Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 12/8/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Monday, December 8, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Kraken Hockey Network

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-150) Kraken (+125)

Climate Pledge Arena is the site where the Seattle Kraken (11-8-6) will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Wild (15-8-5) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Minnesota at -150 and Seattle is coming in at +125. The betting total is set at 6.

The Minnesota Wild will look for better times on the ice after their 4-1 loss to the Flames in their previous contest . The Wild didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. In the outing, they scored on 1 of the 27 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 5 power play opportunities but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. Minnesota accrued 2 minutes in the box in this game.

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When playing at even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 62 goals while having 54 of their own. Minnesota Wild opponents have tallied 66 power play opportunities (31st in the league) and have racked up 13 goals in those attempts. When talking about their scoring, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 76 goals (25th in the NHL) this season and have allowed 75. Minnesota has attempted 779 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.8%. For the year, they sit with 35 points and their points percentage is .625. The Wild have had 857 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .912. Minnesota is sitting with 98 power play opportunities and they have scored 22 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 22.45%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Filip Gustavsson. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Gustavsson has compiled 110 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .615. His save percentage is at .912 in his 9,002 minutes in the crease. Gustavsson has had 5,504 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 5,019 saves. Opponents have been able to score 485 goals versus Gustavsson in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.71. He has amassed an overall record of 90-67-23 and he has started in 179 games. Gustavsson has been involved in 187 games over the course of his hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, Seattle squared up with the Oilers in an outing where the Kraken ended up taking the loss by a final of 9-4. They had 3 power play opportunities in this matchup but weren't able to score a goal. The Kraken scored 4 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they tried.

The Kraken have earned 51 goals at even strength and 12 goals (28th in hockey) while on the power play. Seattle has tried 617 shots (32nd in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.21%, while allowing the opposition 690 shots. On the season, the Seattle Kraken have notched a total of 63 goals, 28 points, as well as a points percentage of .560. They have granted a total of 72 goals to be scored by of a combination of 48 goals at even strength and 24 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 75 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 16.00%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 65.71% on their oppositions 70 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.6%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Joey Daccord protecting the net. Daccord is the owner of a career mark of 56-56-22 and has played in 143 games. Daccord's quality start percentage sits at 57.1% and he has qualified for 76 quality starts in his professional career. He has tallied 3,565 stops out of the 3,940 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .905. Teams are averaging 2.82 goals per game and he has surrendered 375 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 133 games and has played 6,718 mins.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (-150)

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