Seattle Kraken vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction & Picks - NHL

Prediction published on 1/26/25, 3:49 PM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 1/26/25 at 10:50 PM in NHL Picks

Next Monday the NHL will bring a very tough game between Edmonton Oilers and Seattle Kraken, teams from the Pacific Division whose expectations around this season are totally opposite due to their current performances. However, these Intra-Divisional games are well-known for being truly interesting and competitive, so Seattle isn’t expected to easily forfeit.

In this regard, Edmonton Oilers are really lucky to have Leon Draisatl on an impressive level, not only in the long term as the top scorer of the team with 35 goals, but also in the short-term as he’s the most participative player in the Canadian squad with 4 goals and 5 assists in their last 5 games. Also, it must be noted that the Oilers won the first game of the regular season series against the Kraken, so at home they’re expected to be very offensive.

Meanwhile, Seattle Kraken is a very tricky team, because even when they still are one of the worst teams in the Western Conference, they recently had strong performances against teams like Los Angeles Kings, Winnipeg Jets and Washington Capitals. Nonetheless, it’s worth noting that having a top scorer with only 16 goals isn’t the ideal scenario for a team that was expected to become more competitive than in the prior season.