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Calgary Flames vs. Seattle Kraken

March 4, 2024



The Seattle Kraken will travel to Calgary, Alberta, to face the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome, with the game scheduled to start at 9:30 PM ET on Monday night and will air on Root Sports Northwest. 

Seattle Kraken Team Preview

The Seattle Kraken enter this game with a record of 26-23-11 and 63 points, which puts them in 6th place in the Pacific Division and 12th place in the Western Conference following a 1-2 loss at home against the Edmonton Oilers, which also ended their two-game winning streak. Seattle has been one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league this season as they rank 28th in scoring with an average of 2.77 goals per game and have a power-play success rate of 21.18%, which ranks 17th in the NHL. 

Defensively, the Kraken has been one of the top teams in the NHL as they are allowing the 9th fewest goals per game with an average of 2.85 goals allowed per game and have a penalty-kill percentage of 79.04%, which ranks 18th in the league. Jared McCann has been one of the better players for the Kraken and leads the team in goals and points with 25 goals and 47 points. 

The Seattle Kraken will look to bounce back from the loss at home against the Edmonton Oilers when they travel to face the Calgary Flames.

Calgary Flames Team Preview

The Calgary Flames are in 5th place in the Pacific Division with a record of 30-25-5 and 65 points, which also puts them in 9th place in the Western Conference, and are on a five-game winning streak following Saturday’s 4-3 win at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Flames have been a slightly below-average team offensively, as they rank 16th in goals per game and 30th in power-play success rate at 14.44%, averaging 3.15 goals per game. 

Defensively, Calgary has also been a below-average team as they rank 17th in goals allowed per game with an average of 3.12 goals. However, the Flames rank 5th in penalty-kill percentage at 82.97%. Nazem Kadri has been one of the best players on the team and leads the team in assists and points with 30 assists and 52 points. 

The Calgary Flames will look to extend their winning streak to six games when they host the Seattle Kraken on Monday night.

Odds and Series Trends

JustBet has the Calgary Flames listed as -126 moneyline favorites at home against the Seattle Kraken on Monday night. Calgary has won eight of the last ten and two of the previous three meetings. The Flames have won by an average margin of 1.4 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the previous three games in the series.

Game Pick

Calgary enters this game with a better record and is on a five-game winning streak while also having been the better team in the series, winning eight of the last ten and two of the previous three contests. The Flames have won by an average margin of 1.4 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the previous three games in the series, which is why I am taking the moneyline for the Calgary Flames when they host the Seattle Kraken on Monday night. 

Spooky Express Pick: Calgary Flames Moneyline (-126)