NHL Game Preview: Vancouver Canucks at Seattle Kraken with Line Combinations 3/1/2025

Vancouver Canucks (27-21-11, 65 pts) at Seattle Kraken (25-31-4, 54 pts)

Venue: Climate Pledge Arena
Date: Saturday, March 1
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/KHN/KONG
Radio: 
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
Seattle – Sportsnet 96.0

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Vancouver -1.5 ML -125
Seattle +1.5 ML +105
O/U 5.5

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Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:

The Canucks lost on Thursday to the Anaheim Ducks 5-2. They still hold the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. They wrapped up February by going 4-3-1 averaging two goals per game while allowing 2.13 goals per game.

Seattle Kraken News & Notes: 

The Kraken dropped their second straight on Tuesday against the St. Lous Blues 7-2. They wrapped February going 2-4-1 averaging 2.14 goals per game while allowing 3.57 goals per game.

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

DeBrusk-E.Pettersson-Hoglander
Joshua-Chytil-Garland
O’Connor-Suter-Boeser
Soucy-Blueger-Sherwood

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

Lankinen
Silovs

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Seattle Kraken Projected Lines:

Schwartz-Beniers-Kakko
Tolvanen-Stephenson-Bjorkstrand
McCann-Wright-Burakovsky
Kartye-Stephens-Tanev

Dunn-Larsson
Oleksiak-Montour
Mahura-Fluery

Daccord
Stezka

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Players To Watch:

Vancouver Canucks

Jake DeBrusk this season has 35 points on 21 goals and 14 assists. He’s faced the Kraken seven times in his career recording six points on four goals and two assists; he has a goal and two assists against them in two games this season.

Seattle Kraken

Matty Beniers this season has 32 points on 13 goals and 19 assists. He’s faced the Canucks ten times in his career recording nine points on five goals and four assists; in the previous two meetings this season he has two goals and an assist.

Injury Report:

Vancouver Canucks

G Thatcher Demko – Out

Seattle Kraken

F Jordan Eberle – IR
F Yanni Gourde – IR
D Ryker Evans – DTD  

Next game:

Vancouver– March 5 vs. Anaheim Ducks
Seattle – March 4 vs. Minnesota Wild

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