Seattle Kraken vs Los Angeles Kings Prediction, 4/7/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Los Angeles Kings

Date: Monday, April 7, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (+162) Kings (-196)

The Los Angeles Kings (43-23-9) will compete against the Seattle Kraken (32-38-6) at Crypto.com Arena on Monday. The odds on this game have the Kraken at +162 while the Kings are sitting at -196. The over/under is set at 6.

The Seattle Kraken had a good night with a 5-0 win against the Canucks in their last outing. Seattle accrued 10 penalty mins in this contest. The Kraken had a impressive offensive output in this win. Moreover, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. For the game, they earned a goal on 5 out of the 19 shots they put on net.

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With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Seattle Kraken have racked up 228 goals (15th in the National Hockey League) so far this season and have conceded 242. For the current season, they have earned 70 points and their points percentage is .461. Seattle is sitting with 208 power play opportunities and they have scored 39 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 18.75%. While at even strength, the Kraken have conceded 202 goals while getting 189 themselves. Seattle has taken 2,096 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.9%. The Kraken so far have had 2,176 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .889. Seattle Kraken opponents have tallied 176 power play opportunities (29th in hockey) and have scored 40 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Joey Daccord. Opponents have been able to score 311 goals against Daccord in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 4.71. Daccord has been in net for 121 games throughout his pro hockey career. His save percentage is .908 for his 3,963 minutes between the pipes. He has an overall record of 47-47-18 and he has gotten the start in 111 games. Over the course of his career, Daccord has 65 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .586. Daccord has had 3,366 shots taken against him and has garnered 3,055 saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Los Angeles faced off against the Hockey Club in a game where the Kings ended up with the win by a mark of 4-2. They had 1 power play attempt in this one but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Kings converted 4 goals of the 19 shots on goal they pursued.

The Kings have earned 193 goals at even strength and 29 goals (29th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Los Angeles has tried 2,091 shots (20th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.62%, while allowing the opposition 1,900 shots. During this campaign, the Los Angeles Kings have earned a total of 222 goals, 95 points, in addition to a points percentage of .633. They have granted a total of 186 goals to be scored by way of 146 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 176 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 16.48%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 81.48% on their opponents 216 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.2%.

Across the ice you will find Darcy Kuemper in net. He has accrued 11,195 saves out of the 12,243 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .914. Kuemper holds a career record of 205-145-53 and has been in goal for 434 games. He has started in 413 contests and has been on the ice for 22,061 mins. Kuemper's quality start percentage comes out to 55.9% and he has accumulated 231 quality starts in his NHL career. His opponents are averaging 2.85 goals/game and he has relinquished 1,048 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-196)

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