Devils vs. Kraken Odds & Betting Predictions - January 7, 2025

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NHL POD (32-22-3) NJD has now lost and not covered 4 straight on the road. Here are their ranks amongst the NHL over that span: -9th in xGF/60 (3.38) -32nd in GF/60 (1.50) -8th in High Danger Chances For/60 (13) -9th in Shots For/60 (30.0) -17th in Shots Against/60 (28.75) -27th in xGA/60 (3.53) -26th in GA/60 (3.50) Now let’s break this down: Offensively, let’s look at the goalies they’ve played over their last 3 games: Dostal (ANA), Kuemper (LAK), Askarov (SJS) and then tonight they get Grubauer (SEA) who is making his 5th consecutive start Last time Grubauer made his fifth straight start, SEA lost 5-4 to OTT on March 9th, 2023 where Grubauer stopped 26/31 shots, with a 5.14 GAA and .839 SV% Let’s also look at the HDSV% between NJDs goalies most recently faced and Grubauer’s: -Askarov (SJS) .862 HDSV% -Kuemper (LAK) .835 HDSV% -Dostal (ANA) .833 HDSV% -Grubauer (SEA) .797 HDSV% NJD has been poor defensively but SEA’s biggest weakness is creating offense. So I think NJD dominates puck possession and with an easier goalie matchup find the back of net easier. Devils 4-1 or 5-2 win.