Seattle Kraken vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 12/1/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (-103) Red Wings (-118)

Little Caesars Arena is the venue where Thomas Greiss and the Detroit Red Wings (10-9-3) will play the Seattle Kraken (8-13-1) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Kraken coming in at -103 and the Red Wings are at -118. The O/U has been set at 5.5.

The Kraken came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 7-4 victory over the Sabres their last time out. The Corsi for the Kraken was 44 and the Corsi against at the end of this game was 43 meaning they had a Corsi rate of 50.6%. The offensive zone starts for them sat at 35.3% and they had a PDO at even strength of 106.1 in this game. Seattle tallied 2 penalty minutes in this contest. The Kraken had a good offensive outing in the win. Their Fenwick was 35 and the Fenwick against was 35, meaning the had a Fenwick percentage of 50.0%. They accrued 26 face-off wins at even strength and lost on 26 opportunities to gain puck control. They also had 1 power play chance but didn't net one. In the matchup, they finished 7 of the 32 shots they put on goal.

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The Kraken have had 611 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .874. While playing at even strength, the Kraken have surrendered 68 goals while notching 54 themselves. Seattle Kraken opponents have tallied 49 power play opportunities (32nd in hockey) and have scored 9 goals in those chances. For the current campaign, they have recorded 17 points and their points percentage comes in at .386. Seattle has tried 627 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.4%. In the matter of their scoring capabilities, the Seattle Kraken have accumulated 65 goals (13th in the league) this season and have allowed 77. Seattle is sitting with 61 power play opportunities and they have scored 11 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 18.03%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Philipp Grubauer. The opposition has been able to score 505 goals against Grubauer in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.39. Grubauer has been in net for 231 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .918 for his 12,668 mins in the crease. He has an overall mark of 115-70-22 and he has started in 203 games. During his career on the ice, Grubauer has 117 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .576. Grubauer has had 6,181 shots taken against him and has accrued 5,676 saves.

In their last game, Detroit faced the Sabres in an outing where the Red Wings notched a victory by a final score of 3-2. They had a PDO at even strength of 101 and they earned an oZS percentage of 51.0%. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. Their Fenwick percentage came in at 57.3% with a Fenwick of 43 and the Sabres having accrued a 32 Fenwick at even strength. The Red Wings notched 3 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they pursued. Detroit went home with a 51.5% Corsi rate. This Corsi percentage speaks to the kind of game that Detroit played and you might say they looked run of the mill in this one.

The Red Wings have 52 goals at even strength and 9 goals (26th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. Detroit has tried 651 shots (17th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.37%, while allowing their opponents 742 shots. For the season, the Detroit Red Wings have earned 61 goals, 23 points, as well as a points percentage of .523. They have a tally of 60 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 15.00%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.13% on their opponents 64 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.4%. They have granted a total of 71 goals to be scored by way of 57 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they were shorthanded.

Across the ice you will find Thomas Greiss defending the goal. Greiss is the owner of a career record of 149-111-36 and has been in net for 326 games. Greiss' percentage of quality starts is 55.7% and he has accumulated 160 quality starts in his NHL career. He has compiled 8,228 stops out of 9,004 shots taken, giving him a save % of .914. Teams are averaging 2.66 goals per contest and he has allowed 776 goals overall. He was named a starter in 287 games and his ice time sits at 17,516 mins.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit (-118) and under 5.5 goals

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