Kraken Vs Canucks: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – December 22, 2022

Written By PlayPicks Staff on December 21, 2022

The Seattle Kraken (18-10-3) will visit the Vancouver Canucks (13-15-3) — who’ve lost three straight on home ice — on Thursday at 10:00 PM ET. The Kraken are listed at -122 to win on the moneyline, while the Canucks currently have +101 odds to win this matchup. This matchup has an over/under of 6.5 goals.

This article makes reference to betting data updated as of December 22, 2022 at 9:16 PM ET. Browse all the up-to-date odds for this matchup in the table below and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Kraken Vs Canucks Betting Odds

Injury Report as of December 22

Kraken: Chris Driedger: Out (Knee), Joonas Donskoi: Out (Upper Body), Shane Wright: Out (Personal)

Canucks: Tanner Pearson: Out (Hand), Travis Dermott: Out (Concussion), Thatcher Demko: Out (Lower Body), Tucker Poolman: Out (Undisclosed), Elias Pettersson: Questionable (Illness)

Computer Picks

Moneyline Pick Canucks
Total Pick Over (6.5)
Spread Pick Canucks (+1.5)

Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.

Kraken Vs Canucks Team Stats

Kraken Avg. (Rank) Canucks Avg. (Rank)
3.48 (6th) Goals Scored 3.29 (11th)
3.16 (17th) Goals Allowed 3.90 (30th)
29.5 (24th) Shots 29.9 (22nd)
27.4 (3rd) Shots Allowed 32.4 (22nd)

Kraken Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Andre Burakovsky 31 10 18 28 74 4 -8
Jordan Eberle 31 8 17 25 70 1 +8
Matthew Beniers 31 11 13 24 61 3 +6
Jared McCann 28 15 6 21 59 2 +8
Yanni Gourde 30 4 15 19 55 0 +8

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Canucks Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Elias Pettersson 29 13 21 34 93 1 +4
Bo Horvat 31 21 10 31 97 8 -1
Quinn Hughes 27 0 27 27 51 0 -2
J.T. Miller 31 11 16 27 72 6 -11
Andrei Kuzmenko 30 13 13 26 56 6 +3

Betting Trends

  • The Kraken have been favored on the moneyline 12 times this season, and have gone 8-4 in those games.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Kraken have an implied win probability of 55.0%.
  • The Canucks have been listed as an underdog 18 times this season, and won seven, or 38.9%, of those games.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 49.8% chance of victory for the Canucks.
  • In 12 games this season, Seattle and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.
  • Vancouver has played 18 games this season that ended with more than 6.5 goals.
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