Seattle Kraken vs Nashville Predators Prediction, 3/23/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Nashville Predators

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2023

Location: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: Bally Sports South

The Seattle Kraken (39-24-7) are traveling to Bridgestone Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Nashville Predators (35-26-8).

The Seattle Kraken came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-4 win against the Stars in their previous contest . Seattle accrued 8 penalty mins for this game. The Kraken had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the victory. Additionally, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but didn't convert them into a score. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 27 shots they tried.

Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Seattle Kraken have racked up 245 goals (7th in the NHL) so far this season and have allowed 224. For the current campaign, they have racked up 85 points and their points percentage is sitting at .607. Seattle has 202 power play opportunities and they have notched 39 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 19.31%. While playing at even strength, the Kraken have allowed the opponent to score 172 goals while getting 206 on offense. Seattle has taken 2,116 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.6%. The Kraken thus far have had 1,942 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .885. Seattle Kraken opponents have 203 power play tries (24th in the NHL) and have come away with 52 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Philipp Grubauer. For his professional hockey career, Grubauer has compiled 148 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .546. He has a save percentage of .912 in his 16,537 minutes on the ice. Grubauer has had 8,024 shots against him and has gathered 7,317 total saves. The opposition has notched 707 goals against Grubauer in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.57. He has amassed a mark of 140-104-30 and was named the starter in 271 games. Grubauer has taken the ice for 301 contests throughout his professional hockey career.

When they took the ice last, Nashville faced the Sabres in a game where the Predators earned a victory by a final of 7-3. The Predators converted 7 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play attempts in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

On the season, the Nashville Predators have a total of 194 goals, 78 points, as well as a points percentage of .565. They have permitted 203 goals to be scored by of a combination of 161 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they were shorthanded. The Predators have tallied 156 goals at even strength and 38 goals (25th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 210 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 18.10%. Nashville has taken 2,082 shots (25th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 9.32%, while allowing the other team 2,294 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 81.74% on their opponents 230 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 91.2%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Juuse Saros defending the goal. His opponents are averaging 2.58 goals per contest and he has allowed 681 goals in total. Saros' quality start percentage is 61.8% and he has made 160 quality starts in his professional career. He has started in 259 games and has played 15,811 minutes. Saros is the owner of a career record of 141-91-27 and has been in goal for 276 games. He has a tally of 7,722 stops out of 8,403 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .919.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville

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