The Minnesota Wild (1-0) are favorites when they host the Seattle Kraken (0-1) on Saturday, October 12 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Wild are -135 on the moneyline to win, while the Kraken have +114 moneyline odds.

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Wild vs. Kraken Betting Lines

• Favorite: Wild (-135)
• Underdog: Kraken (+114)
• Over/under: 6

Wild vs. Kraken Quick Facts

• Of Minnesota’s 82 games last season, 45 finished above this game’s total of 6 goals.
• Seattle and its opponent combined to score more than 6 goals in 41 of 81 games last season.
• The two teams combined to score 5.6 goals per game, 0.4 fewer than this one’s over/under.
• Combined, these teams conceded six goals per game, the same as this one’s total.
• In terms of goals scored, the Wild were 21st in the league, and the Kraken were 29th.
• The Wild were 20th in the league in goals conceded, and the Kraken were eighth.

Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stat Insights

• The Wild’s 248 goals scored last season (3.0 per game) ranked 21st in the league.
• Minnesota was 20th in goals against, conceding 260 total goals (3.2 per game) in NHL play.
• Their goal differential (-12) ranked 18th in the league.
• The 62 power-play goals Minnesota put up last season (eighth-most in the NHL) came via 273 chances.
• The Wild had the league’s 10th-best power-play conversion rate (22.71%).
• The three shorthanded goals Minnesota scored last season ranked 27th among all NHL squads.
• The Wild killed 74.52% of opponent power plays, the 30th-ranked percentage in the league.
• The Wild won 47.3% of their faceoffs (26th in the NHL)
• Minnesota scored on 10% of its shots as a team (17th in league).
• The Wild did not secure a shutout last season. Their skaters averaged 19.5 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline

• The Wild were favored on the moneyline 37 times last season, and went 25-12 in those games.
• In games when it was a moneyline favorite at -135 or shorter, Minnesota went 18-6.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Wild have an implied win probability of 57.4%.

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov was one of Minnesota’s top contributors last season with 96 points. He had 46 goals and 50 assists.
• Matthew Boldy contributed with 69 points (29 goals, 40 assists).
• Joel Eriksson Ek scored 30 goals and added 34 assists in 77 games for Minnesota.
• Filip Gustavsson (20-18-4) had a goals against average of 3.1 last season, and made 1154 saves. His .899 save percentage ranked 41st in the league.

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Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stats Insights

• With 214 goals (2.6 per game) last season, the Kraken had the league’s 29th-ranked offense.
• Seattle had one of the best defenses in the league, allowing 232 total goals (2.8 per game), eighth in the NHL.
• Their -18 goal differential was 23rd in the league.
• Seattle had 50 power-play goals (on 242 chances), 19th in the NHL.
• The Kraken had the league’s 17th-ranked power-play percentage (20.66%).
• Seattle had six shorthanded goals (22nd in NHL).
• The 78.83% penalty-kill percentage of the Kraken was 19th in the league.
• The Kraken won 47.5% of faceoffs, 25th in the NHL.
• Seattle’s 9.1% shooting percentage was 29th in the league.
• The Kraken did not hold their opponents scoreless once last season.

Kraken Moneyline Insights

• The Kraken were made an underdog 48 times last season, and won 17, or 35.4%, of those games.
• Seattle played 36 games last season as an underdog by +114 or more and went 14-22.
• The Kraken have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

Kraken Leaders

• Jared McCann’s 29 goals and 33 assists in 80 games for Seattle last season added up to 62 total points.
• Oliver Bjorkstrand was a top offensive contributor for Seattle with 59 total points last season. He scored 20 goals and added 39 assists in 82 games.
• Seattle’s Chandler Stephenson was among the leading scorers on the team with 51 total points (16 goals and 35 assists).
• Joey Daccord had a .916 save percentage (ninth-best in the league) last season, giving up 116 goals (2.5 goals against average). He compiled a 19-18-11 record.