Seattle Kraken 2024-25 Stanley Cup Betting
So far this season, the Seattle Kraken have a similar look to last year, when they took a step back after being a surprise playoff team the season before. Seattle won a stunning first-round upset against the Colorado Avalanche and was thought to be a team on the rise. Since then, however, there has been a serious market correction for the Kraken. Seattle’s first head coach, Dave Hakstol, was fired for the regression. In his place is Dan Bylsma, who led the Pittsburgh Penguins to a Stanley Cup. Bylsma has the same problem that Hakstol dealt with. Seattle doesn’t have enough good players.
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Seattle Kraken Team Overview
Just past the midway point of the 2024-25 NHL season, the Seattle Kraken were 21-24-3 straight up and 24-21 over/under the total. Also, Seattle was 12th in the Western Conference playoff standings. Seattle was six points behind the Calgary Flames for the final spot in the Western Conference playoff race.
Seattle had NHL rankings of 17th for goals scored and 24th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Kraken had NHL rankings of 24th for goals against and 24th for penalty killing.
Seattle Kraken Key Players
C Jared McCann is one of the original members of the Kraken and scored a career-best 40 goals two years ago. He played for the Florida Panthers from 2017-18 through 2018-19 before moving on to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Last year, he scored 29 goals.
D Vince Dunn is a valuable quarterback on the power play. Dunn began his NHL career with the St. Louis Blues in 2017-18 and was on their 2019 Stanley Cup championship team. He is an original member of the Kraken. Last year, he scored 11 goals and 35 assists.
Seattle Kraken Goaltenders
Goaltender Joey Daccord is an original member of the Kraken, but this is his first season with serious playing time. Last year, his save percentage was .916. This year, his goals against average is 2.49, and his save percentage is .914. His record is 16-10-2 with one shutout.
Seattle Kraken Head Coach
Seattle’s first head coach, Dave Hakstol, was fired after three seasons and one playoff bid with a record of 107-112-27.
Dan Bylsma replaced Hakstol after coaching the Kraken’s top minor league affiliate. Bylsma is best known for his time as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he posted a record of 252-117-32 with a Stanley Cup championship.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 3)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
34 |
35 |
6th, Pacific |
Did not qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
46 |
28 |
4th, Pacific |
Lost in Second Round, 3–4 (Stars) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
27 |
49 |
8th, Pacific |
Did not qualify |
Seattle Kraken History
For the first time since 1924, Seattle put a National Hockey League team on the ice. The Seattle Metropolitans won a Stanley Cup championship in 1917 but folded in 1924. On October 12, 2021, the Kraken played their first ever game as a franchise at the Vegas Golden Knights. On October 23, 2021, Seattle hosted the Vancouver Canucks in their first home game at the Climate Pledge Arena. The Kraken and NHL hope an intense rivalry between Seattle and Vancouver will develop based on proximity.
Seattle got off to a promising start with a distinguished logo and snappy uniforms. The Kraken is already emphasizing community involvement and inclusion. The city of Seattle developed a poor reputation for handling riots and the CHAZ Zone in the summer of 2020, and it is hoped that the Kraken can help change the narrative and improve the lawless and radical image of the city.
In goal, the Kraken went with Philipp Grubauer as the number one. Grubauer arrived from the Colorado Avalanche, where he backstopped a team tied with the Vegas Golden Knights for the best regular season record in 2020-21.
Of course, the Vegas Golden Knights’ incredible run to the 2018 Stanley Cup Final as a first-year expansion team puts plenty of pressure on Francis and Hakstol. But Seattle vows to build for the future regardless of those comparisons.
The best part of the 2021-22 season was the tremendous fan support from Seattle. Fans showed great enthusiasm and loyalty.
Television play-by-play man John Forslund is arguably the best in the NHL. Exciting news came when Ed Olczyk was hired away from the Chicago Blackhawks, where he was their long-time color commentator. Olczyk has also been on NBCSN and TNT national broadcasts for several years.
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Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Metropolitan
Western Conference - Central
Western Conference - Pacific
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