Golden Knights vs. Kraken NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 9

The Vegas Golden Knights (36-26-16) visit the Seattle Kraken (32-34-11) on Thursday, April 9, with the Golden Knights coming off a win and the Kraken a defeat. The Kraken are big underdogs despite being at home, at +160, and the Golden Knights are -192.

Vegas won 2-1 on the road its last time out on April 7 against the Vancouver Canucks. The Golden Knights got one point apiece out of five skaters, including Nicholas Dowd (one assist) and Cole Smith (one goal).

Seattle's most recent game was a road loss, 5-2, against the Minnesota Wild on April 7. The Kraken got one point apiece out of five players in that outing, including Brandon Montour (one goal) and Kaapo Kakko (one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here's our pick for which team will emerge victorious in Thursday's hockey action.

Golden Knights vs. Kraken Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Kraken 4 - Golden Knights 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.91 goals)
  

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Golden Knights vs. Kraken Moneylines

Take a peek below at the latest moneylines for the Golden Knights-Kraken matchup.

• Favorite: Golden Knights (-192)
• Underdog: Kraken (+160)

Golden Knights Betting Insights

• The Golden Knights are 29-32 when favored on the moneyline this season.
• When it has played with moneyline odds of -192 or shorter, Vegas is 14-6 (winning 70.0% of the time).
• Based on this contest's moneyline, the Golden Knights have an implied probability of 65.8% to win.
• Vegas' 77 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 35 times.

Kraken Betting Insights

• The Kraken have won 27, or 41.5%, of the 65 games they have played as an underdog this season.
• Seattle has a record of 5-9 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +160 on the moneyline.
• The Kraken have a 38.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Seattle has played 27 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.

Golden Knights Key Stats

• Vegas' 248 total goals (3.2 per game) rank 15th in the league.
• Defensively, the Golden Knights are allowing 234 total goals (three per game) to rank 11th in NHL action.
• It has the league's 13th-ranked goal differential at +14.
• The 54 power-play goals the Golden Knights have put up this season (on 223 power-play chances) are the eighth-most in the NHL.
• Vegas has the league's seventh-best power-play conversion rate (24.22%).
• The five shorthanded goals the Golden Knights have scored this season rank 22nd among NHL squads.
• Vegas has the league's third-best penalty-kill percentage (82.56%).
• Vegas wins 51% of its faceoffs to rank 10th in the NHL.
• The Golden Knights have an 11.1% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 16th in the league.

Kraken Key Stats

• With 213 goals (2.8 per game), Seattle has the NHL's 27th-ranked offense.
• The Kraken have conceded 242 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 21st in the NHL.
• Its -29 goal differential ranks 25th in the league.
• The Kraken have 41 power-play goals (on 215 chances), 22nd in the NHL.
• Seattle scores on 19.07% of its power plays, No. 22 in the league.
• The Kraken have two shorthanded goals (29th in NHL).
• Seattle's has the 31st-ranked penalty-kill percentage (71.84%).
• Seattle is 26th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (47.7%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.9%, the Kraken are 18th in the league.