NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 4/2/2025

NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 4/2/2025

Seattle Kraken (31-38-6, 68 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (34-27-13, 81 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Wednesday, April 2
Time: 10:30 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/KHN/KONG/NOX
Radio: 
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Seattle: +1.5 ML +132
Vancouver: -1.5 ML -162
O/U 5.5

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Seattle Kraken News & Notes:

The Kraken dropped two straight games to end March as they lost back-to-back games to the Dallas Stars, being outscored 8-2. They finished March going 6-7-2, they averaged 3.3 goals per game while also allowing 3.3 goals as well.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks have dropped two straight games losing to the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Sunday. They finished March going 7-6-2, averaging 3.4 goals per game while also allowing 3.4 goals per game.

Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Schwartz-Beniers-Kakko
Nyman-Stephenson-Eberle
McCann-Wright-Burakovsky
Tolvanen-Hayden-Eyssimont

Dunn-Larsson
Evans-Montour
Oleksiak-Fleury

Daccord
Grubauer

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-Suter-Boeser
O’Connor-Blueger-Garland
Joshua-Raty-Sherwood
Karlsson-Aman-Lekkerimaki

Hughes-Hronek
M.Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-E.N.Pettersson

Demko
Lankinen

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Players To Watch:

Seattle Kraken

Vince Dunn this season has 35 points on 11 goals and 24 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 21 times in his career recording 15 points on five goals and ten assists; in three games against Vancouver this season he has seven points on five goals and four assists.  

Vancouver Canucks

Jake DeBrusk this season has 44 points on 24 goals and 20 assists. He’s faced the Kraken eight times in his career, recording six points on four goals and two assists; in the previous three meetings this season, he’s recorded three points on a goal and two assists.

Injury Report:

Seattle Kraken

None

Vancouver Canucks

C Filip Chytil – Out
D Noah Juulsen – IR
C Elias Pettersson – Out
LW Nils Hoglander – Out

Next game:

Seattle – April 5 at San Jose Sharks  
Vancouver – April 5 vs. Anaheim Ducks

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