Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 4/13/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Monday, April 13, 2026

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Kraken Hockey Network

Climate Pledge Arena is the location where the Seattle Kraken (33-34-11) will go up against the Los Angeles Kings (33-26-19) on Monday.

The Los Angeles Kings came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-1 win over the Canucks in their previous contest . Los Angeles earned 2 penalty minutes for this contest. The Kings had a good offensive output in the victory. In addition, they had 1 chance on the power play but weren't able to net one. For the matchup, they finished 4 out of the 26 shots they launched.

In regard to scoring goals, the Los Angeles Kings have racked up 210 goals (28th in hockey) on the campaign and have conceded 228. For the year, they have 85 points and their points percentage comes in at .545. Los Angeles skates onto the rink with 217 power play opportunities and they have added 37 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 17.05%. When playing at even strength, the Kings have allowed the opponent to score 169 goals while having 173 when they are on offense. Los Angeles has attempted 2,184 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.6%. The Kings thus far have had 2,123 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .893. Los Angeles Kings opponents have earned 234 power play tries (13th in pro hockey) and have racked up 59 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Darcy Kuemper. Opponents have been able to score 1,185 goals versus Kuemper in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.54. Kuemper has been in goal for 488 matchups during his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently is .913 during his 23,385 minutes in the crease. He has amassed an overall record of 228-160-67 and he has gotten the start in 467 games. Over the course of his career, Kuemper has 260 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .557. Kuemper has had 13,574 shot attempts against him and has recorded 12,389 total saves.

In their last game, Seattle played the Golden Knights in a game where the Kraken got the tie by a final score of 3-3. The Kraken earned 3 goals of the 33 shots on goal they tried. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this game and recorded 1 on that opportunity.

Seattle has put up 2,000 shots (28th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.80%, while allowing the other team 2,297 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 71.50% on their opponents 207 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 89.3%. They have a total of 216 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 19.91%. The Kraken are sitting with 173 goals at even strength and 43 goals (22nd in the league) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 245 goals to be scored by of a combination of 186 goals at even strength and 59 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Seattle Kraken have a total of 216 goals, 77 points, and a points percentage of .494.

On the other side of the ice you will find Joey Daccord in net. Teams are averaging 2.86 goals/game and he has yielded 464 goals overall. Daccord's percentage of quality starts comes out to 56.8% and he has 92 quality starts in his career. He was named a starter in 162 contests and has played for a total of 6,790 mins. Daccord is sitting with a career mark of 69-70-24 and has been in net for 173 games. He has accrued 4,340 stops out of 4,804 shots attempted, giving him a rate of .903.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Seattle

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