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The Seattle Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights open the 2023-24 National Hockey League regular season Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Kraken vs. Golden Knights odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Kraken took the Dallas Stars to Game 7 in the 2nd round of the playoffs, going 7-7 in the postseason in just the franchise’s 2nd season. Seattle looks to take another step this season. Seattle will need to top Vegas, a team it is just 1-7 against in 2 NHL seasons.
The Golden Knights will raise a banner on Tuesday night, and sometimes that can throw teams off. VGK ended the regular season sweeping a home-and-home set against Seattle, outscoring the Kraken 7-2 as the Under cashed in both games April 11-13.
The Kraken did top the Golden Knights 4-2 on Nov. 25 last season as moderate underdogs (+165) as the Under (6.5) cashed, the only time Seattle topped Vegas so far.
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Kraken at Golden Knights odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:36 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kraken +145 (bet $100 to win $145) | Golden Knights -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Kraken +1.5 (-165) | Golden Knights -1.5 (+140)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -120 | U: +100)
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Kraken at Golden Knights projected goalies
Philipp Grubauer (17-14-4, 2.85 GAA, .895 SV% – 2022-23) vs. Adin Hill (16-7-1, 2.50 GAA, .915 SV%)
Seattle had a mediocre preseason finishing things off 3-2-1 overall following a 2-goal loss to Edmonton in their final preseason game. Grubauer struggled in the net for Seattle posting a .880 save percentage after giving up 3 goals on 25 shots in just under 56.5 minutes on the ice. The 31-year-old netminder has never faced the Kraken.
The 27-year-old goalie was the first choice for the Golden Knights in the postseason, tallying an 11-4-0 record to go with a strong .932 save percentage. He’s 1-2 with a 3.08 GAA in 4 games against Vegas.
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Kraken at Golden Knights picks and predictions
Prediction
Golden Knights 3, Kraken 2
Moneyline
The Golden Knights (-175) are the defending champs, and they’re 7-1 all-time against the Kraken (+145). However, there will be a lot of pressure as the banner is raised, pregame routines are going to be thrown off, and facing Seattle is a rather tall order, too. This is going to be a close shave, and it could go either way, honestly.
PASS.
Puck line/Against the spread
The KRAKEN +1.5 (-165) are a decent play on the puck line if you would like a little bit of insurance. It wouldn’t be shocking to see his game fail to end in regulation, and need overtime and/or a shootout to determine a winner. That’s a thing of beauty when that happens and you have the underdog on the puck line.
Over/Under
UNDER 6 (-120) is worth a look, as Grubauer and Hill should put on a decent show in Vegas.
The Under cashed in the final 3 regular-season meetings, with an average of 5.0 combined goals per game (GPG).
The Under was also 6-3-1 in the final 10 regular-season games overall for the Kraken, while going 6-3-1 in the final 10 regular-season road games, too. The Under was also 3-0 in the final 3 games for Vegas, while going 5-2 in the final 7 regular-season games.
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