Away team
Vancouver Canucks
41.4%
Fair American
+142
Fair decimal
2.42
Vancouver Canucks vs Seattle Kraken prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for January 3, 2027
NHL matchup
Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for January 3, 2027.
January 3, 2027
· 7:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Seattle Kraken at 58.6%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Seattle Kraken
58.6%
Fair American
-142
Fair decimal
1.71
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Jan 3, 2027.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 3
- Record
- 0-3
- Net units
- -3.00
- ROI
- -100.0%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 12
- Record
- 1-11
- Net units
- -8.44
- ROI
- -70.3%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 1
- Record
- 1-0
- Net units
- 0.91
- ROI
- 90.9%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 5
- Record
- 4-1
- Net units
- 2.88
- ROI
- 57.7%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 10
- Record
- 5-5
- Net units
- 1.57
- ROI
- 15.7%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 2
- Record
- 2-0
- Net units
- 1.59
- ROI
- 79.6%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 3. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Vancouver Canucks
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
60:32 together · 7 games
- Corsi for / against
- 43 / 67
- Fenwick for / against
- 33 / 45
- Corsi share
- 39.1%
- Fenwick share
- 42.3%
- xG for / against
- 2.84 / 3.47
Defense pair
89:40 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 62 / 102
- Fenwick for / against
- 41 / 78
- Corsi share
- 37.8%
- Fenwick share
- 34.5%
- xG for / against
- 2.98 / 6.05
Seattle Kraken
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
81:54 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 86 / 90
- Fenwick for / against
- 62 / 61
- Corsi share
- 48.9%
- Fenwick share
- 50.4%
- xG for / against
- 4.48 / 3.40
Defense pair
152:33 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 117 / 221
- Fenwick for / against
- 81 / 162
- Corsi share
- 34.6%
- Fenwick share
- 33.3%
- xG for / against
- 5.10 / 8.52
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Vancouver Canucks
Expected starter unavailable.
Seattle Kraken
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Leevi Meriläinen
Vancouver Canucks · Last start: Oct 25
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 188
- Save %
- 90.4
- Goals allowed
- 18
- Close-range shots %
- 37.8
Joey Daccord
Seattle Kraken · Last start: Oct 24
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 162
- Save %
- 87.0
- Goals allowed
- 21
- Close-range shots %
- 34.0
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 3, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Vancouver Canucks
- xG for / game
- 2.09
- xG against / game
- 4.36
- xG differential / game
- -2.26
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Seattle Kraken
- xG for / game
- 2.74
- xG against / game
- 3.63
- xG differential / game
- -0.89
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 3, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Vancouver Canucks
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 43.8
- Corsi share (%)
- 40.6
- Fenwick share (%)
- 39.1
- Faceoff win %
- 47.3
- Penalties / game
- 3.8
Shots / game: 18.7 · Shooting: 10.7% · Avg distance: 32.3 ft
Seattle Kraken
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 51.3
- Corsi share (%)
- 42.3
- Fenwick share (%)
- 43.4
- Faceoff win %
- 52.5
- Penalties / game
- 3.6
Shots / game: 26.2 · Shooting: 13.7% · Avg distance: 34.6 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
VAN
|
Metric |
SEA
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Points | 15 |
| 0.192 | Points % | 0.625 |
| 37 | Goals for | 45 |
| 60 | Goals against | 42 |
| -23 | Goal differential | 3 |
| L4 | Current streak | L1 |
Road versus home
|
VAN road
|
Metric |
SEA home
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Games | 5 |
| 1 | Wins | 3 |
| 3 | Points | 6 |
| -15 | Goal differential | 0 |
Last 10 games
|
VAN
|
Metric |
SEA
|
|---|---|---|
| 0-9-1 | Record | 6-3-1 |
| 1 | Points | 13 |
| 20 | Goals for | 38 |
| 45 | Goals against | 38 |
| -25 | Goal differential | 0 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
VAN
3 wins
10
games reviewed
SEA
7 wins
Total goals27 – 41
Goal differential
-14
/
+14
Goals per game2.7 / 4.1
Shots per game25.6 / 27.9
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 |
Seattle Kraken
at
Vancouver Canucks
|
5 - 2 | 33 - 34 | View |
| Feb 28, 2026 |
Vancouver Canucks
at
Seattle Kraken
|
1 - 5 | 28 - 25 | View |
| Jan 2, 2026 |
Seattle Kraken
at
Vancouver Canucks
|
4 - 3 | 28 - 23 | View |
| Dec 29, 2025 |
Vancouver Canucks
at
Seattle Kraken
|
3 - 2 | 24 - 39 | View |
| Apr 2, 2025 |
Seattle Kraken
at
Vancouver Canucks
|
5 - 0 | 19 - 24 | View |
| Mar 1, 2025 |
Vancouver Canucks
at
Seattle Kraken
|
3 - 6 | 31 - 24 | View |
| Jan 2, 2025 |
Vancouver Canucks
at
Seattle Kraken
|
4 - 3 | 22 - 27 | View |
| Dec 28, 2024 |
Seattle Kraken
at
Vancouver Canucks
|
5 - 4 | 29 - 22 | View |
| Feb 22, 2024 |
Vancouver Canucks
at
Seattle Kraken
|
2 - 5 | 21 - 31 | View |
| Nov 24, 2023 |
Vancouver Canucks
at
Seattle Kraken
|
5 - 1 | 27 - 24 | View |