Match Info

NHL

Date: 8 January 2026, Thursday

Location: Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle, WA)

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	Seattle Kraken		Minnesota Wild

	1	X	2
	3.3	4.2	1.91	Watch
	3.11	4.19	2.03
	3.05	4.3	2.03	Watch
	3.2	4.33	2
	3.08	4.33	2.04
	3.1	4	2.05
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.14 ↑ (2.79)	4.23 ↑ (4.18)	2.01 ↓ (2.17)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

The best margin for this event is 4.3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Seattle Kraken
30.3%

Draw
22.5%

Minnesota Wild
47.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

33.9%

22.6%

43.5%

Our Initial ML Estimation

35.4%

21.6%

41.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Seattle Kraken has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.6%)

Minnesota Wild has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.8%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Seattle Kraken than the current prediction. (+5.1%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Seattle Kraken, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Minnesota Wild than the current prediction. (-5.6%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests a potential downturn for Minnesota Wild, possibly due to injuries or other negative factors.

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
38.5%	15.4%	46.2%

Seattle Kraken - Minnesota Wild Predictions

Users Predictions: 13 users predict this event. Seattle will win (votes: 5 - 38.5%). Minnesota will win (votes: 6 - 46.2%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 15.4%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Minnesota: 19.1% – 73.3%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 6 Selected Experts predict this event. Seattle (votes: 4 - 66.7%). Minnesota (votes: 2 - 33.3%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 3:4

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Lineups

Line 1
31. Grubauer P. (G)	30. Wallstedt J. (G)
6. Larsson A. (A)	7. Faber B.
29. Dunn V.	43. Hughes Q.
84. Kakko K.	36. Zuccarello M.
10. Beniers M.	22. Yurov D.
19. McCann J.	97. Kaprizov K. (A)
Line 2
8. Fleury C.	46. Spurgeon J. (C)
55. Lindgren R.	25. Brodin J.
89. Gaudreau F.	12. Boldy M.
9. Stephenson C.	14. Eriksson J.
20. Tolvanen E.	90. Johansson M.
Line 3
24. Oleksiak J.	26. Kiersted M.
41. Evans R.	5. Middleton J.
26. Winterton R.	18. Hinostroza V.
51. Wright S.	38. Hartman R.
27. Catton B.	91. Tarasenko V.
Line 4
63. Melanson J.	13. Trenin Y.
59. Meyers B.	78. Sturm N.
12. Kartye T.	17. Foligno M. (A)
Substitutes
35. Daccord J. (G)	32. Gustavsson F. (G)
Coaches
. Lambert L.	. Hynes J.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 2)
05:00, 0 - 1, Hartman R. (G), Kaprizov K. (A),
10:06, Larsson A. (2 min),
15:54, 0 - 2, Faber B. (G), Hughes Q. (A), Boldy M. (A2)
16:36, Hartman R. (2 min),
2nd Period (0 - 0)
3rd Period (2 - 0)
03:13, 1 - 2, Larsson A. (G), Dunn V. (A),
06:49, Middleton J. (2 min),
08:48, Trenin Y. (2 min),
09:07, 2 - 2, Beniers M. (G), McCann J. (A), Dunn V. (A2)
Overtime (0 - 1)
02:09, 2 - 3, Zuccarello M. (G), Kaprizov K. (A), Faber B. (A2)

Preview

One of the most interesting matches of the day, featuring two top-table teams (ranked 6 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: ) and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ NHL (Play Offs: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Seattle won 2.

Seattle is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 4 wins).

Minnesota has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Minnesota may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Recently, Minnesota has had a series of away games.

Minnesota might have a minor edge in this game.

There will not play in Seattle: Montour B. (Hand Injury) Murray M. (Lower-Body Injury) Schwartz J. (Lower-Body Injury) Tolvanen E. (Illness)

There will not play in Minnesota: Hunt D. (Injury)

There are questionable in Minnesota: Bogosian Z. (Injury)

We predict that Seattle will win today's game, with odds of 3.13.

In the last 13 head-to-head matches, Seattle won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 9 matches, and goals 29:44. (average 2.2:3.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Seattle won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 12:22. (average 1.7:3.1).

Outrights of NHL for now

Minnesota Wild: 5.97% Seattle Kraken: 0.3%

Last Results with these Odds

Seattle Kraken - the odds 2.79 are the expected chance of winning is 33.86%, but this team recently wins 26% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Seattle Kraken
NHL
06.01.26	Seattle Kraken - Boston Bruins	7:4 ✺
05.01.26	Calgary Flames - Seattle Kraken	1:5 ✺
02.01.26	Vancouver Canucks - Seattle Kraken	3:4 penalties ✺
01.01.26	Seattle Kraken - Nashville Predators	4:1 ✺
29.12.25	Seattle Kraken - Vancouver Canucks	2:3 penalties ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 14.9 WWWWL
- Minnesota Wild
NHL
05.01.26	Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild	4:2 ✺
03.01.26	Los Angeles Kings - Minnesota Wild	5:4 penalties ✺
02.01.26	Anaheim Ducks - Minnesota Wild	2:5 ✺
31.12.25	San Jose Sharks - Minnesota Wild	4:3 penalties ✺
29.12.25	Vegas Golden Knights - Minnesota Wild	2:5 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8 LLWLW

Latest Head to Head

NHL
08.12.25	Seattle Kraken - Minnesota Wild	1:4
19.03.25	Minnesota Wild - Seattle Kraken	4:0
04.03.25	Seattle Kraken - Minnesota Wild	3:4
12.10.24	Minnesota Wild - Seattle Kraken	4:5 penalties
18.04.24	Minnesota Wild - Seattle Kraken	3:4
24.02.24	Seattle Kraken - Minnesota Wild	2:5
10.12.23	Seattle Kraken - Minnesota Wild	0:3

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