Dallas Stars vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/13/2023

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, May 13, 2023

Venue:  Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Stars -150, Kraken +130; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Stars -150, Kraken +130; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Stars -150, Kraken +130; Over/Under:  6 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:  7-2-1 last 10

Seattle Kraken:  5-5-0 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 on a 2 game winning streak with both wins coming against the Seattle Kraken in their last 2 games, winning that last one at home 5-2. Roope Hintz scored 2 goals while Joe Pavelski, Radek Faksa, and Wyatt Johnston each scored 1 goal in that game. Jason Robertson led the team in assists with 3 while Esa Lindell led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 31 shots with 29 saves and a .935 sv 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 on a 2 game losing streak with both losses coming against the Dallas Stars in their last 2 games, losing that last one on the road 5-2. Adam Larsson and Jared McCann each scored 1 goal in that game. Jordan Eberle, Yanni Gourde, Tye Kartye, and Brandon Tanev each led the team in assists with 1 while Adam Larsson and Jared McCann each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Philipp Grubauer was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 20 shots with 16 saves and a .800 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 Kraken listed as an underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 6 of a 7-game series between the Kraken and the Stars for the 2nd round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Stars are entering this game with a 3-2 series lead after winning their home game in game 5 and they have now won 2 games in a row in this series with some momentum behind them. The Kraken have been blown out in their last 2 games now as they allowed 5 goals or more in each while scoring a combined 5 goals between the 2 games. They are back on home ice here facing elimination and they are bound to push back hard with their backs against the wall. They haven't played well in their last 2 games but they have still played well enough in these playoffs to be where they are and they are due for a bounce back win here on home ice as they throw everything they have at the Stars to keep their season alive. The Stars have been great in 2 games in a row now but their defense hasn't been great in this series as they have given up some goals against the Kraken and the Kraken's offense will show up in a big way here when they need it most. The best way to place a bet here is on the Kraken to win this game and even up the series 3-3.

Stars Kraken Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, May 13, 2023 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Kraken 5 Stars 1.

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Dallas Stars: 10-14 (-8.5 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 26-26 (-9.3 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 17-10 OVER after scoring 4 goals or more in 2 straight games. 10-5 OVER after playing 2 straight games where 7 or more total goals were scored.

Seattle Kraken: 52-42 (+16.2 units) on the moneyline in all games. 29-19 (+13.8 units) on the moneyline after one or more consecutive overs. 18-10 OVER after allowing 4 goals or more 2 straight games. 30-19 OVER after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games.

Dallas Stars:  M. Marchment (LW) Ques Sat - Upper Body.

Seattle Kraken:  D. Sprong (RW) Ques Sat - Upper Body. A. Burakovsky (LW) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. J. Hayden (C) out for season - Lower Body. J. Donskoi (RW) Out indefinitely - Concussion.

“Our best players have to be your best players if you’re going to move through the playoffs. And you know, that line (and) Otter was great.” - Peter DeBoer after his team’s win against the Kraken in their game on Thursday, game 5 of this series.

“We gave them the opportunities that they had. The first one, it’s just a quick play that we kind of stab at instead of being able to kind of take command of the puck and make a play on that, and the second one off transition.” - Dave Hakstol after his team’s loss against the Stars in their game on Thursday, game 5 of this series.

LW Robertson, Jason

C Hintz, Roope

RW Pavelski, Joe

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)