NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 1/12/2025

NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 1/12/2025

Seattle Kraken (18-22-3, 39 Points) at Detroit Red Wings (19-18-4, 42 Points) 

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Sunday, January 12
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/ KHN/FDSNDET
Radio:
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Seattle +1.5 ML +130
Detroit -1.5 ML -155
O/U 5.5

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Seattle Kraken News & Notes:

The Kraken are coming off a win last night as they snapped a four game losing streak. They are now 3-6-1 in their last ten games. The Kraken are averaging three goals a game in that span while allowing an average of 3.9 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings won their sixth straight on Friday night to improve to 6-1-0 under Todd McLellan. Since McLellan took over they are averaging 4.50 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.86 goals per game. Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane are both on a six game point streak. DeBrincat has ten points in that span on five goals and five assists while Kane has 11 points on four goals and seven assists.

Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Schwartz-Beniers-Kakko
Tolvanen-Stephenson-Bjorkstrand
McCann-Wright-Gourde
Kartye-Meyers-Burakovsky

Dunn-Larsson
Oleksiak-Montour
Evans-Mahura

Grubauer
Daccord

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Kasper–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Copp–Kane
Tarasenko-Compher-Berggren
Rasmussen–Veleno-Motte

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Johansson
Gustafsson-Holl

Talbot
Husso

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Players To Watch:

Seattle Kraken

Jared McCann this season has 32 points on 13 goals and 19 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 21 times in his career recording 12 points on seven goals and five assists; last season in the two meetings he had four points on three goals and an assist.

Detroit Red Wings

Dylan Larkin this season has 35 points on 17 goals and 18 assists. He’s faced the Kraken six times in his career recording nine points on two goals and seven assists; last season in the two meetings he had four points on a goal and three assists.

Injury Report:

Seattle Kraken

F Jordan Eberle – IR
F Brandon Tanev – IR

Detroit Red Wings

D Jeff Petry – IR
G Alex Lyon – Out

Next Up

Seattle : January 14 at Pittsburgh Penguins
Detroit: January 14 vs. San Jose Sharks

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