Carolina Hurricanes vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 10/19/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-188) Kraken (+145)

Climate Pledge Arena is the site where the Seattle Kraken (0-3-1) will take on the Carolina Hurricanes (3-1-0) on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Hurricanes at -188 while the Kraken are at +145. The over/under is 7.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 6-3 victory against the Sharks their last time out. The Hurricanes had a solid offensive output in the victory. For the outing, they converted 6 out of the 42 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had 7 power play attempts and were able to net 3 goals. Carolina accounted for 22 penalty minutes for this contest.

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Carolina Hurricanes opponents have 19 power play opportunities (1st in hockey) and have a total of 4 goals in those chances. The Hurricanes have had 101 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .832. Carolina has tried 138 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 13.8%. When at even strength, the Hurricanes have allowed the opponent to score 13 goals while scoring 13 themselves. Carolina has accumulated 23 power play opportunities and they have tallied 6 goals out of those advantages, earning them a rate of 26.09%. For the year, they have racked up 6 points and their points percentage sits at .750. In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Carolina Hurricanes have earned 19 goals (1st in pro hockey) on the season and have surrendered 17.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Frederik Andersen. Andersen has taken the ice for 482 contests throughout his NHL career. He has a record of 284-125-52 and he was named the starter in 468 games. Opponents have racked up 1,199 goals versus Andersen in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.59. Andersen has had 14,113 shot attempts against him and has amassed 12,914 total saves. His save percentage currently is .915 for his 27,783 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his time in hockey, Andersen has tallied 264 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .564.

Their last time out, Seattle faced the Avalanche in an outing where the Kraken took the defeat by a score of 4-1. They had 4 chances on the power play in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal. The Kraken recorded 1 goal of the 38 shots on goal they pursued.

Seattle has put up 125 shots (4th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 2.40%, while allowing their opponents 116 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 100.00% on their oppositions 13 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.7%. They have recorded 11 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 9.09%. The Kraken have 2 goals at even strength and 1 goal (27th in hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 12 goals to be scored by of a combination of 12 goals at even strength and 0 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Seattle Kraken have notched a total of 3 goals, 1 points, in addition to a points percentage of .125.

Across the ice you are going to see Philipp Grubauer defending the net. Opponents are averaging 2.56 goals/game and he has surrendered 727 goals in total. Grubauer's quality start percentage comes out to 54.6% and he has earned 153 quality starting assignments in his career. He was named a starter in 280 games and has accumulated 17,072 mins. Grubauer is the owner of a career mark of 144-109-30 and has participated in 311 games. He has recorded 7,515 saves out of the 8,242 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .912.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Seattle (+145)

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