Seattle Kraken vs St. Louis Blues Picks and Predictions April 12th 2025

Blues Eye Playoff Clinch as Kraken Look to Finish Strong

The St. Louis Blues are closing in on a Stanley Cup playoff berth, and they’ll aim to move one step closer when they visit the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night in a pivotal Western Conference showdown.

St. Louis (43-30-7, 93 points) holds the second wild-card spot in the West and maintains control of its playoff fate despite a pair of recent losses. After rattling off a franchise-record 12-game winning streak, the Blues dropped consecutive games to Winnipeg and Edmonton—the latter a heartbreaking 4-3 loss on a goal with just 21 seconds left in regulation.

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“We’re always in it, we keep fighting… It’s unfortunate, the way it ended,”

– Blues forward Robert Thomas, who is riding a 10-game point streak (22 points).

Thomas isn’t the only one heating up. Pavel Buchnevich has scored in four straight games and tallied six points in that stretch, providing crucial scoring as the Blues push toward the postseason. With just two games left—including Tuesday’s finale against Utah—every point matters.

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Despite the recent stumbles, head coach Jim Montgomery remains confident in his team’s grit and consistency.

“We’re a team that’s just going to keep coming… And I love that about our group,”

– Blues coach Jim Montgomery on his team’s playoff mindset.

The Kraken (34-40-6, 74 points), on the other hand, are simply playing for pride. Seattle has been out of the playoff mix since early in the season and is now focused on finishing strong for themselves—and their fans. Thursday’s 2-1 loss to Vegas capped their road schedule, but it was a marked improvement from the 7-1 drubbing they suffered at Utah earlier in the week.

“A bounce-back from the whole team… Joey (Daccord) was really good and really solid,”

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– Kraken coach Dan Bylsma on the team’s effort against Vegas.

Seattle will wrap up its season with two home games, including Tuesday’s finale against the Kings. Defenseman Adam Larsson echoed the desire to end the campaign with a positive tone.

“We want to finish strong, not only for ourselves but for the fans… Saturday is definitely a big game for us,”

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– Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson on the team’s focus heading into the final stretch.

While one team is fighting to secure its postseason spot and the other is fighting to end on a high note, Saturday’s matchup promises intensity—and possibly, playoff drama.