St. Louis Blues vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 4/12/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Blues vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: KONG

Odds/Point Spread: Blues (-128) Kraken (+106)

The Seattle Kraken (34-39-6) will take on the St. Louis Blues (43-30-7) at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Blues at -128 while the Kraken open at +106. The over/under has been set at 6.5.

The St. Louis Blues will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-3 defeat to the Oilers in their previous contest . St. Louis garnered 11 penalty mins in this outing. Additionally, they had 2 chances on the power play but weren't able to score. The Blues had an average offensive performance in this defeat. For the outing, they tallied a score on 3 of the 26 shots they put on net.

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Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the St. Louis Blues have accounted for 241 goals (12th in pro hockey) this year and have given up 227. For the season, they sit with 93 points and their points percentage is sitting at .581. St. Louis comes into tonight with 188 power play opportunities and they have notched 40 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 21.28%. At even strength, the Blues have allowed the opponent to score 179 goals while scoring 201 on the offensive side of the ice. St. Louis has tried 2,133 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.3%. The Blues so far have had 2,195 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .897. St. Louis Blues opponents have amassed 185 power play opportunities (29th in hockey) and have scored 48 goals in those chances.

The man in net for this game is Jordan Binnington. Opponents have been able to score 897 goals against Binnington in his professional career and his goals against average is 3.29. Binnington has participated in 334 matchups during his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .907 during his 16,367 minutes guarding the cage. He has earned a mark of 172-116-35 and he was named the starter in 325 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Binnington has accrued 174 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .535. Binnington has seen 9,604 shots against him and has accrued 8,707 saves.

In their last outing, Seattle faced the Hockey Club in a game where the Kraken took the defeat by a tally of 7-1. The Kraken had 1 goal out of the 19 shots on goal they pursued. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those chances.

This season, the Seattle Kraken have accumulated 236 goals, 74 points, and a points percentage of .468. They have granted a total of 251 goals to be scored by of a combination of 208 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Kraken have racked up 196 goals at even strength and 40 goals (25th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 219 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 18.26%. Seattle has taken 2,165 shots (20th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.90%, while allowing their opponents 2,270 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.25% on their opponents 189 power play tries, and their save percentage currently comes in at 88.9%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Joey Daccord protecting the goal. Daccord has amassed a career record of 49-48-18 and has participated in 124 games. Daccord's quality start percentage is 56.1% and he has 64 quality starts in his career. He has accounted for 3,128 stops out of 3,448 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .907. His opponents are averaging 4.84 goals per game and he has surrendered 320 goals overall. He has been a starter 114 games and has played 3,970 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle (+106)

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