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Seattle Kraken vs Minnesota Wild: Both teams failed just short

The Minnesota Wild are hosting the Seattle Kraken at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday.

The Kraken have lost the last four games

The Seattle Kraken are 12th in the Western Conference with a 33-35-13 record. They have lost the last four games and are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. The Kraken are ninth in the league, allowing 2.83 goals per game, and are ranked 29th, scoring 2.59. Jaren McCann is the best scorer on the team, with 61 points.

The Wild end a disappointing season

The Minnesota Wild are tenth in the Western Conference with a 39-32-10 record. They have won the last two games and are coming off a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. The Wild are 21st in the league, scoring 3.02 goals per game and allowing 3.16. Kirill Kaprizov is the best player on the team, with 95 points.

Betting Trends

The Kraken has played under the total goal line in 5 of the last 6 games overall, 4 of the last 5 games against teams from the Western Conference and 7 of the last 8 games against teams from the Central Division. The Wild have stayed under in 7 of the last 9 games as favorites and 4 of the last 5 games played at home on Thursday.

Prediction and Conclusion

Both teams came into the season with high hopes, and not making it to the playoffs is something that will lead to major changes in the rosters in the offseason. But before they go into team management, they need to play the last game of the 2023–24 regular season. The circumstances do not make this game especially competitive, but the recent form of the teams is completely different. The Kraken lost the last four games, while the Wild won a pair coming into this one. However, the best players from both teams will not see much playing time in this one, so there will not be much scoring tonight, so we go with under 6.5 goals in total.