T.M. Selection: Seattle Kraken +1.5.

I like the Seattle Kraken puckline in this game against the Minnesota Wild on Friday. The Kraken have looked really good in their games lately and they have won 3 games in a row now. They won a close game against the Devils but they looked a lot better in their 2 most recent games, winning 1 game by 2 goals over the Senators and the other game by 1 goal over the Avalanche. The Avalanche have been really hot lately and the Kraken were able to shut them down as they are still in the hunt for 3 more points to break their franchise record of points in a single season. The Kraken were in control of that entire game too since they jumped out to an early 3-1 lead and held it for the game. The Kraken are playing in a road game here but the Wild are on a B2B game after playing against the Canucks the previous night. The Canucks have also been very hot lately and that was a tough game for the Wild to win which probably took a lot out of them. They won the game 5-3 but they were trailing 3-2 late in the 2nd period before tying it up and then didn't get the winning goal until there was less than 7 minutes left in the game. I think the Kraken are going to put up a really good fight here since they have looked good lately and have been gaining a lot of momentum in with their wins. They don't have much to play for here but I think they will try to finish their year off with some wins so they have something positive to go off of for next year. I also expect the Wild to be tired from the night before and they have already clinched a divisional spot, knowing who they are going to be playing in the playoffs too. I like the Kraken puckline in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 3-2 Kraken.