Seattle Kraken vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 10/10/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (+152) Golden Knights (-184)

The Vegas Golden Knights (51-22-9 last season) will compete against the Seattle Kraken (46-28-8 last year) at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has the Kraken at +152 and the Golden Knights are sitting at -184. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Seattle Kraken will look for better times on the ice after their 2-1 defeat to the Stars in their last outing. The Kraken didn't have a great showing offensively in this defeat. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 1 out of the 23 shots they put on goal. Additionally, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to convert it into a goal. Seattle garnered 2 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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Seattle Kraken opposition had 236 power play tries (22nd in the NHL) and racked up 55 goals in those attempts. The Kraken had 2,215 shots tried against them and had a save percentage of .886. Seattle took 2,497 shots and held a shot percentage of 11.6%. While at even strength, the Kraken surrendered 197 goals while having 241. Seattle accumulated 243 power play opportunities and scored 48 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 19.75%. For the prior campaign, they accumulated 100 points and their points percentage finished at .610. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Seattle Kraken accumulated 289 goals (5th in professional hockey) over the course of last season and surrendered 252.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Philipp Grubauer. For his professional hockey career, Grubauer has compiled 152 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .549. His save percentage currently is .912 for his 16,895 minutes between the pipes. Grubauer has had 8,154 shots against him and has recorded 7,435 saves. The opposition has racked up 719 goals versus Grubauer in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 2.55. He has an overall record of 144-106-30 and he has gotten the start in 277 games. Grubauer has taken the ice for 308 matchups during his NHL career.

When they were on the ice last, Vegas faced the Panthers in an outing where the Golden Knights got the win by a tally of 9-3. They had 1 power play opportunity in this outing but weren't able to notch a goal. The Golden Knights recorded 9 goals of the 32 shots on goal they attempted.

Last season, the Vegas Golden Knights notched a total of 267 goals, 111 points, and a points percentage of .677. They permitted 225 goals to be scored by of a combination of 181 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they were shorthanded. The Golden Knights finished with 225 goals at even strength and 42 goals (25th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They had a total of 207 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 20.29%. Vegas has tried 2,587 shots (15th in pro hockey) and accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.32%, while allowing the opposition 2,533 shots. They earned a penalty kill percentage of 77.44% on the other team's 195 power play chances, and their save percentage was at 91.1%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Adin Hill in the crease. His opponents are averaging 2.66 goals per contest and he has conceded 242 goals altogether. Hill's quality start percentage sits at 53.4% and he has made 47 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 88 contests and has accumulated 5,451 minutes. Hill has earned a lifetime mark of 45-39-6 and has participated in 101 contests. He has gathered 2,451 stops out of 2,693 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .910.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Seattle (+152)

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