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I like the over here at plus money. All four meetings between these teams, including game 1, soared over 5.5. Neither Philipp Grubauer nor Jake Oettinger has had much luck against their opponents this season, and I don't see today being much different.
Game 1 was set at the same number and went Over by a healthy margin -- the Kraken nearly got there on their own. I fully expect the same to happen tonight. Dallas is in an all but must-win situation, as going back to Seattle down 0-2 with Kraken leading scorer Jared McCann poised to return in Game 3 would be a death sentence. The Stars will be going for goals early and often, and Seattle will need to keep pace. The Over's hitting in 60% of my model's simulations.
These two teams are notorious under machines...unless they are playing each other. The last four matchups between the Kraken and Stars have all hit the over, not to mention we have a few realities playing in our favor as well. Seattle has nothing to lose and Dallas is facing a must-win. Expect the Stars to fire missiles all night and look to clean up the garbage. Meanwhile the Kraken can play loose and take aggressive chances with the puck. The big key here is to watch the power play. Seattle is 0-8 in their last four games while Dallas is 0-4 over its last two. Both are very due.