The Seattle Kraken (17-19-2) have -118 moneyline odds to win when they host an expected tight game against the Vancouver Canucks (17-11-8), who have -102 odds, on Thursday, January 2 at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Kraken vs. Canucks Betting Lines

• Favorite: Kraken (-118)
• Underdog: Canucks (-102)
• Over/under: 5.5

Kraken vs. Canucks Quick Facts

• Seattle and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 20 of 38 games this season.
• Vancouver’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 22 of 36 chances this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, six, is 0.5 above Thursday’s over/under.
• These two clubs give up a combined 6.3 goals per game, 0.8 more than this game’s over/under.

Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stat Insights

• The Kraken are ranked 20th in the NHL with 110 goals this season, an average of 2.9 per contest.
• Seattle ranks 19th in total goals against, giving up 3.1 goals per game (118 total) in NHL play.
• Their goal differential (-8) ranks them 17th in the league.
• Seattle’s 20 power-play goals this season (21st in the NHL) have come on 113 chances.
• The Kraken’s 17.7% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 24th in the league.
• The Kraken kill 78.41% of their opponent’s power plays, the 19th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Kraken’s players win 48.8% of their faceoffs to rank 23rd in the NHL.
• Seattle converts 10.7% of its shots, ranking 15th in the league.
• The Kraken average 21.8 hits and 16.9 blocked shots per game.

Kraken Moneyline

• Seattle has gone 7-5 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• In 11 games with shorter than -118 moneyline odds this season, the Kraken have been victorious in six.
• The moneyline odds imply that Seattle has a 54.1% chance of winning this game.

Kraken Leaders

• Jared McCann: 13 goals and 15 assists
• Oliver Bjorkstrand: 11 goals and 15 assists
• Jaden Schwartz: 12 goals and 13 assists
• Joey Daccord : 12-9-2 record, .912 save percentage, 57 goals given up

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Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stats Insights

• The Canucks’ 112 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 17th in the NHL.
• Vancouver’s 114 total goals given up (3.2 per game) rank 17th in the NHL.
• They have a -2 goal differential, which ranks 15th in the league.
• Vancouver has scored 24 power-play goals this season, which are the 10th-most in the NHL (on 102 chances).
• The Canucks’ power-play conversion rate (23.53%) is 10th-best in the league.
• Vancouver has scored one shorthanded goal this season (27th among all NHL teams).
• The 81.65% penalty-kill percentage the Canucks have amassed is the league’s 10th-best rate.
• The Canucks win 50.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the 18th-ranked figure in the NHL.
• The 12.1% shooting percentage Vancouver has amassed ranks fourth in the league.
• The Canucks have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Canucks Moneyline Insights

• The Canucks have been the underdog 14 times this season, and upset their opponent in four, or 28.6%, of those games.
• Vancouver has gone 4-10 when oddsmakers have listed them as underdogs of -102 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 50.5% chance for the Canucks to win.

Canucks Leaders

• Quinn Hughes: eight goals and 34 assists
• Elias Pettersson: 10 goals and 18 assists
• Conor Garland: nine goals and 18 assists
• Kevin Lankinen: 14-6-4 record, .907 save percentage, 62 goals given up