Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Seattle Kraken Prediction, Preview, and Odds

The Penguins played well over the past week and they’ve won four of their last six games. They are currently 11 in the Eastern Conference standings, seven points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning, who are in the final playoff spot and will try to reduce the distance with a win on Thursday, which will give them their fifth win in their last seven games.

Pittsburgh is averaging three goals per game. They scored four goals on 40 shots in their last game.

Rickard Rakell scored two goals for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby had two assists, while Lars Eller had a goal and an assist.

Pittsburgh has played well defensively, giving up 2.71 goals per game. They gave up three goals in their last game and will have to play better if they want to get the win.

Tristan Jarry saved 32 of the 35 shots that he faced. He is 17-17-4 in 39 games with a 2.57 GAA and a .912 save percentage.

The Kraken bounced back from their loss to Minnesota with a win over Boston in their last game. They are 12 in the Western Conference standings, seven points behind Nashville, which is in the final playoff spot. They will try to cut into the Predators’ lead with a win on Thursday, which will give them their second win in a row and third win in their last four games.

Seattle is averaging 2.76 goals per game. They scored four goals on 27 shots in their last game.

Oliver Bjorkstrand and Jordan Eberle scored a goal apiece for the Kraken, while Alex Wennberg and Yanni Gourde picked up an assist.

Seattle has played well defensively, giving up 2.85 goals per game. They gave up three goals in their last game and will have to do a better job if they want to win this game.

Philipp Grubauer saved 29 of the 32 shots that he faced. He is 8-9-1 in 21 games with a 2.97 GAA and a .892 save percentage.

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The Penguins are averaging three goals per game and 3.15 goals per game on the road. They averaged two goals per game in their last three games against the Kraken. With Seattle giving up 2.93 goals per game at home, the Penguins will hit their average in this game. The Kraken are averaging 2.76 goals per game and 3.11 goals per game at home. They averaged two goals per game in their last three games against the Penguins. With Pittsburgh giving up 2.93 goals per game on the road, the Kraken won’t score enough goals to push the score over the total. The Kraken and Penguins played under the total in four of their five meetings.