Seattle Kraken vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, 11/5/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (+210) Penguins (-260)

The Pittsburgh Penguins (4-5-2) will take on the Seattle Kraken (6-4-2) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Kraken at +210 while the Penguins are opening at -260. The total comes in at 7.

The Seattle Kraken went home feeling good about their game by earning a 4-0 victory over the Wild in their previous outing. Seattle recorded 4 penalty minutes in this contest. The Kraken had a good offensive performance in the win. They also had 2 power play chances and scored 1 goal. For the outing, they were able to notch a goal on 4 of the 23 shots they launched.

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Seattle Kraken opponents have tallied 39 power play opportunities (12th in pro hockey) and have notched 11 goals in those chances. The Kraken have seen 323 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .882. Seattle has taken 372 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.3%. While at even strength, the Kraken have given up 27 goals while getting 30 of their own. Seattle comes into tonight with 43 power play chances and they have notched 12 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 27.91%. For the season, they have recorded 14 points and their points percentage sits at .583. In relation to scoring goals, the Seattle Kraken have accounted for 42 goals (5th in hockey) on the season and have conceded 38.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Martin Jones. Jones has played in 405 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has compiled an overall mark of 203-153-33 and he was named the starter in 395 games. Opponents have been able to score 1,033 goals versus Jones in his professional career and his goals against average per game is 2.68. Jones has had 11,120 shots against him and he has 10,087 saves. His save percentage is .907 in his 23,162 minutes guarding the cage. For his career, Jones has 205 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .519.

When they were on the ice last, Pittsburgh played the Sabres in a matchup where the Penguins went home in defeat by a mark of 6-3. They had 3 power play opportunities in this contest and recorded 1 out of those attempts. The Penguins scored 3 goals out of the 21 shots on goal they pursued.

Pittsburgh has put up 394 shots (7th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.15%, while allowing their opponents 390 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 71.05% on their opponents 38 power play chances, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.5%. They have recorded 42 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 21.43%. The Penguins have earned 31 goals at even strength and 9 goals (15th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 41 goals to be scored by of a combination of 30 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Pittsburgh Penguins are sitting with 40 goals, 10 points, in addition to a points percentage of .455.

Across the ice you are likely to see Tristan Jarry protecting the net. His opposition is averaging 2.61 goals per contest and he has yielded 413 goals in total. Jarry's rate of quality starts sits at 61.4% and he has accumulated 97 quality starts in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 158 games and has played 9,490 minutes. Jarry has earned a lifetime mark of 97-49-14 and has played in 166 contests. He has recorded 4,408 stops out of the 4,821 shots taken against him, giving him a percentage of .914.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle (+210)

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