Seattle Kraken vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 10/24/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (+125) Red Wings (-154)

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Red Wings (5-1-0) will try to defeat the Seattle Kraken (1-4-1) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at +125 while Detroit is opening at -154. The total comes in at 7.

The Seattle Kraken were on the losing side of the ice with a 4-1 loss to the Rangers in their previous contest . Seattle tallied 21 minutes in the box in this matchup. The Kraken didn't have a great showing offensively in the loss. Moreover, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. While out there on the ice, they scored on 1 of the 19 shots they tried.

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Seattle Kraken opponents have amassed 16 power play tries (26th in the NHL) and have a total of 1 goal in those attempts. The Kraken so far have had 179 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .888. Seattle has taken 180 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 6.1%. When playing at even strength, the Kraken let the opposition score 19 goals while having 8 on offense. Seattle skates onto the rink with 18 power play chances and they have tallied 3 goals out of those chances, garnering them a rate of 16.67%. For the current season, the have a total of 3 points and their points percentage is sitting at .250. With regard to their scoring, the Seattle Kraken have accumulated 11 goals (27th in the NHL) for the season and have allowed 20.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Philipp Grubauer. Opponents have been able to score 731 goals against Grubauer in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.56. Grubauer has taken the ice for 312 contests throughout his professional hockey career. He has a save percentage of .912 in his 17,132 minutes in the crease. He has accumulated a record of 144-110-30 and he has gotten the start in 281 games. During his career on the ice, Grubauer has 153 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .544. Grubauer has seen 8,269 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 7,538 saves.

In their last contest, Detroit faced off against the Flames in a game where the Red Wings ended up with the win by a score of 6-2. The Red Wings recorded 6 goals of the 30 shots on goal they attempted. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this outing but didn't score a goal.

Detroit has taken 187 shots (5th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 16.04%, while allowing their opponents 176 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 86.96% on the other teams 23 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 91.5%. They have a total of 23 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 39.13%. The Red Wings have earned 21 goals at even strength and 9 goals (1st in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 15 goals to be scored by of a combination of 12 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the Detroit Red Wings have earned a total of 30 goals, 10 points, and a points percentage of .833.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Ville Husso in net. Husso has compiled a career mark of 63-36-14 and has participated in 117 games. Husso's rate of quality starts sits at 51.3% and he has earned 58 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He has accrued 3,092 saves out of 3,420 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .904. The opposition is averaging 2.93 goals per contest and he has allowed 328 goals altogether. He has started in 113 games and has played 6,715 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Seattle (+125)

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