New Jersey Devils vs Seattle Kraken: Game preview, predictions and odds

The New Jersey Devils are on the road to face the Seattle Kraken on Monday at 10 p.m. ET.

Both teams are coming off losses on Saturday as New Jersey (24-15-3) suffered a 3-2 defeat to San Jose while Seattle (17-20-3) lost 4-2 to Edmonton.

Devils vs Kraken: Head-to-head & key stats

New Jersey is 5-0-2 all-time against Seattle
The Devils are averaging 3.19 goals per game
The Kraken are 9-9-3 at home
New Jersey is allowing 2.54 goals per game
Seattle is averaging 2.87 goals per game
The Devils are 12-9 on the road
The Kraken are allowing 3.12 goals per game

New Jersey Devils vs Seattle Kraken: Preview

New Jersey is on a four-game losing streak with still two games left in its road trip. The Devils are led by Jesper Bratt's 48 points, Jack Hughes' 47 points, Nico Hischier's 35 points and Timo Meier's 28 points.

The Devils will start Jacob Markstrom who is 19-8-2 with a 2.18 GAA and a .911 SV%. In his career against Seattle, Markstrom is 4-2 with a 2.58 GAA and a .892 SV%.

Meanwhile, the Kraken are on a two-game losing streak. Seattle will start Joey Daccord who is 12-9-2 with a 2.51 GAA and a .912 SV%. In his career against New Jersey, he is 0-2 with a 3.09 GAA and a .913 SV%.

The Kraken are led by Jared McCann who has 28 points, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Jaen Schwartz with 26 points and Chandler Stephenson with 25 points.

Devils vs Kraken: Odds & Prediction

New Jersey is a -198 favorite while Seattle is a +164 underdog. The over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Devils' road trip has been disastrous, but they will head to Seattle in a good spot to snap their losing streak. Markstrom should limit Seattle's offense.

New Jersey's potent offense should shine and help get a big road win.

Prediction: Devils 4, Kraken 2.

Devils vs Kraken: Betting Tips

Tip 1: New Jersey ML (-198)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-135)

Tip 3: Jack Hughes 4+ shots on goal (-135)

Tip 4: Jesper Bratt 3+ shots on goal (+115)

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An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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New Jersey Devils vs Seattle Kraken: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 6, 2025

Devils vs Kraken: Head-to-head & key stats

New Jersey Devils vs Seattle Kraken: Preview

Devils vs Kraken: Odds & Prediction

Devils vs Kraken: Betting Tips