Seattle Kraken vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction 1/14/25 NHL Picks

The Seattle Kraken and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet Tuesday in NHL action from the PPG Paints Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Seattle Kraken vs. Pittsburgh Penguins prediction.

Seattle Kraken Recap

The Seattle Kraken come into this game looking to bounce back after ending up on the wrong side of a 6-2 beatdown loss at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings to fall to 18-23-3 on the year. After this game, Seattle will head on the road for a game against the Winnipeg Jets.

Kraken Lose 5th In Last 6 Tries

Jared McCann has a team-high 32 points with 13 goals and 19 assists while Brandon Montour has 23 points with 8 goals and 15 assists. Jaden Schwartz has 29 points with 13 goals and 16 assists and Chandler Stephenson has 29 points with a team-high 24 assists. Oliver Bjorkstrand has 28 points with 13 goals and 15 assists and Matty Beniers also has 23 points with 8 goals and 15 assists. Joey Daccord has gone 13-9-2 with a 2.45 GAA and a .914 save percentage in goal for Seattle so far this season while Philipp Grubauer is 5-14-1 with a 3.76 GAA and an .870 save percentage so far this season.

Why the Seattle Kraken will win

• The Kraken have won three of their last four games as underdogs against the Penguins.
• The Penguins have lost six of their last seven games.
• The Kraken have covered the puck line in each of their last five games as underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in 12 of their last 14 games as home favorites against Pacific Division opponents.

Pittsburgh Penguins Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins come into this game looking to shake off a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning last time out to fall to 18-19-8 on the year. After this game, Pittsburgh will head on the road for a matchup with the Buffalo Sabres to begin their next road trip.

Penguins Lose Back-To-Back Games And 6 Of Last 7

Evgeni Malkin has 32 points with 8 goals and 24 assists while Sidney Crosby has a team-high 48 points of his own with a team-high 12 goals and 36 assists. Rickard Rakell has 38 points with 22 goals and 16 assists and Erik Karlsson has 31 points with 4 goals and 27 assists. Bryan Rust also has 33 points with 16 goals and 17 assists. In goal for the Penguins, Joel Blomqvist has gone 3-5 with a 3.60 GAA and a .904 save percentage while Tristan Jarry has gone 8-7-4 with a 3.32 GAA and an .888 save percentage this season. Alex Nedeljkovic is also 7-7-4 with a 3.40 GAA and an .886 save percentage on the year.

Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win

• The Penguins have won each of their last seven home games against Pacific Division opponents.
• The Kraken have lost nine of their last 10 night games.
• The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight night games following a road loss.
• The Penguins have covered the puck line in each of their last four games against Pacific Division opponents.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Kraken’s last seven games as underdogs following a road loss have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the last five games between the Kraken and Penguins has gone UNDER the total goals line.

Kraken vs. Penguins Prediction

I’m on the over here. The two teams are slumping without question, but a lot of the slumps on both sides have been because of porous defense and subpar goaltending. There have been spots where the offense on both sides has been able to show up and I think it could definitely show up again here. This feels like a 5-3 kind of game where someone has to break out and I think there’s going to be goals here once again. Give me the over.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Over 6