kraken. The road-weary Habs weren't exactly a top-flight team before their recent West-Coast swing. The Kraken should win but by how much? Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Montreal Canadiens are wrapping up a four-game Western Conference road…

It has been the case of the rich getting richer with the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils continuing their sizzling starts to the season while the star-studded Toronto Maple Leafs are making a run at the Bruins in the Atlantic Division. It's been a different deal with St. Louis as points have been hard to come by. They are joined by some…

The Florida Panthers will take on the Seattle Kraken in NHL action on Saturday. Florida have failed to win more than half of their games this season due to inconsistency. They are placed fifth in the Atlantic division with 26 points and will try to make better returns for the rest of their season. Seattle have done well lately in the season and are…

The Place: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA Where to Watch: ROOT Sports Northwest or ESPN+ for out-of-market fans Where to Listen: KJR 93.3 FM An Opposing Viewpoint: Litter Box Cats The Florida Panthers haven't been getting off to the kind of start expected of last season's President's Trophy winner. After notching the best regular season record…

Thanksgiving is typically when we start gauging NHL postseason possibilities, given teams in late November playoff positions have wound up qualifying 77% of the time during the salary-cap era. Last season we effectively ruled out the Kraken's chances using that holiday measurement. Now the opposite is true. If the season ended today, the Kraken…

Tyler Yaremchuk joined Frank Seravalli and Mike McKenna on Thursday's edition of Daily Faceoff Live for another PointsBet Daily Bets segment. With 11 games on the slate tonight. Yaremchuk provides you with all your betting needs for tonight's matchups: the Buffalo Sabres vs. Colorado Avalanche, New Jersey Devils vs. Nashville Predators, Seattle…

Washington Capitals vs Seattle Kraken 12/1/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Washington Capitals will meet with the Seattle Kraken in NHL action in Climate Pledge Arena, WA, on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 1:00 PM ET. The Washington Capitals are only averaging 2.79 goals per game on average, which ranks 28th in the NHL. The Capitals rank 23rd…

The Washington Capitals (10-11-3) and Seattle Kraken (14-5-3) meet Thursday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Puck drop is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook's lines around the Capitals vs. Kraken odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions. The Capitals registered a 5-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks…

Changes are coming to the Seattle Kraken this summer. General manager Ron Francis says he plans on being aggressive in free agency, he has draft capital to make trades, and with a slew of draft picks he is looking to stock the pipeline. Safe to say the roster will look different, and that includes the naming of a new team captain. The captain of a…

The Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils continue to roll along while defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado has played its way back into the list of the hottest teams in the NHL. The biggest surprise has to be a Seattle Kraken team that is in its second season of existence. On the other side, the teams that were the most active sellers in the last…

The 2022-23 NHL season surpassed the 200-game threshold on Tuesday night, meaning we're now exiting the "it's still early" phase of the campaign and hurling towards the "meaningful sample size" part of the schedule. With that in mind, now is a good time to check in on a few teams that have seen their odds change from Opening Night. Let's take a…

From Alexander Ovechkin breaking records to the Boston Bruins steamrolling the competition, last week's NHL action had something for everyone. Now that the first week of November is in the books, a new slate of games is upon us, bringing more hockey-related betting opportunities. Once again, we have your NHL weekly betting needs covered. Continue…

General Manager Ron Francis has done a solid job in the last two entry drafts, and with proper player development, the Kraken will have a scary team on the ice before long. Here, we've listed some of the top Seattle Kraken prospects. For the purpose of this piece, we're considering a "prospect" to be someone at or under age 23 entering the 2022-23…

The coaching changes seem to agree with the Vegas Golden Knights and Boston Bruins. Bruce Cassidy's current and former teams lead the way in the list of the best teams in the NHL at the current time. Vegas has won seven games in a row while the Bruins lead the NHL with a+21 goal differential. It has been a different story for slumping Pittsburgh…

The month of October has left just as fast as it came in, and we have already made it through the first month of the NHL Season. After an exciting Stanley Cup Final and a spicy offseason, this season was poised to be great. And so far, it has been an absolute banger. So many emerging story lines have been emerging all over the league. The NHL as a…

An extremely rested St. Louis Blues squad travels to Seattle to take on the Kraken Wednesday night at 10:00 pm eastern time. The Blues are the lone team to have played just once this season, while their counterparts have one victory in four contests. In their only game, the Blues blasted the Blue Jackets 5-to-2, while Seattle has struggled to keep…

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Seattle Kraken vs Calgary Flames 11/1/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary will be hosting the Seattle Kraken (4th in Pacific Division) and the Calgary Flames (4th in Pacific Division) on Tuesday evening. The Kraken at 4-4-2 overall and 2-1-1 on the road, went 6-4 against the puck line overall and 3-1 on the road…