Free pick · Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken

The free True Strength pick for this day, shown to everyone from kickoff and graded at the price it was posted.

NHL · 9:00 PM ET

Vegas Golden Knights6at Seattle Kraken2

Final score

The pick
Seattle Kraken ML+150
Price at Caesars / DraftKings
Stake
1 unit
True Strength projection
Vegas Golden Knights 2.0, Seattle Kraken 3.3
Result
Lost−1.00u

Why True Strength made this pick

  • VGK offense 3.0 vs SEA defense 2.5: 2.6. SEA offense 3.1 vs VGK defense 2.8: 3.4. Every team rated against every opponent (league 2.9).
  • VGK schedule: CHI, ANA, VAN (opponents -0.4 goals a game, soft); scored 3.7 and allowed 2.7 a game, 3.0 and 2.8 against an average schedule.
  • SEA schedule: CGY, EDM, CGY (opponents -0.9 goals a game, soft); scored 4.3 and allowed 1.7 a game, 3.1 and 2.5 against an average schedule.
  • 2 of VGK's last 2 opponents were short-handed: VAN Oct 5 without Leevi Merilainen; CHI Sep 30 without Arvid Soderblom.
  • VGK Marner: 0.72 points a game on the road vs 0.99 overall (40 games, last season).

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