Wild vs. Kraken betting preview

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The Minnesota Wild (15-9-5) are favorites when they visit the Seattle Kraken (11-9-6) on Monday, Dec. 8 at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Wild are -135 on the moneyline to win, while the Kraken have +114 moneyline odds.

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Wild to win vs Kraken -135

Bet $20, Payout $34.81

Wild vs. Kraken Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Wild (-135)
  • Underdog: Kraken (+114)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Wild vs. Kraken Quick Facts

  • Minnesota and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 13 of 29 matches (44.8%) so far this season.
  • Seattle has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 11 of 26 games this season.
  • Monday’s over/under is 0.3 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.2 for these two clubs.
  • These two clubs concede a combined 5.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than this game’s over/under.

Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stat Insights

  • The Wild are ranked 26th in the league with 78 goals this season, an average of 2.7 per contest.
  • Minnesota has conceded the ninth-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 79 (2.7 per game).
  • Their goal differential (-1) ranks them 16th in the NHL.
  • The 23 power-play goals Minnesota has recorded this season have come on 101 chances, third-best in the NHL.
  • The Wild’s 22.77% power-play conversion rate ranks 10th-best in the NHL this season.
  • Minnesota has scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Wild have the league’s 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 81.16%.
  • The Wild win 47.1% of their faceoffs (26th in the NHL).
  • Minnesota converts 9.7% of its shots, ranking 28th in the NHL.
  • The Wild have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 22.3 hits and 15.2 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline

  • Minnesota has gone 5-8 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
  • The Wild have won three of the nine games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -135.
  • The moneyline odds say Minnesota has a 57.4% chance of winning this game.

Wild Leaders

  • Kirill Kaprizov: 17 goals and 15 assists
  • Matthew Boldy: 16 goals and 15 assists
  • Marcus Johansson: eight goals and 12 assists
  • Filip Gustavsson: 7-8-3 record, .905 save percentage, 50 goals allowed

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Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stats Insights

  • The Kraken have the league’s 32nd-ranked scoring offense (66 total goals, 2.5 per game).
  • Seattle has been one of the toughest defensive squads in the league this season, conceding 76 goals (2.9 per game) to rank seventh.
  • They have a -10 goal differential, which ranks 24th in the league.
  • Seattle has scored 12 power-play goals this season (on 77 chances). That ranks 29th in the NHL.
  • The Kraken’s power-play conversion rate (15.58%) ranks 25th in the league.
  • Seattle has recorded one shorthanded goal.
  • The 64.79% penalty-kill percentage the Kraken have registered is the league’s 32nd-ranked rate.
  • The Kraken have the 31st-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (45.6%).
  • Seattle’s collective 10.3% shooting percentage ranks 19th in the league.
  • The Kraken have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Kraken Moneyline Insights

  • This season the Kraken have eight wins in the 21 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
  • Seattle is 6-10 when it is the underdog by +114 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The Kraken have a 46.7% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Kraken Leaders

  • Matthew Beniers: three goals and 13 assists
  • Jordan Eberle: eight goals and eight assists
  • Brandon Montour: six goals and nine assists
  • Joey Daccord : 7-7-4 record, .891 save percentage, 51 goals allowed
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