Boston Bruins vs Seattle Kraken: NHL preview and betting tips

There are 12 games on the NHL schedule on Saturday. One of them will be an inter-conference clash between teams that are in different positions in the standings. Specifically, it is the Boston Bruins vs Seattle Kraken game. The duel will take place on February 16 at 01:00.

• Boston is still the leader of the Eastern Conference despite two previous defeats, but it is still very close to Florida. Boston is playing in front of its home fans for the third time
• Seattle is four points out of a playoff position and in dire need of points, but has lost three times in its last five games
• Fortuna has odds of 1.80 for a Boston win, 4.00 for a tie and 3.66 for a Seattle win

Where to watch Boston Bruins vs Seattle Kraken?

The conference leader and the team fighting for a playoff position will face each other in an inter-conference clash. The Boston Bruins vs Seattle Kraken will take place at the TD Garden Arena. The home team is the favourite. The game starts at 01:00.

Will Boston confirm its role as the favorite?

Boston is the clear favourite for the game, but in the previous two home games they have been defeated twice. Another hesitation could cost them the post of the Eastern Conference leader. It didn’t work out in the home game against Washington, which was just due to the home team’s indiscipline that it started to get better results.

In the last game, when captain Marchand celebrated his 1000th NHL game, Boston lost to Tampa Bay after a shootout. Thus, the team will now want to apologize to the fans for the recent setbacks and get back on the winning track.

Seattle’s been half as good on the road

Seattle hasn’t been doing well on the road in recent weeks, winning the last seven games against the Islanders, and that was after a shootout. The key to success will be to guard Marchand and Pastrnak and give a very solid defensive performance.

Boston Bruins vs Seattle Kraken odds

Boston is the clear favourite to win the game, with odds of 1.86. However, who would be worried that the game will go to overtime, for example, given the recent poor results, the odds are already around 1.26.

Betting tip – Brad Marchand to score a goal

It didn’t work out in the last game, but on his anniversary the second top scorer has already added two assists to the stats. And in this game, not only Marchand could score, but also the team’s top scorer David Pastrnak. In addition, Marchand has already proven several times this season that he scores two goals in a game. Moreover, he scored against Seattle in the last game. You can bet on the Bruins captain to score a goal at odds of 2.70.