Boston Bruins at Seattle Kraken Betting Preview/Prop Pick

There is a large slate of NHL games on tap for Thursday night, including an interesting game taking place in the great Northwest. The Seattle Kraken host the Boston Bruins on Thursday, and this is a game that the visitors are expected to win.

Boston comes into this game with 62 points on the year, but the Bruins still have some work to do if they want to reach the postseason. The Bruins are currently sitting in fourth place in the Atlantic Division, and they need to turn things on in a hurry.

Seattle has really struggled in its first season in the NHL, and things haven’t exactly gotten better as the season has moved along. The Kraken have managed just 36 points on the year, and they are currently in the middle of a long losing streak.

The Boston Bruins are the betting favorites at -220 on the moneyline for this matchup. 

Bruins Searching For Offense

Boston has a solid team full of veterans, but they are a team that continues to search for more scoring opportunities. The Bruins are averaging just 2.88 goals per game this season, and that puts a ton of pressure on the defense.

David Pastrnak leads the way with 27 goals and 49 points on the year, and he has continued to step up when his team needs it the most. Brad Marchand has been terrific as well, and he leads the Bruins with 28 total assists.

The retirement of Tuukka Rask has left a huge hole in goal for the Bruins, but this team is still allowing just 2.74 goals per game. Boston could put a low number on the defensive end of the ice in this matchup.

Kraken Can’t Get Any Stops

The biggest problem for the Seattle Kraken this season has been the inability to slow down any of their opponents. Seattle is allowing over 3.5 goals per game, and that could cause some serious issues in this matchup.

Philipp Grubauer was supposed to lead the way for this team, but he has stopped just 88 percent of shots and has a 12-22-4 record. The Kraken are also killing off just 75 percent of their own penalties, and that has put their goaltenders in a bad position.

Jared McCann leads the team with 21 goals and 33 points, but he is going to need some help on offense. Seattle has shown the ability to be solid on offense, but they just haven’t had enough consistency. 

Bruins Blow Out the Kraken

The lack of defense from Seattle is going to be a major issue in this game, and it will allow Boston to figure some things out on offense. The Bruins haven’t been a great offensive team this season, but they will be good enough in this game.

Boston needs to keep stacking wins if they want to make a run to the postseason, and they shouldn’t have much trouble in this game. Seattle just doesn’t have the weapons to beat some of the best teams in the league, and this game will get out of hand by the third period. 

Bet the Boston Bruins -2.5 over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.

Prop Pick

Boston (+110) OVER 3.5 Goals

Seattle is allowing 3.6 goals per game on defense, which ranks No. 29 in the league. Scores have gone OVER in each of the Kraken’s last five home games and five of the Kraken’s last six games overall. 

With Dunkel predicting a Boston win by the score of 5-2, take the Bruins (+110) to finish OVER their Vegas team total of 3.5 goals against the Kraken.

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