Kraken vs Knights Betting Preview: Pacific Division clash on Friday Night

National Hockey League Play Resumes on Black Friday
With a big slate of action, bookended with a Pacific Division showdown between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Seattle Kraken. Let’s analyze this Western Conference showdown with the Kraken vs Knights Betting Preview for Friday night.

Game Information

Offense Getting Things “Kraken” in Seattle

The Seattle Kraken enter this post-Thanksgiving battle with the Vegas Golden Knights off of the biggest victory in their short franchise history, beating the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night by a score of 8-5.

Forward Jaden Schwartz scored two goals while rookie forward Matthew Beniers scored a goal and chipped in two assists. 14 different Kraken skaters posted at least one point in the big victory, which now pulls them into second place in the NHL standings just eight points behind the Golden Knights. Martin Jones has been playing well as the starting goaltender, making 21 saves on 25 shots faced in Wednesday night’s victory.

Golden Knights Shining Bright in Pacific

The Vegas Golden Knights continue to sit atop the Pacific Division with victories in 12 of their last 15 games. The latest win coming on Wednesday evening, beating the Ottawa Senators 4-1 thanks in part to forward Mark Stone opening the scoring with a power-play goal, and ending with star Jack Eichel netting his 11th goal of the season late with an empty net shot.

Goaltender Logan Thompson was sensational between the pipes, making 39 saves on 40 shots faced to earn his 11th victory of the year. In the short history between the two newest clubs in the National Hockey League, Vegas has won all five meetings against the Seattle Kraken. The current NHL Playoffs Odds for Vegas has them as +800 to win the Stanley Cup as of press time.

Kraken vs Knights Betting Odds

Sportsbooks have the Vegas Golden Knights NHL odds to win as large favorites against the visiting Seattle Kraken on Friday night priced in the range around -185 to -200.

This is the 19th game this season where Vegas has been favored, with the Golden Knights winning 13 of their first 18 games in that role. For Seattle, it’s their 15th game of the season as an underdog, with the Kraken posting a 7-5-2 record when lined at plus money.

The Kraken are 11-7-1 to the Under this season with four of their first seven road contests cashing Under the total as well

Concluding our Kraken vs Knights Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded slightly to the Over around the pick’em range between -110 to -120. Both teams have been trending under, despite the offensive talent throughout each club’s lineups.

Vegas is on a 8-1-1 run to the Under at home this season, with an overall record of 9-11-1, while Seattle had been riding a four-game Under streak before Wednesday night’s high scoring affair. The Kraken are 11-7-1 to the Under this season with four of their first seven road contests cashing Under the total as well.

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