Seattle Kraken vs Vancouver Canucks: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 28, 2024

By Cole Shelton

Modified Dec 28, 2024 09:00 GMT

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The Seattle Kraken are on the road to play the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, Dec. 28, at 4 p.m. ET.

Seattle (15-19-2) entered the break on a five-game losing streak. Vancouver (17-10-7), meanwhile, snapped its three-game losing streak before the break.

Kraken vs Canucks: Head-to-head & key stats

• Seattle is 4-6-1 all-time against Vancouver
• The Kraken are averaging 2.77 goals per game
• The Canucks are 7-7-5 at home
• Seattle is allowing 3.11 goals per game
• Vancouver is averaging 3.14 goals per game
• The Kraken are 7-11 on the road
• The Canucks are allowing 3.11 goals per game

Seattle Kraken vs Vancouver Canucks: Preview

Seattle entered the break struggling. The Kraken are led by Jared McCann who has 27 points, Oliver Bjorkstrand has 24 points, Chandler Stephenson has 23 points and Brandon Montour has 21 points.

The Kraken will start Joey Daccord, who's 12-9-2 with a 2.51 GAA and a .912 SV%. In his career against Vancouver, he's 0-2-1 with a 3.97 GAA and a .854 SV%.

Vancouver, meanwhile, snapped its three-game losing streak before the break. The Canucks are expected to start Thatcher Demko, who's 2-1-2 with a 3.14 GAA and a .889 SV%. In his career against Seattle, Demko is 5-2 with a 2.75 GAA and a .908 SV%.

The Canucks are led by Quinn Hughes, who has 42 points. Elias Pettersson has 28 points, Conor Garland has 27 points, Jake DeBrusk has 25 points and Brock Boeser has 22 points.

Kraken vs Canucks: Odds & Prediction

Seattle is a +140 underdog while Vancouver is a -170 favorite, with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.

The Kraken are having a disappointing year as Seattle had hopes of making the playoffs. Vancouver, meanwhile, struggled before the break, so it was a good reset time for the Canucks.

Vancouver should be able to get out to an early lead at home. Demko, meanwhile, is starting to play better as he is working his way back from the injury, and Seattle's offense will struggle to score here.

Seattle's losing streak will continue here as Demko will have a big game to give the Canucks a big home win here.

Prediction: Canucks 3, Kraken 1.

Kraken vs Canucks: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Vancouver ML (-170)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (+106)