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Kraken vs. Avalanche Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Kraken vs. Avalanche NHL game on April 16, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kraken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Avalanche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kraken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Avalanche | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
P3 19:20 Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 18:49 Bobby McMann shot blocked by teammate
P3 17:39 Shot on goal by Vince Dunn saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 16:51 Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
P3 16:38 Shot missed by Jason Polin
P3 15:18 Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Brandon Montour
P3 15:04 Shot on goal by Bobby McMann saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 14:10 Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Victor Ostman
P3 13:09 Shot missed by Brett Kulak
P3 12:19 Goal scored by Parker Kelly assisted by Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin
P3 11:38 Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Ben Meyers
P3 10:22 Adam Larsson shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
P3 09:13 Power play - Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 08:44 Power play - Shot on goal by Jani Nyman saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 06:19 Power play - Shot missed by Nicolas Roy
P3 03:13 Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Scott Wedgewood
P3 01:19 Power play - Chandler Stephenson shot blocked by teammate
P2 19:33 Power play - Shot missed by Ross Colton
P2 18:02 Power play - Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
P2 17:10 Brent Burns shot blocked by Ryan Winterton
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
Jack Drury won faceoff against Berkly Catton in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Scott Wedgewood
Giveaway by Logan O'Connor in neutral zone
SHOT
Bobby McMann shot blocked by teammate
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Shane Wright won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vince Dunn saved by Scott Wedgewood
Vince Dunn credited with hit on Parker Kelly in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jason Polin
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Adam Larsson credited with hit on Logan O'Connor in defensive zone
SHOT
Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Brandon Montour
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bobby McMann saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Victor Ostman
Penalty to Logan O'Connor 2 minutes for Roughing
SHOT
Shot missed by Brett Kulak
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Shane Wright in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Parker Kelly assisted by Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin
0-2
SHOT
Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Ben Meyers
SHOT
Adam Larsson shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
Eeli Tolvanen credited with hit on Brett Kulak in defensive zone
Stoppage - Offside
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Giveaway by Ryan Winterton in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Scott Wedgewood
Shorthanded - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Shane Wright in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jani Nyman saved by Scott Wedgewood
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Penalty to Sam Malinski 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Matty Beniers)
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Nicolas Roy
Kraken won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
Jack Drury won faceoff against Matty Beniers in neutral zone
Ben Meyers credited with hit on Sam Malinski in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Scott Wedgewood
Power play - Takeaway by Vince Dunn in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Chandler Stephenson shot blocked by teammate
Power play - Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Matty Beniers in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Ross Colton
Shorthanded - Eeli Tolvanen credited with hit on Ross Colton in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Artturi Lehkonen shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
Kraken won faceoff against Avalanche in defensive zone
SHOT
Brent Burns shot blocked by Ryan Winterton
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Freddy Gaudreau in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Kiviranta
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Victor Ostman
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Victor Ostman
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Shane Wright in offensive zone
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Shane Wright in offensive zone
Takeaway by Nick Blankenburg in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Kaapo Kakko
Cale Fleury credited with hit on Alex Barre-Boulet in defensive zone
Giveaway by Nicolas Roy in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Cale Fleury
Ben Meyers won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Vince Dunn credited with hit on Valeri Nichushkin in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Shane Wright won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brandon Montour saved by Scott Wedgewood
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Jack Drury in offensive zone
Freddy Gaudreau won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
Stoppage - High Stick - TV timeout
SHOT
Cale Makar shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Victor Ostman
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Victor Ostman
SHOT
Shot missed by Ross Colton
SHOT
Shot on goal by Logan O'Connor saved by Victor Ostman
SHOT
Shot missed by Cale Fleury
Shane Wright won faceoff against Zakhar Bardakov in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Brock Nelson credited with hit on Brandon Montour in defensive zone
Giveaway by Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jordan Eberle
Matty Beniers won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Vince Dunn
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Kiviranta saved by Victor Ostman
Shorthanded - Ben Meyers won faceoff against Ross Colton in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Victor Ostman
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Freddy Gaudreau in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Cale Makar shot blocked by teammate
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Freddy Gaudreau won faceoff against Zakhar Bardakov in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Chandler Stephenson shot blocked by Sam Malinski
Jack Drury won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Eeli Tolvanen saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Shot missed by Vince Dunn
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Zakhar Bardakov credited with hit on Bobby McMann in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Sam Malinski
Shorthanded - Freddy Gaudreau won faceoff against Jack Drury in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Devon Toews saved by Victor Ostman
Shorthanded - Freddy Gaudreau won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Victor Ostman
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Kiviranta
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Zakhar Bardakov in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
Jack Drury won faceoff against Freddy Gaudreau in offensive zone
SHOT
Ross Colton shot blocked by Adam Larsson
Stoppage - Icing
Nicolas Roy won faceoff against Shane Wright in neutral zone
Giveaway by Sam Malinski in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jason Polin saved by Victor Ostman
Kraken won faceoff against Avalanche in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ross Colton saved by Victor Ostman
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Larsson saved by Scott Wedgewood
SHOT
Cale Makar shot blocked by teammate
Kraken won faceoff against Jack Drury in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Nick Blankenburg assisted by Nicolas Roy and Logan O'Connor
0-1
Zakhar Bardakov credited with hit on Ben Meyers in neutral zone
Zakhar Bardakov won faceoff against Ben Meyers in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Victor Ostman
Brock Nelson won faceoff against Matty Beniers in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Victor Ostman
SHOT
Jason Polin shot blocked by Cale Fleury
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Nick Blankenburg
Shane Wright won faceoff against Joel Kiviranta in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Kiviranta saved by Victor Ostman
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brett Kulak saved by Victor Ostman
SHOT
Shot on goal by Parker Kelly saved by Victor Ostman
Matty Beniers won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
SHOT
Vince Dunn shot blocked by Zakhar Bardakov
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 22 | Shots on Goal | 35 | |||
| 41% | Faceoff Win % | 59% | |||
| 2/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 4/0 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 22 | Hits | 12 | |||
| 19 | Shots Blocked | 8 | |||
| 17 | Giveaways | 12 |
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|---|
| 22 | Shots on Goal | 35 | |||
| 41% | Faceoff Win % | 59% | |||
| 2/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 4/0 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 6 | |||
| 22 | Hits | 12 | |||
| 19 | Shots Blocked | 8 | |||
| 17 | Giveaways | 12 |
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Kraken vs. Avalanche: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Kraken vs. Avalanche
- Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
- Time: 10:00 PM ET
- Venue: Ball Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6
- Moneyline Odds: Kraken +217, Avalanche -215
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Kraken: 34%
- Avalanche: 66%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Kraken a win probability of 34%, while the Avalanche have a win probability of 66%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Avalanche are more likely to beat the Kraken in the NHL game at Ball Arena on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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