Seattle Kraken vs Calgary Flames Predictions

Kraken vs. Flames odds

Calgary is a -112 moneyline favorite at home, with Seattle at -108. The Flames are -1.5 on the puck line, the Kraken are +1.5, and the total is 5.5. The over costs -130, while the under is +110. Those prices describe a close opener rather than a clear betting opportunity.

Special teams favor Calgary, with limits

Seattle's penalty kill ranked second-worst in the NHL last season and struggled in its final two preseason games, according to the Seattle Kraken / NHL.com game preview. That weakness gives Calgary the best matchup angle in a game with few confirmed details. The return of Flames forward Martin Pospisil, who missed 49 games last season with a concussion, also adds an available option to Calgary's lineup.

The Kraken went 5-for-14 on the power play during the preseason, but that small sample follows a 20th-place finish last season. Seattle also averaged 2.73 goals per game, fifth-worst in the NHL, so its preseason power-play results aren't enough to justify backing the Kraken at -108.

Seattle's listed lineup is only a projection, and Joey Daccord is merely the projected starter. No Calgary starter is confirmed in the available reporting. With both teams entering the season at 0-0-0, there is no regular-season form to help determine whether Calgary's narrow price offers value.

Prediction

Calgary is the more likely winner because it has home ice and faces a Seattle penalty kill that carried its problems into the preseason. The edge is too small to support a bet at -112 without confirmed goaltenders, so the betting lean is Pass.