Seattle Kraken vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 10/12/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Nashville Predators

Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (-115) Predators (-105)

The Nashville Predators (42-31-8 last season) will play the Seattle Kraken (46-28-8 last year) at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Kraken at -115 while the Predators are coming in at -105. The total comes in at 7.

The Seattle Kraken had a rough game after their 4-1 defeat against the Golden Knights in the last game they played. Seattle recorded 8 mins in the box in this matchup. Moreover, they had 4 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to score. The Kraken had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this loss. For the game, they tallied a score on 1 of the 33 shots they put on goal.

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When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Seattle Kraken accumulated 289 goals (5th in pro hockey) last season and allowed 252. For the prior campaign, they tallied 100 points and their points % was .610. Seattle finished with 243 power play opportunities and notched 48 goals out of those chances, earning them a rate of 19.75%. While at even strength, the Kraken gave up 197 goals while earning 241. Seattle tried 2,497 shots and had a shooting percentage of 11.6%. The Kraken had 2,215 shots attempted against them and held a save percentage of .886. Seattle Kraken opposition had 236 power play opportunities (22nd in pro hockey) and racked up 55 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Philipp Grubauer. Opponents have tallied 719 goals against Grubauer in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.55. Grubauer has been in goal for 308 games throughout his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently is .912 during his 16,895 minutes between the pipes. He has accumulated an overall mark of 144-106-30 and he started in 277 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Grubauer has 152 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .549. Grubauer has seen 8,154 shot attempts against him and he has 7,435 saves.

Their last time out, Nashville faced the Lightning in a game where the Predators were on the wrong end of the score by a final score of 5-3. They had 4 power play chances in this contest and recorded 1 out of those tries. The Predators scored 3 goals of the 31 shots on goal they were seeking.

Last year, the Nashville Predators notched a total of 223 goals, 92 points, in addition to a points percentage of .568. They allowed 236 goals to be scored by of a combination of 188 goals at even strength and 48 goals while they were shorthanded. The Predators finished with 180 goals at even strength and 43 goals (24th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They earned 248 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 17.34%. Nashville has tried 2,419 shots (23rd in hockey) and earned a shooting percentage of 9.22%, while allowing their opponent 2,729 shots. They earned a penalty kill percentage of 82.29% on their opposition's 271 power play opportunities, and their save percentage was 91.4%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Juuse Saros protecting the net. His opposition is averaging 2.58 goals per game and he has surrendered 705 goals altogether. Saros' quality start percentage comes in at 62.1% and he has 167 quality starts in his pro career. He has been a starter 269 games and has racked up 16,421 minutes. Saros has compiled a career record of 147-95-27 and has been in net for 286 games. He is sitting with 8,033 stops out of 8,738 shots attempted, giving him a save % of .919.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville (-105)

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