San Jose Sharks vs Seattle Kraken Prediction: Expect high productivity

Prediction for the NHL San Jose Sharks vs Seattle Kraken match, which will take place on February 21. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

San Jose continues to prove that they are the league's hopeless underdog. At times, the Sharks seem to improve and produce decent results, but then they have a string of bad games that put everything back on track. The team had a bad February. In their last three games, they lost 1:3 to Pittsburgh, 1:2 to Vegas, and 2:4 to Buffalo the day before. After those setbacks, everyone had forgotten that the Californians had won three in four meetings. The team fell back to 14th place in the Western Conference standings, falling two dozen points behind the top-8.

The regular season looks much better for Seattle, though it wasn't easy to believe. The Krakens had a weak debut season in the league and didn't make the playoffs, but now their participation in the Super Bowl is almost inevitable. They suffered three straight losses in regulation time in the first half of February. Still, Dave Hakstol made some timely adjustments and picked up points in four consecutive games to lead them to three wins and one overtime loss, ending up in fourth place in the Western Conference.

San Jose and Seattle are rivals of different skill levels and ambitions in the current regular season. The Sharks have no realistic chance of making the playoffs, so they're playing their games without much motivation, having allowed three straight losses in regulation time. The Krakens, on the other hand, continue to struggle for the highest spot in cup battles to gain home-court advantage in most Stanley Cup stages. Dave Hextall's team is also favored by their head-to-head stats, as they've won four of their five meetings between them. As a result, we have to bet on Seattle to win.

San Jose and Seattle have been having trouble defending their goal lately. The Sharks have conceded 28 pucks (4.00 average per game) in seven previous home meetings. In comparison, the Krakens have a similar statistic in away battles - 28 conceded pucks in seven games (4.00 average per game). Combining these numbers, we expect high efficiency in the upcoming confrontation. Besides, the first face-to-face meeting of the season ended cheerfully - 8:5. Therefore, the best option for the prediction is a total over 6.5 pucks, and separately we should bet on a total over 0.5 points of Jared McCann.