{"id":455558,"date":"2024-11-08T10:52:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=455558"},"modified":"2024-11-08T10:52:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T15:52:36","slug":"nhl-predictions-nov-8-w-vegas-golden-knights-vs-seattle-kraken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/08\/nhl-predictions-nov-8-w-vegas-golden-knights-vs-seattle-kraken\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: Nov. 8 w\/ Vegas Golden Knights vs Seattle Kraken"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to the return of NHL Predictions. Each day,\u00a0<em>Last Word on Hockey<\/em> takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head matchups and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day, which is considered must-watch TV. Today\u2019s featured game is the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/24\/vegas-golden-knights-defenceman-gets-his-payday\/\" target=\"_self\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/05\/nhl-predictions-november-5-kraken-vs-avalanche\/\" target=\"_self\">Seattle Kraken<\/a>. Be sure to check out more NHL predictions in the coming days as the 2024-25 season continues.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Predictions<\/h2>\n<h3>Vegas Golden Knights vs Seattle Kraken<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> Scripps Vegas; KHN; KONG; Sportsnet; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>Our opening and featured game of NHL predictions has the first meeting between the Golden Knights and Kraken this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hillad01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adin Hill<\/a> is the expected starter for the Golden Knights, but always check social media before locking in a daily fantasy starter. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/barbaiv01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ivan Barbashev<\/a> is the team-leader in goals with seven. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stonema01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Stone<\/a> is leading the way with 15 assists and 21 points for Vegas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/daccojo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joey Daccord<\/a> is the projected starter for Seattle, which is coming off a 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mccanja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jared McCann<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/eberljo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Eberle<\/a> are tied for the lead in goals with six. However, McCann is first in assists (10) and points (16) so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Daccord is a capable goalie, but he&#8217;s facing a tough task against a well-oiled Golden Knights roster.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction: Golden Knights win 4-2.<\/p>\n<h3>Minnesota Wild vs Anaheim Ducks<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> Fan Duel Sports NorthX; Fan Duel Sports WisconsinX; KCOP; ESPN<\/p>\n<p>Our final game of NHL predictions has the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/05\/nhl-rumours-minnesota-wild-star-could-get-massive-payday\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Wild<\/a> taking on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/06\/exploring-whether-theres-controversy-looming-in-anaheim-ducks-net\/\" target=\"_self\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a>. Minnesota is coming off a 5-2 victory over the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/11\/04\/rookie-centre-back-in-the-san-jose-sharks-lineup\/\" target=\"_self\"> San Jose Sharks<\/a> the night before. <span class=\"KeyPlayersCard__pitcherName--3MR_r\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gustafi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filip Gustavsson<\/a><\/span> is the likely starter with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fleurma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc-Andre Fleury<\/a> playing the night before. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kapriki01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirill Kaprizov<\/a> is off to a tremendous start with seven goals, 17 assists and 24 points. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/boldyma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Boldy<\/a>is the team-leader in goals with eight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/dostalu01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lukas Dostal<\/a> is the probable starter for Anaheim and he&#8217;s played well\u00a0 despite those stats not translating to victories. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/terrytr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Troy Terry<\/a> is the only player on the roster with double-digit points with 10. He also leads the team in goals with five while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mctavma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mason McTavish<\/a> is first in assists with six.<\/p>\n<p>The Wild are off to a fast start and that should translate to another victory on the West Coast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction: Wild win 5-2.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Prop Bets of the Night<\/h3>\n<p>We wrap up this round of NHL predictions with some prop bets. Let&#8217;s start off in the opening game between Vegas and Seattle. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/eicheja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-08_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Eichel<\/a> is +1200 for the team&#8217;s first goalscorer according to BetMGM. McCann is a solid play at +230 as an anytime scorer for Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>In the final game of the night, Boldy seems like a decent play for an anytime goalscorer at +175. On the Anaheim side, the Ducks at under 2.5 could worth a shot at -108.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please play responsibly, check for your local rules and age restrictions, some jurisdictions require ages 21+. Gambling\u00a0<span class=\"s15\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to the return of NHL Predictions. Each day,\u00a0Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head matchups and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day, which is considered must-watch TV. Today\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":455608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[807,4548,4524,5369],"tags":[6013,6012,7170,6019],"class_list":["post-455558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vegas-golden-knights","category-nhl","category-nhl-predictions","category-seattle-kraken","tag-anaheim-ducks-predictions","tag-minnesota-wild-predictions","tag-seattle-kraken-predictions","tag-vegas-golden-knights-predictions"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}