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Utah Mammoth vs Seattle Kraken Prediction and Pick - ExpertPicks
- Utah Mammoth have the NHL’s top power play and face Seattle’s 25th-ranked penalty kill.
- Both teams average at least 3.8 goals per game, often leading to high-scoring matches.
- Utah’s strong offense and shot advantage make them the favoured side in a likely loose game.
Utah Mammoth vs Seattle Kraken Prediction
Utah Mammoth vs Seattle Kraken Picks - Utah's Power Play Should Feed a High-Scoring Night
Seattle's games have gone over 6.5 goals in eight of 10, and Utah bring the NHL's best power play against a penalty kill that ranks 25th.
The Utah Mammoth visit the Seattle Kraken at 10 p.m. ET at Climate Pledge Arena. My Mammoth vs Kraken prediction is the over, because both teams average at least 3.8 goals a game and neither crease has held up.
Karel Vejmelka is at .887, and no Seattle goalie is above .907. Utah's own 68.8% penalty kill means every Kraken power play is a real chance too, so this should be decided by who scores more rather than who stops more.
Utah outshoot opponents 30.1 to 22.5 and are 4-2 on the road, while Seattle are being outshot 31 to 26.5. That shot gap is why the Mammoth are my side in a game I expect to be loose.
Nick Schmaltz has five power-play goals and has scored in six of his 10 games. At 2.80 against that Seattle kill, it's a price worth taking.
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Key Stats and Trends
- Utah have scored 20 goals in their last five games.
- Utah have had 18 different goal scorers this season.
- 16 of Seattle's 22 skaters have scored, so the Kraken can answer back.
- Utah's games have gone over 6.5 goals in five of 10.
Mammoth Form
Utah are 7-3-0 and top of the Central, with 13 power-play goals already.
Monday's 5-4 win over Pittsburgh got loose late, with Utah leading 5-2 after Schmaltz's power-play goal before the Penguins scored twice. Saturday's 6-2 home loss to Edmonton was 5-0 by the middle of the second.
Michael Carcone is out until November 1 and John Marino is day-to-day, per CBS Sports' preview, and losing Marino would cost Utah a top-four defenceman. Vejmelka has started seven of 10 and Cossa played Monday, so Vejmelka is the likely starter, while a Cossa start (.826) adds to the over.
Kraken Form
Seattle are 6-3-1 but are conceding 3.4 goals a game.
Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over Detroit saw a 3-0 lead disappear in the third, with Alex DeBrincat tying it on the power play with 17 seconds left. Saturday's 8-3 loss in Florida had Carter Verhaeghe scoring three times.
Ryan Lindgren is out until November 19, according to the Kraken's game preview, which takes a physical defender off an already struggling kill. Philipp Grubauer is projected in goal ahead of Joey Daccord.
Verdict
Two loose defences and Utah's power play point to goals, with the Mammoth the better team at both ends.
Jeremy Darke
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