Seattle Kraken vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 3/27/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Monday, March 27, 2023

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (+115) Wild (-138)

Xcel Energy Center is the location where the Minnesota Wild (42-22-9) will play the Seattle Kraken (40-24-8) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at +115 and Minnesota is sitting at -138. The over/under is set at 6.

The Seattle Kraken were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 7-2 victory over the Predators in their previous game. Seattle had 8 minutes in the box for this matchup. Additionally, they had 4 chances on the power play and scored 1 goal. The Kraken had a good offensive performance in this win. In the game, they tallied a score on 7 of the 39 shots they tried.

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In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Seattle Kraken have racked up 253 goals (5th in the league) so far this year and have given up 227. For the year, they have 88 points and their points percentage comes in at .611. Seattle has accumulated 208 power play chances and they have notched 40 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 19.23%. When playing at even strength, the Kraken have allowed 175 goals while getting 213 of their own. Seattle has attempted 2,183 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.6%. The Kraken so far have had 1,981 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .885. Seattle Kraken opponents have earned 208 power play tries (26th in hockey) and have notched 52 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Philipp Grubauer. The opposition has notched 709 goals against Grubauer in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.56. Grubauer has participated in 302 matchups over the course of his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently sits at .912 for his 16,597 minutes played. He has accumulated a record of 141-104-30 and was named the starter in 272 games. Over the course of his pro career, Grubauer has tallied 148 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .544. Grubauer has seen 8,039 shot attempts against him and has accrued 7,330 saves.

In their last outing, Minnesota faced the Blackhawks in a game where the Wild took home the win by a score of 3-1. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Wild earned 3 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

Minnesota has put up 2,285 shots (18th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 9.28%, while allowing their opponents 2,239 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 80.35% on the other teams 229 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.4%. They have earned 225 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 21.78%. The Wild have accumulated 163 goals at even strength and 49 goals (16th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have allowed 193 goals to be scored by of a combination of 148 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they were shorthanded. For the season, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 212 goals, 93 points, in addition to a points percentage of .637.

Across the ice you are going to see Filip Gustavsson patrolling the crease. He has accounted for 1,672 saves out of 1,818 shots tried, giving him a save % of .920. Gustavsson is the owner of a career record of 29-22-8 and has participated in 61 contests. He has made the start in 55 contests and his ice time sits at 3,524 minutes. Gustavsson's quality start percentage sits at 67.3% and he has 37 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. The opposition is averaging 2.49 goals/game and he has conceded 146 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (-138)

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