Vancouver Canucks vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 2/28/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Kraken Hockey Network

The Seattle Kraken (27-22-9) will compete against the Vancouver Canucks (18-33-7) at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday.

The Vancouver Canucks will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 loss against the Jets their last time on the ice. Vancouver accounted for 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Canucks offense left a lot to be desired in the loss. Moreover, they had 1 power play chance but weren't able to convert it into a goal. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 23 shots they put on goal.

While at even strength, the Canucks have allowed the opponent to score 161 goals while having 115 of their own. Vancouver Canucks opponents have totaled 173 power play opportunities (15th in pro hockey) and have notched 50 goals in those chances. Regarding scoring goals, the Vancouver Canucks have racked up 147 goals (30th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have conceded 211. Vancouver has tried 1,555 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.5%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 43 points and their points percentage is sitting at .371. The Canucks have had 1,735 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .878. Vancouver has 177 power play opportunities and they have scored 32 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 18.08%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Kevin Lankinen. Opponents have tallied 559 goals versus Lankinen in his career and his goals against rate is 3.12. Lankinen has been involved in 195 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .900 for his 8,712 mins in the crease. He has a record of 77-77-26 and got the start in 179 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Lankinen has accounted for 90 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .503. Lankinen has seen 5,576 shots taken against him and has gathered 5,017 total saves.

In their last game, Seattle faced off against the Blues in a game where the Kraken ended up losing by a final score of 5-1. The Kraken scored 1 goal of the 24 shots on goal they took. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this one but didn't put one in the back of the net.

This season, the Seattle Kraken have earned a total of 163 goals, 63 points, and a points percentage of .543. They have permitted 170 goals to be scored by way of 124 goals at even strength and 46 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Kraken have tallied 126 goals at even strength and 37 goals (15th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have earned 168 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 22.02%. Seattle has taken 1,464 shots (29th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.13%, while allowing the other team 1,701 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 71.43% on their opponents 161 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 90.0%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Philipp Grubauer protecting the goal. He has accounted for 9,452 saves out of 10,405 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .908. Grubauer holds a career mark of 177-146-36 and has played in 393 games. He has made the start in 357 games and has played for a total of 19,664 minutes. Grubauer's quality start percentage is 52.9% and he has made 189 quality starting assignments in his pro career. The opposition is averaging 2.67 goals per game and he has yielded 953 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver

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