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Calgary has 28 goals in 12 games, and it was shut out in Edmonton on Wednesday. Seattle is 8-4-1 and 4-2-1 on the road. The board has this as a coin flip. Our ratings don’t. Kraken.
The Matchup
- Seattle keeps finding a way. The Kraken are 8-4-1, with 50 goals for and 46 against. They beat Toronto 5-4 on Wednesday. Frederick Gaudreau leads them with 6 goals.
- Calgary can’t score. The Flames are 5-7-0, with 28 goals for and 45 against. They won four straight at home before losing 4-0 in Edmonton on Wednesday. Matvei Gridin leads them with 4 goals.
- Rest. Both teams last played Wednesday. Calgary plays again Saturday.
- Puck drop. 8:00 PM ET at Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Goalies
Joey Daccord is the expected starter for Seattle. He’s 3-3-0 at .882. Philipp Grubauer, at .898, started Wednesday.
Dustin Wolf is expected for Calgary. He’s 1-4-0 at .839. Devin Cooley has started the last five, at .914, so Wolf would be a change. Neither goalie is confirmed yet.
The Number
Take the margin out and the market makes Seattle about a 51% favorite. Our ratings have the Kraken closer to 64%. That’s our biggest gap of the night. If Cooley starts instead of Wolf, the gap shrinks a little, and we stay on Seattle.
The honest case against: Calgary won four straight at home before Wednesday, and Daccord has allowed almost four goals a game. It’s a Game Pick, a lean, and like every pick we post, it lands on the receipts page win or lose.
Bottom Line
Take the Kraken on the moneyline at -115 at Fanatics. Lean. The better team, against a team that can’t score. Release the Kraken.
Lines as of Friday morning. Goalies are expected, not confirmed, so check them before puck drop.
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