Kraken vs Blues

Seattle’s recent 6-4 stretch, combined with St. Louis dragging a three-game losing streak and a 2-7-1 skid over its last 10, tilts this matchup toward the road side despite the Blues being installed as the favorite. With Joey Daccord and Philipp Grubauer both available and Vince Dunn stabilizing the back end against his former team, the Kraken look deeper and healthier than a Blues group missing top producer Robert Thomas and still coping with other notable absences on the back end. The first meeting in November was a 4-3 Seattle overtime win in this same building, with Shane Wright and Eeli Tolvanen breaking through against Jordan Binnington and Joel Hofer while Jordan Kyrou carried much of the Blues’ offense, and that head-to-head profile favors Seattle again if this one becomes another rush-and-special-teams game. With Seattle fighting to stay in the Western Conference playoff mix and St. Louis buried near the bottom of the Central, the motivational edge also leans toward the Kraken, who have been the more defensively responsible side all year. Taking Seattle at 115 offers solid value in a matchup where their recent form, health, and demonstrated ability to solve the Blues’ defense slightly outweigh home-ice and goaltending volatility, so this moneyline gets a B+ for a combination of decent edge and attractive price. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 26/02/2026 10:01

The Blues’ recent profile of allowing roughly four goals per game while scoring close to three during their 2-7-1 stretch, paired with Seattle averaging over three goals for and under three against in its 6-4 run, points toward a total landing near or above six again after their previous 4-3 overtime meeting. St. Louis’ defensive issues and shaky penalty kill have persisted even when Jordan Binnington flashes upside, and the combination of Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou still drives enough transition offense to exploit any Kraken penalties. On the other side, a mostly healthy Kraken forward group led by veterans like Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann, with Dunn quarterbacking the power play and depth scorers such as Wright and Tolvanen having already produced against St. Louis, gives Seattle multiple scoring layers that test a thin Blues blue line missing pieces like Torey Krug. Robert Thomas’ absence may trim a bit of Blues playmaking, but potential reinforcements like Dylan Holloway should keep them dangerous enough to contribute two or three goals at home in what projects as a high-event, whistle-filled game. With the number set at 6 and Over priced at -105, the expected scoring environment and prior matchup history support playing Over 6 at a B grade: the edge is real but not overwhelming given goaltending variance and possible Olympic-break rust. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 26/02/2026 10:01

Given that Seattle already needed overtime to edge St. Louis 4-3 in their first meeting and both teams have played a heavy diet of one-goal games this season, taking the Kraken at +1.5 goals aligns with how these rosters actually match up on the ice. The Blues’ offense has been inconsistent without Robert Thomas in the middle, and while Kyrou and Buchnevich can still strike in bunches, St. Louis’ struggling five-on-five defense and reliance on Binnington to bail out breakdowns make it harder to trust them to separate. Seattle’s structure under a healthy blue line featuring Dunn and Adam Larsson, combined with goaltending stability from Daccord/Grubauer and a forward group that can roll three competent scoring lines, tends to keep them within a goal even in hostile buildings—especially with the added urgency of staying in the Western playoff chase. That said, the -210 price on +1.5 builds in much of this edge already, and there’s always some risk of an empty-netter turning a tight game into a multi-goal margin, so while the probability of Seattle covering the puckline is high, the monetary value is only moderate. That balance of safety versus juice makes Kraken +1.5 (-210) a B- choice: a strong candidate for parlays or lower-risk exposure rather than a standalone cornerstone. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 26/02/2026 10:01