The Minnesota Wild (15-9-5) hit the road against the Seattle Kraken (11-9-6, losers of five straight) at Climate Pledge Arena. The matchup on Monday, Dec. 8 begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Over the last 10 games, the Kraken have gone 4-5-1. They have totaled 26 goals, while allowing their opponents to score 31. They have gone on the power play 29 times during that span, and have capitalized with three goals (10.3% of opportunities).

Wild vs. Kraken Predictions for Monday

Our computer projection model for this encounter predicts a final score of Kraken 3, Wild 2.

Moneyline Pick: Kraken (+108)
Total Pick: No Pick - Predicted Margin Negligible
Spread Pick: Kraken (+1.5)

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Wild Splits and Trends

The Wild (15-9-5 overall) have a 6-5-11 record in games that have required overtime.
Minnesota is 4-1-4 (12 points) in its nine games decided by one goal.
Looking at the seven times this season the Wild ended a game with just one goal, they have a 1-4-2 record, good for four points.
Minnesota has finished 3-3-1 in the seven games this season when it scored a pair of goals (registering seven points).
The Wild have scored at least three goals in 15 games (11-2-2, 24 points).
In the 10 games when Minnesota has scored a lone power-play goal, it registered 12 points after finishing 5-3-2.
In games when it has outshot opponents, Minnesota is 4-3-3 (11 points).
The Wild's opponents have had more shots in 19 games. The Wild finished 11-6-2 in those matchups (24 points).

Kraken Splits and Trends

The Kraken have an 11-9-6 record this season and are 4-6-10 in matchups that have needed overtime.
Seattle has earned 15 points (6-3-3) in its 12 games decided by one goal.
This season the Kraken scored only one goal in four games and they finished 0-3-1 in those matchups.
Seattle has three points (1-3-1) when scoring exactly two goals this season.
The Kraken have scored more than two goals 15 times, earning 23 points from those matchups (10-2-3).
Seattle has scored a single power-play goal in 12 games this season and has registered 16 points from those matchups.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Seattle is 2-5-1 (five points).
The Kraken's opponents have had more shots in 15 games. The Kraken finished 9-3-3 in those matchups (21 points).

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