Calgary Flames vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 10/4/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Calgary Flames vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Sportsnet, KONG TV

Odds/Point Spread: Flames (+130) Kraken (-139)

The Seattle Kraken will try to beat the Calgary Flames at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday. The line on this matchup has Calgary at +130 and Seattle is at -139. The total comes in at 6.

The Calgary Flames will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 6-1 defeat to the Kraken in the last game they played. Calgary compiled 12 penalty mins in this outing. The Flames offense left a lot to be desired in the defeat. Additionally, they had 1 chance with extra men on the ice but weren't able to score. In the game, they netted 1 out of the 25 shots they put on goal.

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When at even strength, the Flames allowed the opponent to score 208 goals while having 171. Calgary Flames opposition had 245 power play tries (13th in the NHL) and came away with 48 goals in those chances. In the matter of their scoring, the Calgary Flames notched 208 goals (32nd in professional hockey) over the course of last season and surrendered 256. Calgary tried 2,305 shots and had a shooting percentage of 9.0%. For the prior season, they tallied 77 points and their points percentage was .470. The Flames had 2,453 shots tried against them and earned a save percentage of .896. Calgary finished with 229 power play chances and scored 37 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 16.16%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Dustin Wolf. Throughout his time in hockey, Wolf is sitting with 66 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .528. He has a save percentage of .902 for his 308 mins played. Wolf has had 3,630 shots against him and has recorded 3,275 saves. The opposition has been able to score 355 goals against Wolf in his career and his goals against rate is 2.84. He has accumulated a record of 60-53-12 and he has started in 125 games. Wolf has taken the ice for 129 matchups throughout his professional hockey career.

When they took the ice last, Seattle faced the Flames in a game where the Kraken earned a victory by a tally of 6-1. They had 5 power play chances in this matchup and tallied 1 out of those chances. The Kraken scored 6 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they attempted.

Seattle took 2,099 shots (27th in hockey) and had a shooting percentage of 10.67%, while allowing the opposition 2,415 shots. They had a penalty kill rate of 72.22% on the other team's 216 power play tries, and their save percentage was 89.4%. They earned 221 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 19.46%. The Kraken tallied 181 goals at even strength and 43 goals (23rd in professional hockey) while on the power play. They granted a total of 257 goals to be scored by of a combination of 197 goals at even strength and 60 goals while they were shorthanded. Last season, the Seattle Kraken earned a total of 224 goals, 79 points, in addition to a points percentage of .482.

For the opposition you are likely to see Philipp Grubauer in net. He has accrued 9,664 stops out of 10,642 shots taken, giving him a save % of .908. Grubauer is sitting with a career record of 179-151-37 and has been in goal for 402 games. He has made the start in 365 games and his ice time sits at 22,142 minutes. Grubauer's quality start percentage sits at 53.2% and he has 194 quality starts in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 2.68 goals per game and he has yielded 978 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Calgary (+130)

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