New York Rangers vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 11/17/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (-110) Kraken (-110)

The New York Rangers (8-6-3) are headed to Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday where they will compete against the Seattle Kraken (8-5-3). The moneyline on this game has the Rangers at -110 and the Kraken are coming in at -110. The betting total is set at 6.

The New York Rangers were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 victory against the Coyotes in their last outing. The Rangers had a good offensive outing and it showed in this win. For the outing, they converted 4 out of the 27 shots they put on net. Additionally, they had 4 power play chances and were able to notch 1 goal. New York earned 14 mins in the box in this matchup.

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Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the New York Rangers have racked up 52 goals (14th in the league) for the season and have conceded 47. For the current season, they have accumulated 19 points and their points percentage sits at .559. New York comes into the game with 61 power play opportunities and they have added 14 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 22.95%. While playing at even strength, the Rangers let the opposition score 37 goals while earning 38 on offense. New York has taken 585 shots and holds a shot percentage of 8.9%. The Rangers thus far have had 480 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .902. New York Rangers opponents have 54 power play tries (18th in hockey) and have come away with 10 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Igor Shesterkin. During his career on the ice, Shesterkin has recorded 75 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .701. His save percentage currently is .927 for his 6,387 minutes played. Shesterkin has had 3,374 shots against him and he has 3,127 saves. The opposition has notched 247 goals versus Shesterkin in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.32. He has compiled a mark of 70-31-9 and he started in 107 games. Shesterkin has taken the ice for 112 contests over the course of his pro hockey career.

Their last time out, Seattle went up against the Jets in a matchup where the Kraken took the loss by a score of 3-2. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing and earned 1 out of those opportunities. The Kraken scored 2 goals out of the 21 shots on goal they tried.

On the year, the Seattle Kraken have earned a total of 52 goals, 19 points, in addition to a points percentage of .594. They have allowed 45 goals to be scored by way of 32 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Kraken are sitting with 39 goals at even strength and 13 goals (12th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have earned 55 power play chances and they have earned a power play rate of 23.64%. Seattle has tried 469 shots (25th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 11.09%, while allowing the other team 436 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 75.93% on their opponents 54 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 89.7%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Martin Jones in goal. Opponents are averaging 2.67 goals per game and he has given up 1,040 goals altogether. Jones' quality start rate comes out to 52.1% and he has accumulated 208 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has made the start in 399 games and has played 23,401 minutes. Jones has compiled a career mark of 205-154-34 and has participated in 409 games. He has compiled 10,193 saves out of 11,233 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .907.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York (-110)

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