Nashville Predators vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 11/2/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Thursday, November 2, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (-110) Kraken (-118)

The Seattle Kraken (3-5-2) will go up against the Nashville Predators (4-5-0) at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Predators at -110 while the Kraken are priced at -118. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Nashville Predators were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 5-2 defeat to the Canucks their last time out. Nashville tallied 6 minutes in the box in this game. In addition, they had 4 power play opportunities but weren't able to score a goal. The Predators offense left a lot to be desired in this loss. For the outing, they finished 2 of the 29 shots they attempted.

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When at even strength, the Predators have given up 17 goals while having 17 on the offensive side of the ice. Nashville Predators opponents have tallied 29 power play tries (21st in the NHL) and have a total of 9 goals in those attempts. Pertaining to their scoring, the Nashville Predators have accumulated 25 goals (21st in the NHL) this season and have allowed 26. Nashville has taken 278 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.0%. For the current season, they sit with 8 points and their points percentage is sitting at .444. The Predators have seen 259 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .900. Nashville is sitting with 38 power play opportunities and they have notched 8 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 21.05%.

The man in goal for this game is Juuse Saros. Saros has taken the ice for 294 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 151-99-27 and he has started in 277 games. Opponents have scored 723 goals versus Saros in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.57. Saros has seen 8,950 shots against him and has recorded 8,227 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .919 in his 16,855 minutes in the crease. For his career, Saros has compiled 171 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .617.

In their last outing, Seattle opposed the Lightning in an outing where the Kraken took home the win by a tally of 4-3. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this outing and recorded 2 out of those chances. The Kraken netted 4 goals out of the 43 shots on goal they tried.

Seattle has put up 319 shots (3rd in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 7.52%, while allowing the opposition 326 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 76.92% on the other teams 26 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.9%. They have a total of 28 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 25.00%. The Kraken have accumulated 17 goals at even strength and 7 goals (14th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 33 goals to be scored by of a combination of 27 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Seattle Kraken have accounted for 24 goals, 8 points, as well as a points percentage of .400.

For the opposition you are going to see Philipp Grubauer in goal. The opposition is averaging 2.56 goals per contest and he has allowed 734 goals altogether. Grubauer's rate of quality starts sits at 54.6% and he has qualified for 154 quality starts in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 282 games and has been on the ice for 17,195 minutes. Grubauer is the owner of a lifetime record of 145-110-30 and has participated in 313 games. He has tallied 7,572 stops out of the 8,306 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .912.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Seattle (-118)

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