Seattle Kraken vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 12/13/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (+162) Lightning (-196)

The Seattle Kraken (16-8-3) are en route to Amalie Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning (17-9-1). The moneyline on this game has the Kraken at +162 while the Lightning are sitting at -196. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Seattle Kraken were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 victory over the Panthers their last time on the ice. The Kraken had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the win. In the matchup, they scored on 5 of the 32 shots they put on net. In addition, they had 6 power play opportunities and were able to notch 1 goal. Seattle earned 8 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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When at even strength, the Kraken have surrendered 58 goals while having 75 of their own. Seattle Kraken opponents have totaled 89 power play tries (19th in the league) and have scored 27 goals in those attempts. When it comes to scoring goals, the Seattle Kraken have racked up 96 goals (11th in pro hockey) so far this season and have allowed 85. Seattle has taken 792 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.1%. For the season, they have accumulated 35 points and their points percentage comes in at .648. The Kraken have had 737 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .885. Seattle has 88 power play opportunities and they have added 21 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 23.86%.

The man in goal for this game is Martin Jones. Jones has participated in 416 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 211-155-34 and was named the starter in 406 games. Opponents have scored 1,067 goals against Jones in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.69. Jones has had 11,423 shot attempts taken against him and has amassed 10,356 total saves. He has a save percentage of .907 during his 23,826 minutes guarding the cage. Over the course of his pro career, Jones has earned 211 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .520.

In their last game, Tampa Bay faced the Panthers in a matchup where the Lightning earned a win by a mark of 4-1. They had 4 power play attempts in this matchup but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Lightning recorded 4 goals out of the 38 shots on goal they pursued.

Tampa Bay has put up 862 shots (19th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.02%, while allowing the opposition 830 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 79.57% on their opponents 93 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 90.2%. They have earned 101 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 27.72%. The Lightning have 67 goals at even strength and 28 goals (4th in the NHL) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 81 goals to be scored by way of 62 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded. For the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accumulated 95 goals, 35 points, in addition to a points percentage of .648.

Across the ice you are likely to see Andrei Vasilevskiy protecting the net. Vasilevskiy has a career mark of 240-109-25 and has played in 385 games. Vasilevskiy's quality start percentage sits at 57.3% and he has made 215 quality starting assignments in his career. He has racked up 10,691 saves out of the 11,636 shots attempted, giving him a rate of .919. The opposition is averaging 2.51 goals per contest and he has yielded 945 goals altogether. He has made the start in 375 contests and has played 22,586 mins.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-196) and under 6 goals

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