Stars vs. Kraken Prediction & Picks - October 13

The Dallas Stars (2-0) take on the Seattle Kraken (1-1) at American Airlines Center on Sunday, October 13 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+, with both teams back in action after a vistory. The Stars defeated the New York Islanders 3-0 in their most recent game, while the Kraken are coming off a 5-4 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild.

Here is our prediction for who will claim the win in Sunday's game.

Stars vs. Kraken Predictions for Sunday

Our computer projection model for this contest calls for a final result of Kraken 4, Stars 2.

Moneyline Pick: Kraken (+164)
Total Pick: Over 5 (computer predicts 6.0 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Kraken (+1.5)

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Stars Splits and Trends

The Stars (52-21-9 overall) had a 14-11-25 record last season in matchups that needed overtime.
In the 42 games Dallas played that were decided by one goal, it had a 23-10-9 record (good for 55 points).
The 13 times last season the Stars ended a game with just one goal, they went 2-10-1 (five points).
Dallas took 16 points from the 14 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (6-4-4 record).
The Stars scored more than two goals in 70 games (54-10-6, 114 points).
In the 36 games when Dallas scored a single power-play goal, it picked up 51 points by finishing 24-9-3.
In the 58 games last season when it outshot its opponent, Dallas was 39-14-5 (83 points).
The Stars were outshot by their opponent 39 times, and went 22-11-6 (50 points).

Kraken Splits and Trends

The Kraken had a record of 34-35-13 last season and were 6-13-19 in overtime contests.
Seattle accumulated 29 points (10-7-9) in its 26 games that finished with a one-goal margin.
In 20 games last season when the Kraken finished with just one goal, they picked up four points (1-17-2).
Seattle accumulated 10 points (4-8-2) when scoring a pair of goals last season.
The Kraken picked up 67 points in their 41 games when they scored at least three goals.
Last season Seattle scored a lone power-play goal in 32 games, posting a record of 16-9-7.
When outshooting its opponent last season, Seattle was 15-14-8 (38 points).
The Kraken were outshot by their opponents 43 times last season, and took 40 points from those games.

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Team Stats Comparison (2023-24)

Stars Rank	Stars AVG		Kraken AVG	Kraken Rank
3rd	3.59	Goals Scored	2.61	29th
8th	2.83	Goals Allowed	2.83	8th
11th	31.6	Shots	28.6	25th
7th	28.7	Shots Allowed	29.2	8th
6th	24.17%	Power Play %	20.66%	17th
8th	82.01%	Penalty Kill %	78.83%	19th

Stars vs. Kraken Game Time and TV Channel

When: Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
TV Channel: ESPN+
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Where: American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas