Vancouver Canucks vs Seattle Kraken Prediction: Vancouver has lost a realistic chance of making the playoffs

Prediction for the NHL Vancouver Canucks vs Seattle Kraken match, which will take place on April 5. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Vancouver had another disappointing season. It seemed that Bruce Boudreau would be a savior for the Canadian team, but under his leadership, the results were very modest, and therefore the famous mentor was fired. Rick Tocchet became the new manager, and the wins became more frequent. In the last 15 meetings, the Capitals were held scoreless only three times, lost in overtime a couple of times, and celebrated ten wins. Alas, they came too late and could only reach the 12th spot in the Western Conference standings.

Seattle is in its second season in the NHL but already has a claim to the playoffs. Moreover, in the first half of the regular season, the Krakens were so strong that they were even in the group of the league leaders, but they could not hold on to their current level. In the last 12 meetings, they allowed seven losses and five wins, a modest result for a club from the top 8. Seattle is in seventh place in the Western Conference standings, five points ahead of the relegation zone from cup eight.

Vancouver is one of the teams that has already lost any real chance of making the playoffs, so the regular-season finish is becoming a formality. The Canucks had a decent stretch recently where they were winning a lot, but now they're in a slump again which has caused them to lose three straight. The situation is quite different for the Crackers. They are close to the edge of the playoff zone and, therefore, desperately need points. Playing against one of the league's outsiders is a good chance for the team to pick up two points, so we should bet on Seattle to win this game.

In seven head-to-head encounters, the opponents have scored 54 goals against each other (7.71 average per game). And now we have the right to count on a bright spectacle, so the best option for the prediction seems to be a total over 6.5, and separately we should pay attention to the bet on the total over 0.5 points of Alexander Wennberg.