Seattle Kraken vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 11/1/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Monday, November 1, 2021

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (+193) Oilers (-215)

Philipp Grubauer and the Seattle Kraken go to Rogers Place on Monday where they'll take on the Edmonton Oilers. The Kraken open this game at +193 while the Oilers are priced at -215. The total has been set at 6.5.

The Kraken went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-1 win against the Wild in their previous outing. The Kraken had a impressive offensive performance in this win. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 4 of the 38 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to make the most of them. Seattle had 8 mins in the box for this game. The Corsi for the Kraken was 51 and the Corsi against when this game finished was 37 which means they had a Corsi rate of 58.0%. Their Fenwick came in at 40 and the Fenwick against finished at 28, giving them a Fenwick percentage of 58.8%. They earned 22 face-off wins when at even strength and lost on 23 opportunities to gain puck control. When starting in the offensive zone they came in at 36.7% and they had a PDO of 108.3 in this game.

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With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Seattle Kraken have accounted for 22 goals (18th in the National Hockey League) over the course of the season and have allowed 25. For the current campaign, the have a total of 7 points and their points percentage is sitting at .438. Seattle is sitting with 25 power play chances and they have scored 3 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 12.00%. At even strength, the Kraken let the opposition score 23 goals while scoring 19 of their own. Seattle has taken 225 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.8%. The Kraken have had 226 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .889. Seattle Kraken opponents have totaled 18 power play opportunities (31st in pro hockey) and have notched 2 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Philipp Grubauer. Grubauer has played in 221 games throughout his NHL career. He has amassed a win-loss record of 112-64-22 and he has gotten the start in 194 games. Opponents have tallied 476 goals versus Grubauer in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.36. Grubauer has seen 5,930 shots against him and has gathered 5,454 saves. He has a save percentage of .920 in his 12,107 mins on the ice. For his professional hockey career, Grubauer has accumulated 115 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .593.

In their last contest, Edmonton faced the Canucks in a game where the Oilers took home the win by a mark of 2-1. Their PDO was 96 and they had an oZS percentage of 61.5%. They had 2 power play opportunities in this outing and converted 2 goals out of those attempts. Their Fenwick rate came in at 48.8% with a Fenwick of 39 and the Canucks having a 41 Fenwick. The Oilers recorded 2 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they attempted. Edmonton went home with a 47.2% Corsi rate. These Corsi statistics are telling of the type of game that Edmonton had and the stats tell us that they didn't play well overall.

During this campaign, the Edmonton Oilers have 28 goals, 12 points, and a points percentage of .857. They have permitted 19 goals to be scored by of a combination of 17 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they were shorthanded. The Oilers are sitting with 17 goals at even strength and 11 goals (1st in the NHL) while on the power play. They have earned 23 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 47.83%. Edmonton has tried 239 shots (18th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.72%, while allowing the other team 252 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 90.00% on their opponents 20 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 92.5%.

For the opposition you are going to see Mike Smith patrolling the crease. Opponents are averaging 2.69 goals/game and he has conceded 1,654 goals altogether. Smith's quality start percentage sits at 53.4% and he has 322 quality starting assignments in his career. He got the starting nod in 603 games and has played for a total of 36,836 minutes. Smith is the owner of a lifetime record of 285-254-76 and has participated in 645 games. He is sitting with 17,161 saves out of the 18,815 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Tony's Pick: Take Seattle (+193)

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