Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken 4/9/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Calgary Flames look for their fourth consecutive victory when visiting the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Cavalry is first in the Pacific Division at 43-19-9 with 95 points and the Flames are second in Western Conference, 11 points behind the first place Colorado Avalanche and four points ahead of the third place Minnesota Wild. Calgary defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Thursday.

Elias Lindholm is the leading goal scorer for Calgary with 38, while Johnny Gaudreau is the leader in assists with 65 and points with 99. In goal, Jacob Markstrom is 33-14-9 with a goals-against average of 2.18, save percentage of .924 and nine shutouts. Calgary scores an average of 3.48 goals per game and allows an average of 2.48 goals per game. Calgary's power play scores 23.1% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 83.4% of the time.

Seattle looks for its second straight win Saturday when hosting the Calgary Flames. Seattle is last in the Pacific Division at 23-42-6 with 52 points and the Kraken have been eliminated from postseason contention. Seattle defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Thursday. Philipp Grubauer stopped all 29 shots he faced in goal for the Kraken. Jordan Eberle scored one goal and had one assist for Seattle.

Jared McCann is the leading goal scorer for Seattle with 25, while Yanni Gourde is the leader in assists with 24 and points with 41. In goal, Philipp Grubauer is 17-28-5 with a goals-against average of 3.12, save percentage of .891 and two shutouts. Seattle scores an average of 2.58 goals per game and allows an average of 3.45 goals per game. Seattle's power play scores 14.5% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 75.1% of the time.