New York Rangers vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 10/21/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (-133) Kraken (+105)

The New York Rangers (2-2-0) are traveling to Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Seattle Kraken (1-3-1). The moneyline on this game has New York at -133 while Seattle opens at +105. The over/under is set at 6.

The New York Rangers were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 4-1 defeat to the Predators in their last outing. New York accrued 8 penalty minutes in this matchup. They also had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. The Rangers had a below average offensive outing in the loss. For the matchup, they earned a goal on 1 of the 24 shots they tried.

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New York Rangers opponents have tallied 13 power play tries (23rd in pro hockey) and have racked up 4 goals in those chances. The Rangers have seen 100 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .890. New York has attempted 125 shots and has a shot percentage of 8.8%. At even strength, the Rangers have conceded 7 goals while getting 7 of their own. New York comes into tonight with 14 power play chances and they have notched 4 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 28.57%. For the current season, they have accumulated 4 points and their points percentage sits at .500. In terms of their scoring, the New York Rangers have racked up 11 goals (16th in the league) so far this year and have given up 11.

The man in goal for this game is Igor Shesterkin. Opponents have racked up 373 goals versus Shesterkin in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 2.39. Shesterkin has been in net for 162 contests over the course of his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .923 during his 9,361 minutes on the ice. He has accumulated a mark of 101-44-15 and he started in 157 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Shesterkin has accumulated 104 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .662. Shesterkin has seen 4,843 shots taken against him and has recorded 4,470 total saves.

When they took the ice last, Seattle played the Hurricanes in a game where the Kraken earned a victory by a tally of 7-4. They had 4 power play chances in this game and netted 2 out of those opportunities. The Kraken had 7 goals out of the 36 shots on goal they tried.

The Kraken have 7 goals at even strength and 3 goals (16th in the NHL) while on the power play. Seattle has tried 161 shots (3rd in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 6.21%, while allowing their opponents 152 shots. On the year, the Seattle Kraken have earned a total of 10 goals, 3 points, and a points percentage of .300. They have granted a total of 16 goals to be scored by of a combination of 15 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 15 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.00%. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 93.33% on the other teams 15 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.5%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Philipp Grubauer in goal. His opponents are averaging 2.56 goals per game and he has conceded 727 goals altogether. Grubauer's quality start rate is 54.6% and he has accumulated 153 quality starts in his professional career. He was named a starter in 280 games and his ice time sits at 17,072 mins. Grubauer is sitting with a career mark of 144-109-30 and has been in goal for 311 games. He has compiled 7,515 stops out of the 8,242 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .912.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York (-133)

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