Seattle Kraken vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 2/9/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Thursday, February 9, 2023

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

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

The New Jersey Devils (33-13-4) host the Seattle Kraken (29-16-5) at Prudential Center on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Seattle at +115 and New Jersey opens at -138. The total is 7.

The Seattle Kraken will look for better times on the ice after their 4-0 loss against the Islanders in their last outing. Seattle accumulated 2 penalty mins in this outing. In addition, they had 1 chance with the advantage but weren't able to convert it into a goal. The Kraken left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in the loss. In the matchup, they ended the night with no scores out of the 32 shots they tried.

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While playing at even strength, the Kraken have conceded 112 goals while getting 148 on offense. Seattle Kraken opponents have tallied 149 power play opportunities (24th in hockey) and have earned 41 goals in those attempts. In reference to their scoring capabilities, the Seattle Kraken have racked up 177 goals (6th in the league) for the year and have given up 153. Seattle has attempted 1,501 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.8%. For the year, they have tallied 63 points and their points percentage sits at .630. The Kraken thus far have had 1,403 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .891. Seattle has tallied 144 power play opportunities and they have tallied 29 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 20.14%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Martin Jones. Throughout his time in hockey, Jones has earned 218 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .519. His save percentage currently sits at .906 for his 24,753 mins guarding the cage. Jones has seen 11,845 shots taken against him and has recorded 10,735 total saves. Opponents have racked up 1,110 goals against Jones in his professional career and his goals against average per contest is 2.69. He has amassed a mark of 221-158-35 and he has gotten the start in 420 games. Jones has played in 432 games over the course of his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, New Jersey faced off against the Canucks in a matchup where the Devils earned a victory by a mark of 5-4. The Devils scored 5 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they took. They had 4 power play opportunities in this contest and recorded 1 out of those chances.

New Jersey has attempted 1,718 shots (4th in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.19%, while allowing the other team 1,424 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 81.05% on their oppositions 153 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.6%. They have a total of 149 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.81%. The Devils have racked up 144 goals at even strength and 31 goals (20th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 134 goals to be scored by way of 105 goals at even strength and 29 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the New Jersey Devils have earned a total of 175 goals, 70 points, in addition to a points percentage of .700.

Across the ice you will find Vitek Vanecek defending the goal. He has recorded 2,720 stops out of the 2,989 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .910. Vanecek is the owner of a career mark of 63-27-12 and has been in net for 112 contests. He was named a starter in 105 games and has played 6,252 minutes. Vanecek's quality start percentage comes out to 54.3% and he has earned 57 quality starting assignments in his career. His opponents are averaging 2.58 goals per contest and he has conceded 269 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle (+115)

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