Thursday’s NHL games include the Nashville Predators (22-32-7) hosting the Seattle Kraken (26-32-4) at Bridgestone Arena. The Kraken are underdogs (+114 on the moneyline) against the Predators (-135) ahead of the game, which starts at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Predators vs. Kraken Betting Lines

• Favorite: Predators (-135)
• Underdog: Kraken (+114)
• Over/under: 5.5

Predators vs. Kraken Quick Facts

• Nashville and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 28 of 61 matches (45.9%) so far this season.
• Seattle’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 35 of 62 chances this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 5.5, is 0.0 above Thursday’s over/under.
• The 6.6 goals per game these two clubs are conceding this season are 1.0 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Predators Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Predators Season Stat Insights

• The Predators are ranked 31st in the league with 158 goals this season, an average of 2.6 per contest.
• On defense, Nashville has given up 204 goals (3.3 per game) to rank 27th in league action.
• The team is ranked 30th in goal differential at -46.
• Nashville has scored 34 power-play goals on 170 chances this season, to rank 20th in the NHL.
• The Predators’ offense has the league’s 20th-ranked power-play conversion rate (20%).
• Nashville has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
• The Predators rank 11th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 80.98%.
• The Predators win the eighth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 51.9%.
• Nashville scores on 8.7% of its shots as a team, ranking 32nd in the league.
• The Predators’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 24.3 hits and 14.1 blocked shots per game.

Predators Moneyline

• Nashville has gone 15-20 as the favorite this season.
• The Predators have won 11 of the 25 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -135.
• The moneyline odds imply that Nashville has a 57.4% chance of winning this game.

Predators Leaders

• Filip Forsberg: 22 goals and 33 assists
• Jonathan Marchessault: 19 goals and 28 assists
• Ryan O’Reilly: 16 goals and 23 assists
• Juuse Saros: 14-25-6 record, .897 save percentage, 131 goals given up

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Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stats Insights

• The Kraken’s 182 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 16th in the NHL.
• Seattle has given up 3.2 goals per game, and 199 total, which ranks 23rd among all NHL teams.
• Their 20th-ranked goal differential is -17.
• Seattle has put up 31 power-play goals this season (23rd in the NHL) on 168 chances.
• The Kraken have an 18.45% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 26 percentage.
• Seattle has scored one shorthanded goal this season (29th in NHL).
• The 75.91% penalty-kill percentage the Kraken have put totgether is the league’s 22nd-ranked rate.
• The Kraken have the league’s 23rd-ranked faceoff win percentage (49.1%).
• The 10.9% shooting percentage Seattle has amassed ranks 11th in the league.
• The Kraken have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 21.3 hits and 16.1 blocked shots per game.

Kraken Moneyline Insights

• The Kraken have been the underdog 42 times this season, and upset their opponent in 17, or 40.5%, of those games.
• Seattle is 11-21 when it is underdogs of +114 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Kraken, implied from the moneyline, is 46.7%.

Kraken Leaders

• Jared McCann: 15 goals and 29 assists
• Chandler Stephenson: 10 goals and 31 assists
• Jaden Schwartz: 19 goals and 19 assists
• Joey Daccord : 21-16-3 record, .911 save percentage, 105 goals conceded