10:07 pm
November 13

Wild @ Kraken

Who will WIN this matchup?

Minnesota Wild (9-4-0)

@ Seattle Kraken (4-9-1)

 

Starting Goalies:

Cam Talbot (MIN): Confirmed

Philipp Grubauer (SEA): Likely

 

Current odds:

Minnesota Wild: (-115)

Seattle Kraken: (-105)

 

• Maybe it’s time to shelve those comparisons between the Seattle Kraken and the NHL’s previous expansion team, the 2017-18 Vegas Golden Knights. Those Golden Knights bucked the odds, winning the Pacific Division title and reaching the Stanley Cup Final. The Kraken, losers of five of their past six games entering Saturday night’s matchup with the visiting Minnesota Wild, have not yet shown the ability to replicate Vegas’ success.

• The Kraken twice pulled within a goal in the third period before the Ducks put the game away with two empty-netters.

• The Wild had a four-game winning streak snapped with a 3-2 loss Thursday in Las Vegas. Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Hartman scored in the third period, and Cam Talbot made 32 saves for the Wild.

• Defenseman Matt Dumba turned over the puck at center ice, leading to a Vegas goal with seven seconds left in the second period that gave the Knights a three-goal advantage. The Wild also failed to convert a lengthy 5-on-3 man advantage in the second period.

• This will be the second meeting between the Wild and Kraken. Seattle won 4-1 at home on Oct. 28 as defenseman Haydn Fleury tallied twice.

5/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Minnesota Wild
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