Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken 10/23/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 10/22/2021 at 9:28 PM ET

The Vancouver Canucks look for their second consecutive victory when visiting the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Vancouver is 2-2-1 with five points following a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Jason Dickinson, Brock Boeser and Tanner Pearson each scored goals for the first time this season in the victory for the Canucks. Thatcher Demko made 29 saves in net for Vancouver.

Conor Garland is the leading goal scorer for Vancouver with two and is the overall points leader with six. JT Miller is the leader in assists with five. In goal, Thatcher Demko is 2-1-1 with a goals-against average of 3.18 and save percentage of .922. Vancouver is scoring an average of 2.60 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.80 goals per game. Vancouver's power play is scoring 21.1% of the time and its penalty-kill unit has been successful 71.4% of the time.

Seattle looks to snap a three-game losing streak when hosting Vancouver on Saturday. The Kraken are 1-3-1 with three points after losing 4-3 to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. Seattle's two goals were scored by Riley Sheahan and Jared McGann. Seattle goalie Joey Daccord stopped 29 of the 32 shots he faced in net.

Jared McCann is the leading goal scorer for Seattle with three and is the overall points leader with five. Joonas Donskoi is the leader in assists with three. In goal, Philip Grubauer is 1-2-1 with a goals against average of 4.01 and save percentage of 867. Seattle is scoring an average of 2.20 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.80 goals per game. Seattle's power play is scoring 20.0% of the time and its penalty-kill unit has been successful 90.0% of the time.

Although Vancouver has not started that strong, the Canucks are playing better hockey than Seattle. The Kraken have lost each of the last three and four of the last five. Vancouver has won each of the last four when playing on one days rest. Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko is coming off a strong performance in net after stopping 29 of 30 shots faced against the Chicago Blackhawks. Final Score Prediction, Vancouver Canucks win 3-1.

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