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Kraken vs Penguins Prediction, Preview, Stream, Odds & Picks

Kraken, Penguins Playing in Pittsburgh

Streaking Kraken Facing Struggling Penguins

The 2022-23 NHL season is still in the early stages, but it’s starting to get a bit easier to figure out where teams stand. The Pittsburgh Penguins face the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night, and it’s been an interesting start for each of these teams.

Seattle comes into this game with 14 points, and the Kraken look to be a much-improved team. The Kraken have rattled off three straight wins, and that includes an impressive 3-1 win over these Penguins.

Kraken vs Penguins Prediction, Preview, Stream, Odds, & Picks
Kraken vs Penguins Prediction, Preview, Stream, Odds, & Picks

Pittsburgh is just 4-5-2, and it is already starting to fall behind in a crowded division. The Penguins have lost each of their last six games, but five of those matchups did take place away from Pittsburgh.

The NHL betting lines for this game have the Pittsburgh Penguins as the moneyline betting favorites at -200 over the Seattle Kraken.

Let’s check the latest NHL odds, stats, injury reports, and NHL lines for Kraken vs Penguins. We’ve plenty of NHL betting odds for you to consider.

Seattle Scoring Some Goals

The Seattle Kraken have been able to turn things around by becoming ant offensive team. Seattle comes into this matchup scoring 3.50 goals per game, and they are scoring on the power play 28% of the time.

Jaden Schwartz leads the way with five goals and five assists, but this has been a real team effort during this run for the Kraken. This recent scoring outburst has taken some pressure off of the defense, and the goaltending has improved as well.

Martin Jones has gone 5-3-1 in net for the Kraken, but he was recently placed on injured reserve. Seattle might have some trouble in net in this game, and it will be up to the offense to deliver.

Penguins Must Get Some Stops

All of a sudden, the Pittsburgh Penguins look like one of the worst defensive teams in the league, and the penalty kill has been a big problem. Pittsburgh is allowing 3.73 goals against per game, and they are killing off just 71% of their penalties.

Head coach Mike Sullivan was upset after the most recent collapse but also said, “When you go through struggles like this, we’re all human beings, everybody cares and everybody wants to be part of the solution. So we’ve got to go back to work.” Pittsburgh is going to have to focus hard on defense as they are facing a good Seattle offensive attack.

Sidney Crosby is doing all that he can for the Penguins as he leads the team with five goals and seven assists. Pittsburgh hasn’t had trouble on offense, but they need to tighten things up on the back end.

Kraken vs Penguins Head-to-Head

You aren’t going to see a ton of scores and odds from this head-to-head series, as the Kraken are the newest team in the NHL.

Seattle has actually won two of the first three games in this head-to-head matchup, including a win already this season.

Kraken vs Penguins Game Information

  • Game: Kraken (6-4-2) vs Penguins (4-5-2)
  • Location: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Day/Time: Saturday, November 5, 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Kraken vs Penguins Live Stream: NHL TV

Kraken vs Penguins Betting Lines


Kraken vs Penguins Prediction

It’s been a great start to the season for the Kraken, including an impressive win against the Penguins at the end of last month. That game was played in Seattle, though, and things are going to be much different in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh has to start finding a way to get more stops on defense, and that is going to happen in this one. Look for the Penguins to have a big night on offense, and then they will be able to shut down the streaking Kraken.

Head to BetUS Sportsbook and not only take the Penguins to win this game at home, but bet on them to win this game by two goals to cover -1½ (+125).

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