Last week saw the Oilers win 7-2. There’s a clear power-play edge for Edmonton here, but Seattle has shown an ability to score as well. Take over 6. 5 in this one. — Griffin Carroll, Yardbarker The Oilers played a second straight game without second-leading scorer Leon Draisaitl, who was out with an undisclosed injury. That might have hampered Edmonton's league-leading power play, which went 0-for-5. "I thought our team played a heck of a hockey game. Nobody used any excuse about the time we arrived last night, nobody talked about back-to-back or anything like that, " Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft said. "I thought we asserted our game right off the bat....
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Seattle scoring four goals against the Islanders was also a good sign for the Kraken, who have scored just four goals total in the previous two outings. The Kraken are pretty lethal with their sticks, as they are No. 1 in the NHL in 5-on-5 shooting percentage and tied with the New Jersey Devils for most in the league in terms of total 5-on-5 goals (87). Phillip Grubauer started for Seattle in the last meeting with the Kraken and allowed three goals on just five shots faced. He was replaced by Jones, who proceeded to surrender four goals on 27 shots. The Kraken usually goes with Jones, and given his performance in the New York game, he could be patrolling the crease again later tonight for Seattle. So far this season, Jones has a 15-5-3 record to go with a 2.
96 GAA and a. 888 saves percentage success rate. The Kraken have won 11 of their last 15 games after a victory. Why The Oilers Could Cover The SpreadAfter their massive victory over Seattle, the Oilers took a stumble last Saturday, as they fell prey to the Winnipeg Jets at home the following day to the tune of a 2-1 score. However, fatigue might have had a bigger role in that loss for the Oilers, given the short turnaround and the fact that they had to go from Seattle to Edmonton for that contest. Nevertheless, the Oilers are going to have much fresher legs going into Tuesday night’s showdown against Seattle after two full days of rest.
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But the biggest key in that win for Seattle was the Kraken’s dominance in possession. The Kraken had 35 shots on goal in that game. That has been a strength of the Kraken this season. Even though they haven’t been winning a lot lately, the Kraken are always winning the puck possession battle. In fact, despite going 1-3 in their last four games, the Kraken have a 5-on-5 53. 0 CF% in that span. Included in that stretch was Seattle’s loss to the Oilers in which the Kraken had more shots on goal (38-32) and more total even-strength shots (59-50).
That looks significant for the Oilers, considering that they have won four of their last five games after not seeing any action for two straight days. The Oilers, however, showed tremendous fight in the Winnipeg game. Their shots simply just didn’t go in outside of the one taken by Klim Kostin in the third period. Edmonton had 32 shots on goal to only 17 by the Jets, thanks in large part to its five power-play chances. However, the Oilers had zero goals on the man-advantage. They can revive their power play this Tuesday versus the Kraken’s Swiss cheese special teams defense.
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The Kraken have one of the worst penalty-killing units in the NHL in the 2022-23 season, thus far. They are 31st overall with just a 68. 47 PK%. Seattle has also allowed seven power-play goals on 17 chances in its last six games. On the flip side, the Oilers have the deadliest power-play attack in the league. They are having success on the man-advantage 32. 12 percent of the time — the only team in the NHL with a success rate in that department better than 29%. When they beat the Kraken last week, the Oilers went 2-for-2 on the power play. This matchup is looking like the perfect opportunity for superstar center Connor McDavid to get back to his point-getting ways after being left with zero points in the loss to Winnipeg – the first time in 17 games that he was held down to no points and no assists.
"I think we played a pretty solid team game, " Oilers defenseman Tyson Barrie said. "We didn't give up a ton of chances and we created some looks and had some chances to get one, two, three, four goals, but we just didn't get it done. Some nights you play well and don't get the result you are looking for. It is frustrating, but it is part of the game. " Yardbarker Quick PickThere’s no reason to go right back to the over in this matchup, just as we did last week. In four meetings between these two, the total goals scored has hit seven each time.
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Seattle Kraken vs. Edmonton Oilers preview, prediction, pick, odds for 1/3: Kraken seek revengeConnor McDavid will aim to start a new points streak and the Edmonton Oilers will attempt to snap a four-game home skid when the Seattle Kraken visit Tuesday night. McDavid had a 17-game run end Saturday in a 2-1 defeat to visiting Winnipeg. McDavid, the NHL's leading scorer, had 16 goals and 21 assists during the streak, which matched his career-high.
Kraken-Oilers Prediction, Odds, Pick, And MoreThe Seattle Kraken and the Edmonton Oilers have 42 points apiece heading into their rematch this Tuesday night at Rogers Place in Alberta. Which of these teams will get the two points when it is all said and done tonight? With all that being said, let’s now take a look at our NHL odds series plus our Kraken-Oilers prediction for this showdown scheduled at 9:00 PM ET. Here are the Kraken-Oilers NHL odds, courtesy of FanDuelNHL Odds: Kraken-Oilers OddsSeattle Kraken: +1. 5 (-194) Edmonton Oilers: -1.
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