The St. Louis Blues'meet the Seattle Kraken Tuesday at Climate Pledge Arena to start the 2024-25 season. Puck drop is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Blues vs. Kraken odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting; Blues won 3-0 last season
The Blues have a lot of new faces, including a little bit of sandpaper. F Radek Faksa gives the team a little toughness, and D Philip Broberg and F Dylan Holloway were nice adds from the Edmonton Oilers. St. Louis is looking to bounce back after missing the postseason, and it’s a good bet to be much better.
The Kraken still have a pretty solid young core, including F Matty Beniers, but he took a big step backwards last season. The Kraken made some nice adds with F Chandler Stephenson up front, and Ds Josh Mahura and Brandon Montour on the back end to replace the departed Ds Brian Dumoulin and Justin Schultz.