Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 3/19/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+105) Kraken (-125)

The Seattle Kraken (18-38-6) welcome the Detroit Red Wings (25-29-7) at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Red Wings at +105 while the Kraken are sitting at -125. The total is set at 6.

The Detroit Red Wings were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 1-0 victory over the Canucks in their previous contest. Detroit garnered 2 penalty mins in this game. The Red Wings had an offensive game that was below their expectations in this win. Furthermore, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to score. For the outing, they scored on 1 out of the 35 shots they put on goal.

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The Red Wings have had 2,035 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .889. While playing at even strength, the Red Wings let the opposition score 182 goals while getting 143 as an offensive unit. Detroit Red Wings opponents have 164 power play opportunities (27th in hockey) and have a total of 44 goals in those chances. For the season, they have earned 57 points and their points % is .467. Detroit has taken 1,804 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.6%. When talking about their scoring, the Detroit Red Wings have notched 173 goals (22nd in the National Hockey League) on the campaign and have given up 226. Detroit has compiled 170 power play chances and they have notched 30 goals during those chances, giving them a rate of 17.65%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Alex Nedeljkovic. Over the course of his time in hockey, Nedeljkovic has accounted for 37 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .561. His save percentage currently is at .912 in his 4,133 minutes in the crease. Nedeljkovic has seen 2,114 shots taken against him and has accrued 1,929 saves. The opposition has racked up 185 goals versus Nedeljkovic in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.69. He has earned an overall mark of 33-25-10 and was named the starter in 66 games. Nedeljkovic has been in net for 73 contests throughout his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, Seattle faced off against the Lightning in a matchup where the Kraken went home in defeat by a tally of 4-1. They had 5 power play attempts in this outing and netted 1 goal out of those chances. The Kraken scored 1 goal out of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

On the year, the Seattle Kraken are sitting with 158 goals, 42 points, and a points percentage of .339. They have permitted 223 goals to be scored by way of 180 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Kraken have scored 132 goals at even strength and 26 goals (29th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have a tally of 170 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 15.29%. Seattle has tried 1,770 shots (27th in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.93%, while allowing the opposition 1,801 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 74.56% on their opponents 169 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 87.6%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Philipp Grubauer between the pipes. His opposition is averaging 2.50 goals/game and he has allowed 592 goals altogether. Grubauer's rate of quality starts sits at 53.2% and he has made 123 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has made the start in 231 games and has played for a total of 14,229 minutes. Grubauer holds a lifetime record of 122-87-26 and has been in goal for 259 games. He has racked up 6,357 stops out of the 6,949 shots taken, giving him a percentage of .915.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit (+105)

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