The 2017-18 Vegas Golden Knights set an unrealistic professional sports expansion team level. Specifically, the Golden Knights went to the Stanley Cup final in their first season. And that caused unreasonable Stanley Cup betting odds
expectations for the Seattle Kraken. Seattle’s expansion draft was not nearly as generous as what Vegas received. Cause by the rest of the NHL teams learned a valuable lesson when Vegas drafted. And the mistakes they made in the Vegas expansion draft were not repeated for Seattle’s turn. This year, Seattle improved from 60 points to 100 to gain the playoffs.
Seattle Kraken vs. Colorado Avalanche 2023 Stanley Cup Playoff First-Round Series
| Date and Time: | Tuesday, April 18, 10 P.M ET. |
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| Location: | Ball Arena, Denver, CO. |
| TV Coverage: | ESPN |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraken | +1½ (-150) | 6 (-110) | +170 |  |
| Avalanche | -1½ (+130) | 6 (-110) | -200 | |
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Colorado Avalanche vs. Seattle Kraken Series Schedule
All times Eastern
(* if necessary)
- Game 1: | Tuesday, April 18, 10 p.m. | at COL | TV: ESPN
- Game 2: | Thursday, April 20, 9:30 p.m. | at COL | TV: ESPN
- Game 3: | Saturday, April 22, 10 p.m. | at SEA | TV: TBS
- Game 4: | Monday, April 24, 10 p.m. | at SEA | TV: TBS
- Game 5*: | Wednesday, April 26, TBD | at COL | TV: TBD
- Game 6*: | Friday, April 28, TBD | at SEA | TV: TBD
- Game 7*: | Sunday, April 30, TBD | at COL | TV: TBD
Kraken vs. Avalanche SBG Odds Overview
The 3-seed Colorado Avalanche will face the 7-seed Seattle Kraken in the best-of-seven first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Avalanche opened as a -260 favorite to win the series. While the Kraken opened as a +210 online betting
dog.
Colorado Avalanche Team Overview
The Colorado Avalanche are 51-24-7 straight up and 34-42-6 over/under the total. Also, Colorado is 3rd in the Western Conference playoff standings. Colorado is two points behind the Vegas Golden Knights in the Western Conference playoff race. Late on, Colorado has covered ten out of their last 12 games. While the Avs have gone over the total in seven of its previous nine matchups.
Colorado has NHL metrics of 11th for goals scored and 6th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Avalanche have NHL metrics of 9th for goals against and 16th for penalty killing.
First among Colorado scorers is Mikko Rantanen, with 55 goals, 50 assists, 105 points, and a +15. Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev has a .918 save percentage and 2.53 goals-against average. His record is 40-16-6 with five shutouts.
Seattle Kraken Team Overview
The Seattle Kraken are 46-28-8 straight up and 36-40-Seattle is 7th in the Western Conference playoff standings. In the Western Conference playoff race, Seattle is 11 points behind the Vegas Golden Knights. Late on, Seattle has covered five out of their last seven games. While the Kraken has gone under the total in four of its previous five matchups.
Seattle has NHL metrics of 5th for goals scored and 21s for power play efficiency. In comparison on defense, the Kraken has NHL metrics of 14th for goals against and 21st for penalty killing.
First among Seattle scorers is Jared McCann with 40 goals, 30 assists, 70 points, and a +18. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer has a .895 save percentage and 2.85 goals-against average. His record is 17-14-4 with 0 shutouts.
Kraken vs. Avalanche SBG Free Picks
In this situation, the Avalanche are too much for Seattle and the NHL Playoff betting odds.
Kraken vs. Avalanche SBG Best Bet: Colorado Avalanche.