Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 1/15/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Kings (-136) Kraken (+112)

The Los Angeles Kings (19-13-5) are on their way to Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Seattle Kraken (10-22-4). The moneyline on this game has the Kings at -136 while the Kraken are sitting at +112. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Los Angeles Kings went home feeling good about their game by earning a 6-2 victory against the Penguins in the last game they played. Los Angeles accounted for 6 penalty mins in this matchup. The Kings had a impressive offensive outing in the victory. Additionally, they had 3 power play attempts and notched 1 goal. In the game, they scored on 6 out of the 45 shots they put on net.

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The Kings have had 1,099 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .914. While at even strength, the Kings have allowed 70 goals while earning 84 as an offensive unit. Los Angeles Kings opponents have totaled 102 power play opportunities (18th in professional hockey) and have come away with 25 goals in those attempts. For the year, they have 43 points and their points percentage sits at .581. Los Angeles has taken 1,311 shots and holds a shot percentage of 7.9%. With respect to scoring goals, the Los Angeles Kings have notched 104 goals (18th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have conceded 95. Los Angeles has accumulated 119 power play opportunities and they have scored 20 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 16.81%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jonathan Quick. Quick has been in goal for 689 contests during his NHL career. He has earned an overall record of 347-257-73 and he started in 679 games. Opponents have scored 1,611 goals versus Quick in his career and his goals against average is 2.40. Quick has had 18,564 shot attempts against him and he has 16,953 total saves. He has a save percentage of .913 during his 40,192 mins in the crease. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Quick has 369 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .543.

Their last time out, Seattle faced the Blues in an outing where the Kraken ended up taking the loss by a final of 2-1. The Kraken scored 1 goal of the 32 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 3 power play opportunities in this game but weren't able to notch a goal.

During this campaign, the Seattle Kraken have tallied 98 goals, 24 points, in addition to a points percentage of .333. They have allowed 132 goals to be scored by way of 113 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Kraken have scored 80 goals at even strength and 18 goals (22nd in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 95 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 18.95%. Seattle has put up 1,011 shots (28th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.69%, while allowing their opponents 1,044 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 77.65% on the other teams 85 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 87.4%.

Across the ice you will find Philipp Grubauer in net. He has a tally of 5,897 saves out of the 6,437 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .916. Grubauer is the owner of a career mark of 116-76-25 and has participated in 241 contests. He got the starting nod in 213 games and has been on the ice for 13,196 mins. Grubauer's quality start percentage comes in at 54.9% and he has accumulated 117 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. Opponents are averaging 2.46 goals per game and he has yielded 540 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-136)

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