The Seattle Kraken host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 29 for the first meeting between these two teams this season. They split two games last season with Pittsburgh winning 6-1 at Seattle in early December and the Kraken winning 2-1 in overtime on the Penguins home ice in late January.
Entering play Friday, the Penguins were 4-2-1 overall and 1-2-1 on the road. Against the puck line, they were 4-3 and 1-3 on the road. Pittsburgh's games have gone OVER the total five times this season. The Kraken are 3-4-2 overall and 1-3-1 at home. They are 5-4 against the puck line and the OVER is 6-3-1.
Seattle last played Thursday, losing 5-4 at home against Vancouver. The Kraken led 2-1 after the first period but the Canucks had a 2-1 second period to enter the third tied 3-3. Vancouver quickly took a 4-3 lead scoring 1:16 into the final period. It remained a one-goal game until the Canucks scored again with just 1:25 to play. Seattle scored with 30 seconds left but couldn't pull even in the remaining time.