Oilers Vs Kraken: NHL Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 18, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 17, 2023

Both the Edmonton Oilers and Seattle Kraken are coming off a win, heading into their matchup at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday at 4:00 PM ET. The Kraken are underdogs despite being at home, at +115, and the Oilers are -137.

The betting insights in the article below are based off odds valid as of March 18, 2023 at 3:12 PM ET. Head to the article below for the latest lines for this game and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!

Oilers Vs Kraken Betting Odds

  • Moneyline: EDM: (-137) | SEA: (+115)
  • Puck line: EDM: -1.5 (170) | SEA: +1.5 (-210)
  • Total: 6.5 — Over: (-138) | Under: (+114)

Injury Report as of March 18

Oilers: Ryan Murray: Out (Back), Zach Hyman: Questionable (Undisclosed), Mike Smith: Out (Undisclosed), Ryan McLeod: Out (Undisclosed)

Kraken: Andre Burakovsky: Out (Lower Body), Joonas Donskoi: Out (Upper Body)

Computer Picks

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

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Oilers Vs Kraken Team Stats

Oilers Avg. (Rank) Kraken Avg. (Rank)
3.88 (1st) Goals Scored 3.47 (5th)
3.29 (22nd) Goals Allowed 3.15 (16th)
33.1 (7th) Shots 30.2 (23rd)
31.7 (22nd) Shots Allowed 27.8 (3rd)

Oilers Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Connor McDavid 69 57 74 131 299 19 +12
Leon Draisaitl 67 44 57 101 206 27 0
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 69 31 52 83 166 12 +6
Zach Hyman 66 29 43 72 239 13 +12
Darnell Nurse 69 7 28 35 167 0 +20

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Kraken Key Players

Name GP GOALS ASST PTS SHOTS PP GOALS PLUS/MINUS
Vince Dunn 68 13 43 56 121 0 +21
Jared McCann 65 33 20 53 160 6 +10
Jordan Eberle 68 15 37 52 147 2 +4
Matthew Beniers 66 19 29 48 121 4 +7
Yanni Gourde 67 11 31 42 116 2 +21

Betting Trends

  • The Oilers have been a moneyline favorite 49 times this season, and have gone 25-24 in those games.
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Oilers have an implied win probability of 57.8%.
  • The Kraken have been an underdog in 37 games this season, and won 17 (45.9%).
  • The moneyline set in this outing implies a 46.5% chance of victory for the Kraken.
  • Edmonton’s 69 matches this season have finished above this game’s total of 6.5 goals 47 times.
  • Seattle has played 32 games this season with over 6.5 goals.

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