Las Vegas Golden Knights vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 1 (4/1): NHL

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Odds

Time	10:00 p.m. EST
VGK money line	-170
VGK spread	-1.5 (+145)
Kraken money line	-170
Kraken spread	+1.5 (-170)
Over / under	6

2021-2022 season stats

	Las Vegas Golden Knights	Seattle Kraken
Record	37-28-4	21-40-6
Road / home record	17-15-1	11-19-3
Streak	W2	W2
Goals per game	3.14	3.67
Goals allowed per game	3.02	3.26
Shots per game	33.9	32.6
Shots allowed per game	29.9	31.8
PP %	18.7%	19.8%
PK %	21.26%	23.98%
Over / under record	36-29-4	37-25-5

 

Preview

Las Vegas Golden Knights will visit again the Seattle Kraken on Friday night. This is the fourth time these teams face off this season, the Golden Knights have won all of the last 3 games.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Las Vegas have won 3 of their last 5 games including the last one against the Kraken and are 17-16 on the road. They have a 37-28-4 record overall ranking 4th in the Pacific Division. The Golden Knights are 13-5-1 against opponents in the Pacific. Vegas is 24th in the Western Conference with 34.1 shots per game and is averaging 3.1 goals.

Jonathan Marchessault leads the Golden Knights with 55 points, scoring 26 goals and adding 29 assists. Chandler Stephenson has six assists over the last 10 games for Vegas.

In their last 10 games the Golden Knights are 5-5, averaging 3.3 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game with a .903 save percentage.

SEATTLE KRAKEN

The Kraken have also won 3 of their last 5 games but are only 11-21 at home this season, with a 21-40-6 overall record ranking 8th in the Pacific Division. The Kraken are 5-15-0 against opponents in the Pacific. Seattle averages 8.7 penalty minutes per game, the ninth-most in the Western Conference. Vince Dunn leads the team serving 53 total minutes.

Yanni Gourde leads the Kraken with 39 points, scoring 16 goals and adding 23 assists. Dunn has eight assists over the last 10 games for Seattle.

In their last 10 games the Kraken are 4-6, averaging 2.9 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3 goals per game with a .903 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

Vegas are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.

Vegas are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games on the road.

Seattle are 5-14 SU in their last 19 games.

Seattle are 11-22 ATS at home.

Prediction

Las Vegas just beat the Kraken 3-0 two days ago and this time the Kraken should get a couple goals at least. The Golden Knights are only 1-7 on their last 8 games on the road but the Kraken are just 11-22 ATS at home so it's hard to trust them even at home. With both teams giving up at least 3 gpg in their last 10 games I think the Over is a good option. 

PICK: Over 6 (-110)

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