Kraken vs Hurricanes

Sebastian Aho and the Hurricanes bring a three-game win streak and a 27-14-3 mark into this one, facing a Kraken team that has quietly put together a 10-game point streak at 8-0-2 and climbed to 20-14-8, so you’re weighing Carolina’s higher true talent and home-ice edge against Seattle’s current heater and juicy plus price. With current rosters confirmed, Carolina can still roll four quality lines centered by Aho, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Staal, supported by wingers like Andrei Svechnikov, Seth Jarvis and newcomer Nikolaj Ehlers, while Seattle counters with a deeper-by-committee group built around Matty Beniers, Jared McCann, Kaapo Kakko and Chandler Stephenson. The injury sheet tilts slightly toward the Canes here: they’re down Pyotr Kochetkov for the season and may still be without Jaccob Slavin, but they’ve been stabilized by Brandon Bussi’s 15-2-1 breakout in goal, whereas Seattle’s missing scoring depth with Jaden Schwartz on injured reserve and both Jordan Eberle and Eeli Tolvanen tagged as day-to-day on this road trip. Historically, Aho has driven this matchup with 6 points in 6 games versus Seattle, while Beniers has 4 assists but no goals in 6 games against Carolina, and with roughly half the schedule gone the Canes have more margin but are also pushing to lock up Metro seeding, whereas Seattle is grinding for every Western point. Given Carolina’s territorial dominance, stronger top-end skill and home goaltending edge against a Kraken side that still struggles to score at 5-on-5 despite the recent surge, I lean to the favorite on the moneyline, but the -286 price drags the value down to a solid yet not elite B-grade pick. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 10/01/2026 09:53

The total at 6 feels a touch high for two teams whose underlying profiles are more defense-and-structure than run-and-gun, even if Carolina’s recent 6-3 and 5-2 home wins and Seattle’s hot power play might scream offense at first glance. The Kraken come in allowing around 2.6 goals per game and scoring roughly 2.6 themselves, with Lane Lambert’s system squeezing shot volume and quality, and that’s been a big part of their 8-0-2 tear; coupled with Joey Daccord’s strong season and Matt Murray as a capable fallback, Seattle usually drags games toward one-goal, low-event territory. Carolina, for its part, still drives play as well as anyone in the league, but this version of the roster leans on a deep forward group (Aho, Jarvis, Svechnikov, Ehlers, Logan Stankoven) and a mobile blue line without Brent Burns or Dmitry Orlov, and they’ve recently been winning through controlled, repeatable offense rather than track meets, especially with Bussi emerging and Kochetkov out long term. Add in the fact that both sides are already in the thick of the playoff positioning battle — the Canes protecting a Metro lead, the Kraken trying to solidify a Pacific playoff spot — and this projects more like a careful 3-2 type of game where special teams matter but neither coach wants to open up the neutral zone. With the push sitting right on 6, I like Under 6 at -118 as a B+ play: better value than the moneyline, backed by both teams’ season-long scoring rates and defensive structures, but still vulnerable if Carolina’s first line really pops or Seattle’s power play stays red hot. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 10/01/2026 09:53

Given Seattle’s current form and the way these rosters match up, taking the Kraken at +1.5 on the puckline at -105 is my favorite angle on this game. Seattle’s 10-game point streak has featured a steady diet of one-goal results, fueled by improved goaltending and a suddenly lethal power play that’s gone 8-for-23 (34.8%) over that span, and even with Schwartz on IR plus Eberle and Tolvanen banged up, they still roll three competent scoring lines built around Beniers, McCann, Stephenson, Kakko and rising kids like Berkly Catton and Shane Wright. Carolina is absolutely capable of winning this at home — their three-game heater, deep forward group and Aho’s track record against Seattle all point that way — but with Slavin and Kochetkov sidelined they’re leaning heavily on newer pieces like K’Andre Miller and Alexander Nikishin on the back end and on Bussi’s small-sample dominance in net, which raises the chance of a tight, late-game scenario rather than a multi-goal blowout. With both clubs effectively already in “every point matters” mode around midseason in tight division races, you’re betting on Seattle’s structure and goaltending to keep it within a goal more often than not, even in a hostile building, which offers better risk-reward than laying -1.5 with Carolina. That combination of strong likelihood of cashing plus near-even juice makes Kraken +1.5 an A- grade pick for me, narrowly edging the total and moneyline in value. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 10/01/2026 09:53