Edmonton Oilers vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 12/3/2021 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Friday, December 3, 2021

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (-132) Kraken (+108)

Philipp Grubauer and the Seattle Kraken (8-13-2) host the Edmonton Oilers (16-5-0) at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday. The Kraken open this matchup at +108 while the Oilers are coming in at -132. The over/under is set at 5.5.

The Oilers were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 victory against the Penguins their last time on the ice. The Oilers played really well in the victory. For the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 22 shots they put on net. They also had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. Edmonton earned 6 minutes in the box in this matchup. The Corsi for the Oilers was sitting at 30 and the Corsi against when this game finished was 57 meaning they had a Corsi rate of 34.5%. Their Fenwick came in at 22 and the Fenwick Against sat at 42, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 34.4%. They garnered 24 face-off wins at even strength and were beaten on 23 attempts to control the puck. The offensive zone starts for them sat at 33.5% and they had a PDO of 121.1 in this game.

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Edmonton Oilers opponents have amassed 65 power play tries (13th in pro hockey) and have racked up 8 goals in those chances. The Oilers have had 714 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .915. Edmonton has tried 676 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.8%. While playing at even strength, the Oilers have conceded 53 goals while scoring 57 when they are on offense. Edmonton is sitting with 64 power play chances and they have added 23 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 35.94%. For the current season, they have tallied 32 points and their points percentage comes in at .762. Concerning their goal scoring prowess, the Edmonton Oilers have notched 80 goals (4th in the league) this season and have surrendered 61.

The man in net for this game is Mikko Koskinen. The opposition has notched 371 goals against Koskinen in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.95. Koskinen has been in net for 137 contests during his NHL career. His save percentage is .908 for his 7,543 minutes on the ice. He has earned a record of 70-50-9 and he was named the starter in 126 games. Over the course of his career, Koskinen has earned 62 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .492. Koskinen has had 4,031 shot attempts against him and has recorded 3,660 saves.

Their last time out, Seattle went up against the Red Wings in a game where the Kraken took the loss by a mark of 4-3. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this matchup and notched 1 goal out of those tries. The Kraken earned 3 goals out of the 24 shots on goal they were seeking. Their PDO at even strength was 100 and they finished this one with an oZS percentage of 54.6%. Seattle had a 51.3% Corsi rate. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game Seattle played and it tells us they had an average game overall. Their Fenwick percentage was 53.4% with a Fenwick of 31 and the Red Wings finishing with a 27 Fenwick.

The Kraken have earned 56 goals at even strength and 12 goals (19th in the league) while on the power play. Seattle has attempted 651 shots (19th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.45%, while allowing the other team 637 shots. So far this season, the Seattle Kraken have earned a total of 68 goals, 18 points, as well as a points percentage of .391. They have earned 64 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 18.75%. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.77% on their opponents 52 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 87.4%. They have permitted 80 goals to be scored by of a combination of 70 goals at even strength and 10 goals while they had less men on the ice.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Philipp Grubauer protecting the goal. Grubauer has amassed a career mark of 115-70-23 and has been in goal for 232 games. Grubauer's quality start rate comes out to 57.4% and he has qualified for 117 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has recorded 5,699 saves out of 6,207 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .918. Opponents are averaging 2.39 goals per game and he has surrendered 508 goals overall. He got the starting nod in 204 contests and has accumulated 12,732 minutes.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle (+108) and under 5.5 goals

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