Utah Hockey Club vs Seattle Kraken: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 30, 2024

The Utah Hockey Club is on the road to play the Seattle Kraken on Monday at 8 p.m. ET. Utah (16-13-6) is coming off a 4-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Seattle (16-19-2) is coming off a 5-4 win over Vancouver in OT.

Utah vs Seattle: Head-to-head & key stats

• This is the first time Utah and Seattle will play
• The Hockey Club are 11-6-2 on the road
• The Kraken are allowing 3.13 goals per game
• Utah is averaging 2.94 goals per game
• Seattle is averaging 2.83 goals per game
• The Hockey Club is allowing 2.88 goals per game
• The Kraken are 8-8-2 at home

Utah Hockey Club vs Seattle Kraken: Preview

Utah is on a three-game losing streak. Clayton Keller leads the Hockey Club with 36 points, followed by Dylan Guenther with 32, Logan Cooley with 31 points, and Nick Schmaltz with 28.

The Hockey Club will start Karel Vejmelka who's 8-9-2 with a 2.32 GAA and a .918 SV%. In his career against Seattle, he's 2-3 with a 3.57 GAA and a .890 SV%.

Seattle snapped its five-game losing streak in thrilling comeback fashion to defeat Vancouver in OT. Jared McCann leads the Kraken with 27 points, followed by Oliver Bjorkstrand with 25 and Chandler Stephenson with 23. The Kraken will start Philipp Grubauer, who is 4-10 with a 3.66 GAA and .873 SV%.

Utah vs Seattle: Odds & Prediction

Utah is a -135 favorite while Seattle is a +114 underdog. The over/under is set at 6 goals.

The Hockey Club and Kraken have both struggled as of late. But, Seattle had a thrilling comeback scoring three times in the last five minutes to force OT against Vancouver.

That win should give Seattle some momentum and confidence at home, as Utah has also struggled as of late. Although Philipp Grubauer has struggled this season, the Kraken's offense should be the difference as Seattle will get an upset win at home here.

Prediction: Seattle 4, Utah 3.

Hockey Club vs Kraken: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Seattle ML (+114)

Tip 2: Over 6 goals (-105)

Tip 3: Clayton Keller 3+ shots on goal (-120)

Tip 4: Jared McCann 1+ points (-115)