Edmonton Oilers vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 12/30/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Friday, December 30, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (-109) Kraken (-112)

Climate Pledge Arena is the location where the Seattle Kraken (18-11-4) will compete against the Edmonton Oilers (19-15-2) on Friday. The odds on this game have Edmonton at -109 and Seattle is at -112. The over/under is 6.

The Edmonton Oilers were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 2-1 win against the Flames their last time on the ice. Edmonton garnered 2 mins in the box in this outing. In addition, they had 3 power play attempts and netted 1 goal. The Oilers could have played much better offensively in the win. In the outing, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 22 shots they put on net.

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When playing at even strength, the Oilers have given up 86 goals while getting 86 themselves. Edmonton Oilers opponents have earned 131 power play tries (6th in the league) and have scored 36 goals in those attempts. In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Edmonton Oilers have tallied 128 goals (3rd in the NHL) for the year and have surrendered 122. Edmonton has taken 1,153 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.1%. For the season, the have a total of 40 points and their points percentage sits at .556. The Oilers have had 1,185 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .897. Edmonton has 130 power play opportunities and they have tallied 42 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 32.31%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Stuart Skinner. In his professional hockey career, Skinner has 19 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .559. His save percentage sits at .913 for his 2,094 mins between the pipes. Skinner has seen 1,128 shots against him and has recorded 1,030 total saves. The opposition has notched 98 goals versus Skinner in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.81. He has amassed a mark of 18-15-1 and he was named the starter in 34 games. Skinner has been in net for 36 games over the course of his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, Seattle faced off against the Flames in an outing where the Kraken ended up losing by a final of 3-2. The Kraken earned 2 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they took. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this outing but weren't able to score a goal.

Seattle has taken 981 shots (28th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.72%, while allowing the opposition 928 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 69.16% on their oppositions 107 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.6%. They have earned 100 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 21.00%. The Kraken have scored 94 goals at even strength and 21 goals (26th in the league) while on the power play. They have permitted 106 goals to be scored by way of 73 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the season, the Seattle Kraken are sitting with 115 goals, 40 points, in addition to a points percentage of .606.

For the opposition you are likely to see Martin Jones in net. He has tallied 10,418 stops out of 11,494 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .906. Jones has earned a lifetime mark of 212-155-35 and has participated in 419 games. He was named a starter in 408 games and his ice time sits at 23,977 mins. Jones' quality start percentage is 52.0% and he has accumulated 212 quality starts in his hockey career. His opposition is averaging 2.69 goals per contest and he has yielded 1,076 goals in total.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle (-112) and under 6 goals

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