Utah Hockey Club vs Seattle Kraken Prediction 3/14/25 NHL Picks

Utah Looking To Build Some Momentum

Clayton Keller leads Utah in scoring with 74 points including 23 goals and a team-high 51 assists while Dylan Guenther has 48 points with 24 goals. Logan Cooley has 47 points with 17 goals and 30 assists of his own while Nick Schmaltz has 35 assists as part of his 50 points. Mikhail Sergachev has 43 points with 32 assists while Barrett Hayton has 38 points with 17 goals and 21 assists. Connor Ingram has gone 9-8-4 with a 3.27 GAA and an .882 save percentage while Karel Vejmelka has gone 18-16-6 with a 2.47 GAA and a .909 save percentage in goal for Utah this season. Jaxson Stauber has gone 2-1-1 with a 2.23 GAA and a .925 save percentage this season as well for Utah.

Why the Utah Hockey Club will win

• The Kraken have lost each of their last seven night games following a home win.
• Utah has won four of its last five games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven night games following a home win.
• Utah has covered the puck line in four of its five previous road games following a home win.

Utah Hockey Club Player Prop Facts

• Clayton Keller has scored a goal in six of his last seven appearances with his team as a road favorite against Pacific Division opponents.
• Logan Cooley has recorded at least one point in each of his last seven road appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
• Clayton Keller has recorded at least one assist in each of his last 10 appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
• Mikhail Sergachev ranks 2nd in the Western Conference for average time on ice (25:26) this season.

Seattle Kraken Recap

The Seattle Kraken come into this game looking to add on to their 5-4 OT win over the Montreal Canadiens last time out to sit at 28-34-4 on the year. After this game, the Seattle Kraken will square off against the Winnipeg Jets at home.

Kraken Looking For Some Consistency

Jared McCann has a team-high 45 points with 16 goals and 29 assists while Brandon Montour has 36 points with 15 goals and 21 assists. Jaden Schwartz has 39 points with 19 goals and 20 assists and Chandler Stephenson has 45 points with a team-high 34 assists. Matty Beniers also has 36 points with 16 goals and 20 assists while Shane Wright has 38 points with 15 goals and 23 assists. Joey Daccord has gone 22-18-3 with a 2.68 GAA and a .909 save percentage in goal for Seattle so far this season while Philipp Grubauer is 6-15-1 with a 3.69 GAA and an .870 save percentage so far this season.

Why the Seattle Kraken will win

• The Kraken have won four of their last five games as home underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
• Utah has lost four of its last five road games following a win.
• Utah has failed to cover the puck line in 10 of its 11 previous games as a favorite following a win.
• The Kraken have covered the puck line in each of their last six home games following an overtime win.

Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts

• Brandon Montour has scored at least one goal in each of the Kraken's last three home games.
• Kaapo Kakko has recorded at least one assist in each of the Kraken's last five games against Central Division opponents.
• Kaapo Kakko has recorded at least one point in each of the Kraken's last six games against Central Division opponents.
• Shane Wright ranks 1st amongst qualified Pacific Division players for shooting percentage (22.4%) this season.

Total Goals Facts

• Nine of the Kraken's last 10 games as home underdogs following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Five of Utah's six previous games as a favorite following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Eight of the last nine Friday night games between two teams from the Western Conference have gone OVER the total goals line.

Utah Hockey Club vs. Seattle Kraken Prediction

I’m on the Utah Hockey Club here. I think they’re laying this number on the road for a reason and I trust Utah more in this spot. On the road is where Utah has been at their strongest this season and I still have concerns about consistency with Seattle, even at home. I think that Utah heads out and takes down the Kraken in this one so give me Utah here.