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Golden Knights limp into Seattle as Daccord looks to feast on Hart's struggles

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Posted Oct 6, 2026, 11:37 AM

The Golden Knights roll into Climate Pledge Arena on a back-to-back, and so do the Kraken—but only one team has a goalie you'd trust with your mortgage right now. Joey Daccord has been absolutely sensational through two starts, posting a .966 save percentage and a 1.00 GAA that makes him look like a Vezina dark horse. Meanwhile, Carter Hart is leaking goals like a rusty bucket, sitting at .870 and 3.06. That's not a typo, and it's not sustainable if Vegas wants to steal points on the road.

Seattle's home opener was a statement: 6-1 destruction, the kind of performance that sets a tone. Now they get a Vegas squad that's dealing with goaltending woes and the grind of consecutive nights. Both teams are tired, sure, but fatigue hits differently when you can't trust the guy between the pipes. Hart's early-season form is alarming, and the Knights' road game hasn't inspired confidence.

DarkHorse AI is all over the Kraken moneyline at +145, and it's hard to argue. When you're getting plus-money on a home team with this kind of goaltending edge, you take it. Daccord's hot, Hart's not, and Seattle smells blood in the water. Ride the home dog.

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