New Jersey at Seattle

New Jersey has won four of its past five games, including 6-5 at Vancouver on Tuesday night when Jesper Bratt scored his second goal of the game with 35 seconds left, and the Devils escaped after blowing a three-goal lead. Vitek Vanecek had 28 saves for the Devils and he is 9-5 this season. Vanecek has won his past three starts and he is probable tonight. Seattle is having a disappointing season after overachieving last year, and the Kraken have lost five in a row while scoring a total of only nine goals. Seattle's latest loss was 4-2 at Montreal on Monday in the final game of an 0-4 road trip. The Kraken will still be recovering from that rough stretch. Philipp Grubauer has been struggling in net for the Kraken with a 5-8-1 record and 3.35 GAA and .883 save percentage. New Jersey is 5-1 its past six road games versus teams with below .400 winning percentages, and the Kraken are 2-8 against opponents that allowed at least five goals their previous game. Take the Devils as my NHL Chalk Game of the Year.