The Seattle Kraken (30-34-5) visit the Minnesota Wild (38-25-5) Wednesday in Minneapolis. The opening face-off at the Xcel Energy Center will be at 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Kraken vs. Wild odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Tied 1-1
The Kraken are playing for a second straight night. On Tuesday, they routed the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2. That contest lifted the lid on a 4-game road trip for a Seattle club that had been 1-4-0 over its previous 5 road tilts.
The scuffling-of-late Wild are continuing a 7-game home stand, doing so on the heels of a 3-1 triumph over the LA Kings Monday. That victory, earned with 2 goals in the final 5 minutes, marked just the fourth in Minnesota’s last 11 games (4-6-1).
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Kraken at Wild odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:45 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Kraken +150 (bet $100 to win $150) | Wild -180 (bet $180 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Kraken +1.5 (-165) | Wild -1.5 (+140)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Kraken at Wild projected goalies
Philipp Grubauer (7-15-1, 3.61 GAA, .872 SV%) or Joey Daccord (22-18-4, 2.68 GAA, .909 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Filip Gustavsson (26-15-4, 2.57 GAA, .915 SV%, 4 SO)
Grubauer figures to get the nod after Daccord toiled in Tuesday’s contest in Chicago. The veteran netminder has struggled this season and spent all of February in the AHL. In 2 turns since returning, Grubaer has stopped 46 of 49 pucks.
Gustavsson made 28 saves in Monday’s 3-1 win. In 7 March games, the 26-year-old netminder has registered a .929 SV%. In 2 career starts against the Kraken, he has logged a .950 mark.
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Kraken at Wild picks and predictions
Prediction
Wild 4, Kraken 2
Moneyline
No interest: PASS.
Puck line/Against the spread
Minnesota is 5-1-1 across its last 7 games against Seattle. When playing the back half of twin games in as many days, the Kraken are 0-10-0, scoring 1.50 goals per game while yielding 3.80.
The Wild offense has been undone of late by a low shooting percentage on 5-on-5 high-danger looks. And an improved Minnesota power play is 4 for its last 8 and 11 for its last 32 (34.4%).
Look for a fighting-for-important-points Wild team to get by with a cushion in this tilt on home ice.
BET MINNESOTA -1.5 (+140).
Over/Under
The Over has cashed in each of the 2 meetings this season and has hit in 4 straight Seattle-Minnesota tilts.
The expected-vs.-actual goals and puck-possession analytics are bullish on the upside of this total being the value side.
TAKE THE OVER 5.5 (-120).
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