{"id":479444,"date":"2025-12-04T08:23:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=479444"},"modified":"2025-12-04T08:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:23:12","slug":"nhl-predictions-dec-4-seattle-kraken-vs-edmonton-oilers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/12\/04\/nhl-predictions-dec-4-seattle-kraken-vs-edmonton-oilers\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: Dec 4 Seattle Kraken vs Edmonton Oilers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at\u00a0<em>Last Word on Hockey<\/em> look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out. For this edition, we will look at the Seattle Kraken visiting the Edmonton Oilers. Don\u2019t forget to check out more <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/nhl-predictions\/\" target=\"_self\">NHL Predictions<\/a>, as our writers continue this series throughout the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Predictions<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"Cx1hm_GfTplFvvQk3spoBw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2246551970\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Cx1hm_GfTplFvvQk3spoBw',sig:'Z6d5d1JseuY0z9bGwpl0MGfq-wX1mKYjqarMoJJ9Gt4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2246551970',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Colorado Avalanche vs New York Islanders<\/h3>\n<h3>Head-to-Head: Avalanche 1-0 Islanders<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/full-guide-for-how-to-stream-and-watch-nhl-hockey-games\/\" target=\"_self\">How to Watch<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/salp\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/PRIMN_25_OOHDisplayAdBanner_Mobile_728x90_POST_Final_en-CA_PV00045909_Monday.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. TV:<\/strong> Altitude; KTVD; MSGSN; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n<p>We open with NHL predictions, featuring the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/28\/nhl-predictions-nov-28-colorado-avalanche-vs-minnesota-wild\/\" target=\"_self\"> Colorado Avalanche<\/a> visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/12\/02\/nhl-predictions-dec-2-new-york-islanders-vs-tampa-bay-lightning\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Islanders<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wedgesc01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scott Wedgewood<\/a> is expected to get the start in goal for the Avalanche. However, always check social media before locking in a daily fantasy starter. Colorado is 9-0-1 in the last 10 games, with the only loss being an overtime defeat to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/28\/nhl-predictions-nov-28-colorado-avalanche-vs-minnesota-wild\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Wild<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mackina01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nathan MacKinnon<\/a> is nearly at 50 points with 22 goals and 46 points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sorokil01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ilya Sorokin<\/a> is the projected starter for the Islanders, who are 5-4-1 in the last 10 games. New York has dropped three of its previous five games entering this matchup. The Isles are hoping to avenge a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Avalanche on November 16 in Denver. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/horvabo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bo Horvat<\/a> leads the team in goals (16) and points (27).<\/p>\n<p>Colorado has only lost once in regulation so far this campaign. All signs are pointing to that continuing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Avalanche win 5-2.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>Edmonton Oilers vs Seattle Kraken<\/h3>\n<h3>Head-to-Head: Oilers 1-1 Kraken<\/h3>\n<p>How to Watch:<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. TV:<\/strong> KHN; KONG; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canada TV:<\/strong> SN West; TVA Sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n<p>Our second and featured game of NHL predictions has the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/28\/nhl-rumours-edmonton-oilers-checking-goalie-market\/\" target=\"_self\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> hosting the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/22\/nhl-predictions-pittsburgh-penguins-seattle-kraken-saturday-night\/\" target=\"_self\">Seattle Kraken<\/a> in Seattle&#8217;s second trip to Rogers Place this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/daccojo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joey Daccord<\/a> is the likely starter for the Kraken, who are 4-4-2 in the last 10 games. This includes defeats in the Kraken&#8217;s last three games. Jadem Schwartz leads the team in points with 15, as Seattle struggles to put the puck in the net.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton is expected to start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/skinnst01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stuart Skinner<\/a> in goal for this game. The Oilers are 4-5-1 in the last 10 games, including a 1-0 shutout to the Wild last time out. Edmonton is 29th in the league in goals allowed with 3.48 per game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdavco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor McDavid<\/a> leads the way in assists (25) and points (36) so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams are struggling for consistency, but the Oilers should pick up the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Prediction: Oilers win 4-1.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"ZimVItHAS7t3l16Z7OfwKA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2243235163\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ZimVItHAS7t3l16Z7OfwKA',sig:'So3vulz1rDE5v_RQQ3CiIIUMHYheZ3-bIemHjcr_KEI=',w:'594px',h:'397px',items:'2243235163',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Chicago Blackhawks vs Los Angeles Kings<\/h3>\n<h3>Head-to-Head: Blackhaws 0-1 Kings<\/h3>\n<p>How to Watch:<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. TV:<\/strong> Hulu; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/gamecenter\/chi-vs-lak\/2025\/12\/04\/2025020435\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Our last game<\/a> of this edition of NHL predictions has the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/30\/nhl-predictions-november-30-anaheim-ducks-chicago-blackhawks\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> looking to even the season series against the<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/11\/24\/prime-monday-night-hockey-ottawa-senators-vs-los-angeles-kings\/\" target=\"_self\"> Los Angeles Kings<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/knighsp01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spencer Knight<\/a> is projected to get the start for Chicago, which is 3-4-3 in the last 10 games. The Blackhawks have dropped six of their last seven games entering this matchup. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bedarco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Bedard<\/a> is topping the team in goals (17), assists (21), and points (38).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuempda01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darcy Kuemper<\/a> is the probable starter for the Kings, who are 5-2-3 in the last 10 games. However, Los Angeles has suffered defeats in five of its last seven games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kempead01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adrian Kempe<\/a> is first in points with 23, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fialake01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Fiala<\/a> leads in goals with 10.<\/p>\n<p>Both clubs are coming off losses, but the Kings should hold serve at home.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Kings win 4-2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Prop Bets of the Night<\/h3>\n<p>We close out NHL predictions with our prop bets of the night. Let&#8217;s go back to our featured game for our preferred props. The over\/under for the Kraken versus the Oilers is 5.5, and we like the under in this game.<\/p>\n<p>As for individual props, go with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/eberljo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Eberle<\/a> to get an anytime goal for Seattle. On the Edmonton side, take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/draisle01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leon Draisaitl<\/a> to register a power-play goal.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Please play responsibly, check for your local rules and age restrictions; some jurisdictions require ages 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at\u00a0Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out. For this edition, we will look at the Seattle Kraken visiting the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":461580,"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":[4524,23,4547,4548,5369],"tags":[6233,6085,6017,6028,6084,7170],"class_list":["post-479444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nhl-predictions","category-oilers","category-hockey","category-nhl","category-seattle-kraken","tag-chicago-blackhawks-predictions","tag-colorado-avalanche-predictions","tag-edmonton-oilers-predictions","tag-los-angeles-kings-predictions","tag-new-york-islanders-predictions","tag-seattle-kraken-predictions"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479444","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=479444"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":479445,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479444\/revisions\/479445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}