The Seattle Kraken (8-4-2) are currently one of the in-form teams in the NHL and will be going for a sixth consecutive win on Friday against the Minnesota Wild (6-6-1).
Bookmaker BetOnline is offering odds at +140 for Seattle to score over 3.5 goals and the odds are at +120 for the Wild to light the lamp at least four times.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: November 11th, 9:00 A.M. (EST)
The Kraken have already met Minnesota once during their current winning streak and it was an impressive 4-0 road win. Martin Jones collected his first shutout of the season and Alex Wennberg led the offense with two goals.
The superb run of results also includes victories over Calgary, Pittsburgh and Nashville. The Predators helplessly watched on Tuesday how Jones looked like a brick wall once again and Andre Burakovsky skated circles around them racking up three points in a 5-1 victory.
Jones has been in the crease for four of the victories and will enter Friday’s action holding a nice 7-3-1 record for the season with a 2.45 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage.
The Wild will likely be rolling with Marc-Andre Fleury between the sticks. The veteran net-minder must be fuming following his recent performances as Fleury hasn’t received any goal support in two straight games. A 4-0 defeat to Seattle was followed up with a 1-0 loss against Los Angeles. The losses dropped Fleury’s record to 5-3-1 with his season stats currently sitting at a 3.17 goals-against average with a .896 save percentage.
Minnesota has been wildly inconsistent this season, but they should be carrying some momentum entering Friday’s match-up after beating Anaheim 4-1 in their previous game. Kirill Kaprizov scored twice in the win and will hope to boost his goals tally again versus Seattle.
Whilst the team has had some tough times, Kaprizov is off to a hot start and looks set for another special campaign. He’s among the league’s top goalscorers with 10 markers and boasts 15 points in 13 games. The Russian star is also among the league leaders in power-play points and Seattle’s winning streak will clearly be under a serious threat if they give away too many penalties on Friday.
Their 26.7 percent power play is probably the only thing that is currently satisfying for the Wild. There are high expectations on the team, and they can’t be happy with the start they have made. Cooling down a hot team might be exactly what Minnesota needs to boost its confidence and start winning on a consistent basis.
