Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 3/16/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-230) Kraken (+185)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (38-15-6) are hitting the road to Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Seattle Kraken (18-37-6). The moneyline on this game has the Lightning at -230 while the Kraken are opening at +185. The betting total is set at 6.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 2-1 victory over the Canucks in their last contest. Tampa Bay compiled 6 minutes in the box in this outing. They also had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but didn't net one. The Lightning had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this victory. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 2 of the 31 shots they attempted.

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The Lightning have had 1,759 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .905. When playing at even strength, the Lightning have given up 132 goals while getting 162 on offense. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have 175 power play opportunities (12th in the league) and have come away with 35 goals in those chances. For the current season, they have earned 82 points and their points % is .695. Tampa Bay has taken 1,771 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.2%. When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched 198 goals (7th in the league) for the year and have allowed 167. Tampa Bay has accumulated 182 power play chances and they have notched 36 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 19.78%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Andrei Vasilevskiy. For his professional hockey career, Vasilevskiy is sitting with 192 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .568. He has a save percentage of .920 during his 20,406 mins played. Vasilevskiy has had 10,530 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 9,683 total saves. The opposition has racked up 847 goals against Vasilevskiy in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.49. He has an overall mark of 221-94-23 and he has gotten the start in 338 games. Vasilevskiy has played in 348 contests during his NHL career.

When they were on the ice last, Seattle played the Canadiens in a game where the Kraken took home the victory by a mark of 4-3. They had 3 power play opportunities in this game and scored 1 goal out of those chances. The Kraken recorded 4 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Kraken have 132 goals at even strength and 25 goals (29th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. Seattle has put up 1,745 shots (24th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.00%, while allowing their opponents 1,762 shots. On the season, the Seattle Kraken have 157 goals, 42 points, and a points percentage of .344. They have a tally of 165 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 15.15%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 74.85% on their opponents 163 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.6%. They have allowed 219 goals to be scored by of a combination of 178 goals at even strength and 41 goals while they had less men on the ice.

Across the rink you are going to see Philipp Grubauer in goal. He is sitting with 6,322 stops out of 6,910 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .915. Grubauer has accrued a career mark of 122-86-26 and has been in goal for 258 contests. He was named a starter in 230 contests and has been on the ice for 14,169 mins. Grubauer's quality start percentage comes out to 53.5% and he has made 123 quality starts in his professional career. His opponents are averaging 2.49 goals/game and he has yielded 588 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle (+185)

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