Seattle Kraken vs. Minnesota Wild Prediction, Odds, NHL Picks [4/18/2024]

The Minnesota Wild will take on the Seattle Kraken in the 2024 NHL Playoffs at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday, beginning at 7:00PM ET.

Dimers.com's full preview of Thursday's Kraken vs. Wild matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Kraken vs. Wild Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Puck Line

We have used trusted machine learning and data analysis to simulate the result of Thursday's NHL Playoffs matchup between the Kraken and Wild 10,000 times, in keeping with our coverage of NHL picks.

Our popular predictive analytics model currently gives the Wild a 60% chance of defeating the Kraken.

According to our model, the Kraken (+1.5) have a 63% chance of covering the puck line, while the over/under total of 5.5 goals has a 56% chance of going over.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs is the NHL's annual elimination tournament to determine the winner of the Stanley Cup.

Sixteen teams, including the Kraken and Wild, made the 2024 NHL Playoffs, which includes four rounds: the First Round, Second Round, Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals.

Each round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is played as a best-of-seven series, with the first team to four wins progressing to the next round until a champion is crowned.

Kraken vs. Wild Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Kraken	Wild
Puck Line	+1.5 (-162)	-1.5 (+136)
Moneyline	+150	-175
Total	o5.5 (-130)	u5.5 (+106)

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Kraken vs. Wild Picks

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Kraken vs. Wild Player Props

Who will score the first goal in Kraken vs. Wild?

According to our model, Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov is most likely to score the first goal in Kraken vs. Wild.

Our projections give Kaprizov a 12.5% chance of scoring the first goal at Xcel Energy Center, while the Wild star is a 55.5% chance of registering an anytime goal.

First Goal Scorer Predictions

Seattle Kraken

Player	First Goal Probability
Jared McCann	6.8%
Matty Beniers	5.0%
Andre Burakovsky	4.4%
Oliver Bjorkstrand	4.0%
Jordan Eberle	3.5%

Minnesota Wild

Player	First Goal Probability
Kirill Kaprizov	12.5%
Matt Boldy	6.9%
Ryan Hartman	5.6%
Joel Ek	4.8%
Mats Zuccarello	4.4%

Anytime Goal Scorer Predictions

Seattle Kraken

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Jared McCann	34.8%
Matty Beniers	26.4%
Oliver Bjorkstrand	22.9%
Andre Burakovsky	22.6%
Jordan Eberle	21.8%

Minnesota Wild

Player	Anytime Goal Probability
Kirill Kaprizov	55.5%
Matt Boldy	35.5%
Ryan Hartman	27.5%
Joel Ek	24.9%
Mats Zuccarello	22.4%

Kraken vs. Wild Game Information

Thursday's matchup between the Wild and Kraken in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is scheduled to commence at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Seattle Kraken vs. Minnesota Wild
• Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
• Time: 7:00PM ET / 4:00PM PT
• Venue: Xcel Energy Center

Our full coverage of the Kraken vs. Wild includes pregame predictions, betting picks and live win probabilities.

Conclusion

We predict the Wild, with a 60% win probability, will likely beat the Kraken on Thursday.

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