Stars vs. Kraken betting preview

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Saturday will feature an NHL outing between the road favorite Dallas Stars (47-21-4, -148 on the moneyline to win) and the Seattle Kraken (31-36-6, +124 moneyline odds) at 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Moneyline

Stars to win vs Kraken -148

Bet $20, Payout $33.51

Stars vs. Kraken Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Stars (-148)
  • Underdog: Kraken (+124)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Stars vs. Kraken Quick Facts

  • Dallas has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in 29 of 72 games this season.
  • So far this season, 45.2% of Seattle’s games (33/73) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
  • These two teams combine to score 6.4 goals per game, 0.1 less than the over/under set for this match.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.7 more than the 5.8 goals these two teams concede per game combined.

Stars Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Stars Season Stat Insights

  • The Stars offense’s 244 total goals (3.4 per game) are ranked sixth in the league this year.
  • On defense, Dallas is one of the best squads in league action, allowing 185 total goals to rank third.
  • The team has the league’s fourth-best goal differential at +59 this season.
  • Dallas’ 48 power-play goals this season are the 10th-most in the NHL (on 214 chances).
  • The Stars are ranked 14th in the league with a 22.43% power-play conversion rate this season.
  • Dallas has scored a total of six shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Stars’ penalty-kill percentage (84.18%) is the league’s second-best.
  • The Stars’ players have posted the seventh-best faceoff win rate in the NHL at 51.9%.
  • Dallas scores on 11.8% of its shots as a team, ranking fourth in the league.
  • The Stars’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 15.2 hits and 14.3 blocked shots per game.

Stars Moneyline

  • Dallas has won 43 of the 61 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • Through 44 games with moneyline odds shorter than -148 this season, the Stars have been victorious 32 times.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Dallas has a 59.7% chance of winning this contest.

Stars Leaders

  • Mikko Rantanen: 30 goals and 48 assists
  • Matt Duchene: 28 goals and 45 assists
  • Jason Robertson: 32 goals and 40 assists
  • Jake Oettinger: 34-15-3 record, .909 save percentage, 128 goals allowed

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Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stats Insights

  • The Kraken have the league’s 14th-ranked scoring offense (221 total goals, 3.0 per game).
  • Seattle’s 234 total goals conceded (3.2 per game) rank 24th in the league.
  • They have a -13 goal differential, which ranks 18th in the league.
  • Seattle has recorded 39 power-play goals this season (21st in the NHL) on 199 chances.
  • The Kraken’s power-play conversion rate (19.6%) ranks 22nd in the league.
  • Seattle has scored two shorthanded goals this season (29th among all NHL teams).
  • The 76.97% penalty-kill percentage the Kraken have put totgether is the league’s 20th-ranked rate.
  • The Kraken have the 24th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (48.7%).
  • Seattle’s collective 11% shooting percentage ranks 13th in the league.
  • The Kraken have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 21 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.

Kraken Moneyline Insights

  • The Kraken have been the underdog 51 times this season, and upset their opponent in 20, or 39.2%, of those games.
  • Seattle has a record of 8-23 in games when bookmakers list the team at +124 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Kraken, implied from the moneyline, is 44.6%.

Kraken Leaders

  • Jared McCann: 18 goals and 33 assists
  • Chandler Stephenson: 11 goals and 37 assists
  • Jaden Schwartz: 23 goals and 22 assists
  • Joey Daccord : 24-19-5 record, .909 save percentage, 130 goals given up
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