Dallas Stars vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/09/2023

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Venue:  Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Stars -140, Kraken +120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Stars -140, Kraken +120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Stars -145, Kraken +120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Dallas Stars:  47-21-14 (2nd place, Central Division)

Seattle Kraken:  46-28-8 (4th place, Pacific Division)

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Dallas Stars:  6-2-2 last 10

Seattle Kraken:  6-4-0 last 10

The Stars are entering this game finishing the regular season with 108 points, a 47-21-14 record overall, and they were 25-11-5 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Seattle Kraken in their last game, losing that one on the road 7-2. Jani Hakanpää and Mason Marchment each scored 1 goal in that game. Jamie Benn and Evgenii Dadonov each led the team in assists with 1 while Roope Hintz led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 5 goals on 17 shots with 12 saves and a .706 sv percentage before getting replaced by Scott Wedgewood who allowed 2 goals on 8 shots with 6 saves and a .750 save percentage. Their offense has scored 285 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 218 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The Kraken are entering this game finishing the regular season with 100 points, a 46-28-8 record overall, and they were 20-17-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Dallas Stars in their last game, winning that one at home 7-2. Jordan Eberle, Matty Beniers, Justin Schultz, Eeli Tolvanen, Alexander Wennberg, Yanni Gourde, and Carson Soucy each scored 1 goal in that game. Matty Beniers, Justin Schultz, Eeli Tolvanen, Alexander Wennberg, Ryan Donato, Vince Dunn, Tye Kartye, Jaden Schwartz, and Brandon Tanev each led the team in assists with 1 while Matty Beniers, Eeli Tolvanen, Oliver Bjorkstrand, and Morgan Geekie each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Philipp Grubauer was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 26 shots with 24 saves and a .923 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 289 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 256 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Stars listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 4 of a 7-game series between the Kraken and the Stars for the 2nd round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Kraken are entering this game with a 2-1 series lead after winning their 1st home game of this series in game 3 and they beat the Stars in a big way as they won the game 7-2. The Stars now find themselves down 2-1 in the series again just like they were down in Minnesota in round 1, but they dug deep in that series to win 3 straight games and they will do the same here as they come back much stronger in this game after getting blown out 7-2 in their last game. The Stars will have a much tougher time coming back if they go down 3-1 in this series knowing they still need to steal a road game back now so expect them to throw everything they have at the Kraken here to even up this series. The Kraken scored 7 goals on them in game 3 but that won't happen again as the Stars have a very good defense and great goaltending that will tighten up in this game while their offense has a big night too knowing they are going to need to score goals to win this game as they have been some higher scoring games in this series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Stars to win this game and even up the series 2-2.

Stars Kraken Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, May 9, 2023 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Stars 5 Kraken 2.

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Dallas Stars: 7-11 (-7.8 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss where the opponent scored 5 or more goals. 28-24 (-10.4 units) on the moneyline second half of the season. 42-21 UNDER in a road game where the total is 5.5. 23-13 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive losses.

Seattle Kraken: 52-40 (+18.2 units) on the moneyline in all games. 29-17 (+15.8 units) on the moneyline after one or more consecutive overs. 24-17 UNDER after one or more consecutive overs. 13-6 UNDER after playing a game where 9 or more total goals were scored.

Dallas Stars:  M. Heiskanen (D) Ques Tues - Upper Body.

Seattle Kraken:  J. McCann (LW) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. A. Burakovsky (LW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. J. Hayden (C) out for season - Lower Body. J. Donskoi (RW) Out indefinitely - Concussion.

“I think the good news is it really mirrors our Game 3 in Minnesota. We were in the exact same spot, and we played pretty much the exact game. We responded the right way in that series, and we gotta make sure that happens here.” - Peter DeBoer after his team’s loss against the Kraken in their game on Sunday, game 3 of this series.

“That team on the other side can score and they can score in bunches, and their veteran presence can can find momentum in those situations, so (Grubauer) was key at those times for us.” - Dave Hakstol after his team’s win against the Stars in their game on Sunday, game 3 of this series.

LW Robertson, Jason

C Hintz, Roope

RW Seguin, Tyler

LD Suter, Ryan

RD Heiskanen, Miro

G Oettinger, Jake

LW Kartye, Tye

C Beniers, Matthew

RW Eberle, Jordan

LD Dunn, Vince

RD Larsson, Adam

G Grubauer, Philipp

Points: J. Robertson (109)

Goals: J. Robertson (46)

Assists: J. Robertson (63)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.37)

Points: J. McCann (70)

Goals: J. McCann (40)

Assists: V. Dunn (50)

GAA: P. Grubauer (2.85)

Coaches:

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (1st season)

Seattle Kraken: Dave Hakstol (2nd season)