Kings vs. Kraken NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Dec. 10

The Los Angeles Kings and Seattle Kraken -- the former coming off a win, the latter a loss -- will meet on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET, at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Kings (-148) at Kraken (+124) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Los Angeles won 4-2 on the road its last time out on Dec. 8 against the Utah Mammoth. The Kings got two points apiece out of three skaters, including Joel Armia (two goals) and Kevin Fiala (two assists).

Seattle's last game was a home loss, 4-1, to the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 8. The Kraken got one point apiece out of three players in that outing, including Chandler Stephenson (one assist) and Jared McCann (one assist).

Before this matchup, here is who we project to emerge victorious in Wednesday's hockey contest.

Kings vs. Kraken Predictions & Pick

For the upcoming contest between the Los Angeles Kings and Seattle Kraken, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Kings 6 - Kraken 1
• Pick OU: Over 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.04 goals)
  

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Kings vs. Kraken Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Kings-Kraken matchup.

• Favorite: Kings (-148)
• Underdog: Kraken (+124)

Kings Betting Insights

• The Kings have been victorious in 10 of their 21 games when they were listed as a moneyline favorite this season (47.6%).
• Los Angeles is 6-6 when it has played with moneyline odds of -148 or shorter (50.0% win percentage).
• The Kings have a 59.7% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this matchup.
• Los Angeles' games this season have gone over this matchup's total of 5.5 goals 14 times.

Kraken Betting Insights

• The Kraken have been listed as an underdog 22 times this season, and won eight, or 36.4%, of those games.
• Seattle has entered 13 games this season as the underdog by +124 or more and is 5-8 in those contests.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 44.6% chance of victory for the Kraken.
• Seattle has played 11 games this season that finished with more than 5.5 goals.

Kings Key Stats

• Los Angeles' 79 total goals (2.7 per game) make it the 28th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• The Kings have given up 72 total goals (just 2.5 per game), ranking second in league action for the fewest goals against.
• Its goal differential (+7) makes the team eighth-best in the league.
• The 12 power-play goals the Kings have put up this season (on 88 power-play chances) rank 31st in the NHL.
• Los Angeles has the league's 32nd-ranked power-play conversion rate (13.64%).
• The five shorthanded goals the Kings have scored this season are an NHL high.
• Los Angeles kills 80.43% of opponent power plays, the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Los Angeles has the 20th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 49.2%.
• The Kings have a 9.5% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 30th in the league.

Kraken Key Stats

• With 67 goals (2.5 per game), Seattle has the NHL's 32nd-ranked offense.
• The Kraken allow 3.0 goals per game (80 in total), the eighth-fewest in the league.
• Its -13 goal differential ranks 25th in the league.
• With 13 power-play goals (on 80 chances), the Kraken are 28th in the NHL.
• Seattle's power-play percentage (16.25) ranks the team 24th in the league.
• This season, the Kraken have one shorthanded goal (21st in NHL).
• The 66.22% penalty-kill percentage of Seattle is 32nd in the NHL.
• Seattle wins 45.9% of faceoffs, 30th-ranked in the NHL.
• The Kraken's 10% shooting percentage is 25th in the league.