Utah Hockey Club vs. Kraken betting preview

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Tuesday’s NHL offering includes an outing between the heavily favored Utah Hockey Club (35-30-12, -230 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Seattle Kraken (34-38-6, +190 moneyline odds) at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Moneyline

Utah Hockey Club to win vs Kraken -230

Bet $20, Payout $28.70

Utah Hockey Club vs. Kraken Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Utah Hockey Club (-230)
  • Underdog: Kraken (+190)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Utah Hockey Club vs. Kraken Quick Facts

  • Utah’s games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 30 of 77 times.
  • Seattle’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in 33 of 78 chances this season.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 5.8, is 0.7 less than Tuesday’s over/under.
  • The 6.1 goals per game that these two teams give up combined are 0.4 less than the 6.5-goal total set for this match.

Utah Hockey Club Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Utah Hockey Club Season Stat Insights

  • The Utah Hockey Club are ranked 22nd in the NHL with 217 goals this season, an average of 2.8 per contest.
  • Utah ranks 18th in total goals against, allowing three goals per game (231 total) in NHL action.
  • Their goal differential (-14) ranks them 18th in the league.
  • The 48 power-play goals Utah has put up this season (on 216 chances) rank 13th in the NHL.
  • The Utah Hockey Club’s 22.22% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 15th in the league.
  • Utah has scored a total of four shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Utah Hockey Club’s penalty-kill percentage (80.95%) is the NHL’s ninth-best.
  • The Utah Hockey Club’s players win 51.8% of their faceoffs to rank eighth in the NHL.
  • Utah converts 10.1% of its shots, ranking 22nd in the league.
  • The Utah Hockey Club average 18 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.

Utah Hockey Club Moneyline

  • Through 37 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Utah has won 22 of those games.
  • In five games with shorter than -230 moneyline odds this season, the Utah Hockey Club have won three.
  • Per the moneyline odds, Utah has a 69.7% chance of winning this contest.

Utah Hockey Club Leaders

  • Clayton Keller: 26 goals and 56 assists
  • Nick Schmaltz: 17 goals and 42 assists
  • Logan Cooley: 22 goals and 35 assists
  • Karel Vejmelka: 24-21-7 record, .906 save percentage, 132 goals allowed

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Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stats Insights

  • The Kraken’s 235 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 13th in the NHL.
  • Seattle has allowed 3.1 goals per game, and 244 total, which ranks 23rd among all NHL teams.
  • Their 16th-ranked goal differential is -9.
  • Seattle has put up 39 power-play goals this season, which ranks 25th in the NHL (on 215 chances).
  • The Kraken’s power-play conversion rate (18.14%) ranks 26th in the league.
  • Seattle has scored two shorthanded goals this season (30th among all NHL teams).
  • The 78.14% penalty-kill percentage the Kraken have amassed is the league’s 17th-ranked rate.
  • The Kraken have the NHL’s 24th-ranked faceoff win rate (48.6%).
  • Seattle is shooting 11% (11th in the league).
  • The Kraken have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Kraken Moneyline Insights

  • The Kraken have been the underdog 55 times this season, and upset their opponent in 22, or 40.0%, of those games.
  • Seattle has won three of its nine games when it is the underdog by +190 or longer on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Kraken have a 34.5% chance to win.

Kraken Leaders

  • Jared McCann: 20 goals and 38 assists
  • Chandler Stephenson: 13 goals and 38 assists
  • Jaden Schwartz: 24 goals and 23 assists
  • Joey Daccord : 27-20-5 record, .911 save percentage, 136 goals given up
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