Boston Bruins vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 2/26/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Monday, February 26, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-120) Kraken (-103)

The Seattle Kraken (24-22-11) host the Boston Bruins (34-12-13) at Climate Pledge Arena on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Boston at -120 and Seattle is priced at -103. The betting total is set at 7.

The Boston Bruins will look for better times on the ice after their 3-2 defeat against the Canucks in their previous game. Boston accumulated 4 penalty minutes in this matchup. In addition, they had 4 chances on the power play but weren't able to score. The Bruins didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. For the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 of the 22 shots they put on goal.

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Pertaining to scoring goals, the Boston Bruins have earned 196 goals (7th in hockey) this year and have surrendered 159. For the current campaign, they sit with 81 points and their points % is .686. Boston steps onto the ice with 184 power play chances and they have scored 42 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 22.83%. While at even strength, the Bruins have allowed the opponent to score 121 goals while having 154 of their own. Boston has attempted 1,778 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.0%. The Bruins have had 1,862 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .915. Boston Bruins opponents have recorded 205 power play tries (2nd in the league) and have scored 38 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Linus Ullmark. The opposition has notched 571 goals versus Ullmark in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.53. Ullmark has been in goal for 236 contests over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage currently is at .918 during his 13,563 mins between the pipes. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 132-69-21 and was named the starter in 226 games. Over the course of his career, Ullmark has accumulated 144 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .637. Ullmark has had 6,990 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 6,419 total saves.

In their last contest, Seattle faced the Wild in a game where the Kraken took the defeat by a final score of 5-2. The Kraken scored 2 goals of the 32 shots on goal they tried. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but didn't put one in the back of the net.

Seattle has taken 1,662 shots (24th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.45%, while allowing their opponents 1,700 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 79.01% on their opponents 162 power play chances, and their save percentage is currently 90.5%. They have a total of 158 chances on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 20.89%. The Kraken have 124 goals at even strength and 33 goals (21st in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 162 goals to be scored by way of 128 goals at even strength and 34 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Seattle Kraken have accounted for 157 goals, 59 points, as well as a points percentage of .518.

Across the ice you are expected to see Joey Daccord between the pipes. His opponents are averaging 2.82 goals per game and he has given up 153 goals in total. Daccord's quality start rate comes out to 54.9% and he has 28 quality starts in his professional career. He was named a starter in 51 contests and has played for a total of 3,253 mins. Daccord has accrued a career mark of 19-21-12 and has played in 58 games. He has accrued 1,502 stops out of the 1,655 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .908.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (-120)

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