Seattle Kraken vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 10/30/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Monday, October 30, 2023

Location: Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (+175) Lightning (-222)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (4-2-2) welcome the Seattle Kraken (2-5-2) at Amalie Arena on Monday. The odds on this game have the Kraken at +175 and the Lightning are opening at -222. The betting total is set at 7.

The Seattle Kraken will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 defeat against the Panthers in their previous contest . The Kraken didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. For the game, they converted 2 out of the 32 shots they attempted. Furthermore, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice but weren't able to net one. Seattle recorded 2 mins in the box for this game.

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While playing at even strength, the Kraken let the opposition score 25 goals while notching 15 on offense. Seattle Kraken opponents have tallied 24 power play tries (29th in professional hockey) and have earned 5 goals in those chances. With respect to scoring goals, the Seattle Kraken have notched 20 goals (23rd in the National Hockey League) on the year and have allowed 30. Seattle has tried 276 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 7.3%. For the current season, they have racked up 6 points and their points percentage is sitting at .333. The Kraken have had 289 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .896. Seattle has accumulated 25 power play opportunities and they have tallied 5 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 20.00%.

The player in the crease for this game is Philipp Grubauer. Opponents have been able to score 731 goals against Grubauer in his pro hockey career and his goals against average is 2.56. Grubauer has taken the ice for 312 matchups during his NHL career. His save percentage is at .912 in his 17,132 minutes on the ice. He has compiled an overall record of 144-110-30 and got the start in 281 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Grubauer has accumulated 153 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .544. Grubauer has had 8,269 shot attempts against him and has gathered 7,538 total saves.

In their last outing, Tampa Bay went up against the Sharks in a matchup where the Lightning ended up with the win by a mark of 6-0. The Lightning notched 6 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they pursued. They had 4 power play opportunities in this outing and netted 1 out of those opportunities.

Tampa Bay has attempted 229 shots (21st in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 12.66%, while allowing their opponents 278 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 94.74% on their oppositions 19 chances on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.4%. They have a tally of 28 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 32.14%. The Lightning are sitting with 20 goals at even strength and 9 goals (5th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 24 goals to be scored by of a combination of 23 goals at even strength and 1 goal while they were shorthanded. On the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tallied 29 goals, 10 points, as well as a points percentage of .625.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jonas Johansson defending the net. Teams are averaging 3.20 goals per contest and he has relinquished 117 goals overall. Johansson's percentage of quality starts sits at 40.0% and he has earned 14 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has made the start in 35 games and has played 2,195 minutes. Johansson is sitting with a lifetime record of 15-14-6 and has been in goal for 42 games. He has racked up 990 saves out of 1,107 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .894.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Seattle (+175)

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