Seattle Kraken vs Vancouver Canucks: Game preview, predictions and odds

Seattle Kraken vs Vancouver Canucks: Game preview, predictions and odds | April 2, 2025

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The Seattle Kraken are on the road to face off with the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. ET.

They are both coming off losses as Seattle (31-38-6) suffered a 3-1 defeat to Dallas on Monday while Vancouver (34-27-13) lost 3-1 to Winnipeg on Sunday.

Kraken vs Canucks: Head-to-head & key stats

Seattle is 6-6-2 all-time against Vancouver
The Kraken are 14-21-1 on the road
Vancouver is allowing 3.06 goals per game
Seattle is averaging 2.97 goals per game
The Canucks are averaging 2.84 goals per game
The Kraken are allowing 3.22 goals per game
Vancouver is 15-13-7 at home

Seattle Kraken vs Vancouver Canucks: Preview

Seattle is on a two-game losing streak and has been eliminated from playoff contention. The team is led by Jared McCann's 52 points, Chandler Stephenson's 48 points, Jaden Schwartz's 46 points and Matty Beniers' 41 points.

The Kraken will start Joey Daccord who is 24-20-5 with a 2.72 GAA and a .907 SV%. In his career against Vancouver, he is 1-2-1 with a 3.77 GAA and a .866 SV%.

Meanwhile, Vancouver is battling for a playoff spot. The Canucks will start Thatcher Demko who is 8-7-3 with a 2.84 GAA and a .892 SV%. In his career against the Kraken, he is 5-2-1 with a 2.97 GAA and a .899 SV%.

They are led by Quinn Hughes who has 70 points, Brock Boeser with 46 points and Jake DeBrusk and Conor Garland with 44 points each.

Kraken vs Canucks: Odds & Prediction

Seattle is a +130 underdog while Vancouver is a -155 favorite. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Kraken have struggled this season and don't have anything left to play for. Vancouver needs to win as many games as possible and will need some help to get into the playoffs.

Look for the Canucks to start strong and get a much-needed win to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Prediction: Canucks 3, Kraken 1.

Kraken vs Canucks: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Vancouver ML (-155)

Tip 2: Under 5.5 goals (-118)

Tip 3: Quinn Hughes 3+ shots on goal (-115)

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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