Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames Betting Preview
There is a full slate of NHL games on the schedule for Saturday, including one game set to take place in Calgary. The Flames will be hosting the Seattle Kraken, and this is a game that looks like a complete mismatch on paper.
Seattle enters Saturday night with only 36 points on the year, and they are going to be watching the playoffs from home. The Kraken have also lost two straight games, and this won’t be an easy matchup on the road in Calgary.
The Flames have been on an absolute term of late as they have now won eight straight games. Calgary has now racked up 62 points on the year, and they are going to be a tough out in the postseason.
The Calgary Flames are massive betting favorites in this game at -290 on the moneyline.
Kraken Can’t Slow Down Opponents
The biggest problem for the Seattle Kraken this season has been a lack of defense, and that could come back to haunt them in this game. Seattle is allowing over 3.5 goals per game this year, and they are facing an offense that can score goals in a hurry.
Special teams’ play has been a big issue for Seattle as they have killed off just 75 percent of their penalties while scoring on the power play just 16 percent of the time. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer is going to have his hands full in this game.
Jared McCann leads the Kraken with 20 goals and 32 points this season, but Seattle needs to find a way to create more scoring. It’s going to take a great effort on both ends of the ice to win this game.
Offense on Fire For Flames
Calgary has done a lot right during this eight-game winning streak, but the offense has been completely overwhelming opponents. The Flames are scoring 3.45 goals per game this season, but they have actually been better than that during this run.
Johnny Gaudreau leads the way for Calgary with a team-high 43 assists and 63 points on the year. Calgary has been getting contributions from up and down the lineup, but their biggest star has been carrying the load.
The Flames have also been terrific defensively as they are holding opponents to just 2.38 goals per game. This has been a complete effort from Calgary, and they should put up a low number in this matchup.
Kraken Can’t Put Out the Flames
Seattle struggles to score goals, and they have also been a bad defensive team this season. That is a bad combination for the Kraken, especially when they are playing one of the better teams in the league.
Calgary was not expected to be a legitimate Stanley Cup title contender this season, but that is exactly what they have become. The Flames are the hottest team in the NHL right now, and that winning streak is not going to end on Saturday night.
It has been a year to forget for the Kraken, and this game could get out of hand in a hurry. Forget about betting the moneyline in this game and take the Calgary Flames -1.5 as they roll over the Seattle Kraken.
