Carolina Hurricanes vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 10/26/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: KONG

The Seattle Kraken (4-3-0) will try to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes (3-2-0) at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 3-2 win against the Oilers in their previous outing. The Hurricanes were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the win. While out there on the ice, they converted 3 out of the 33 shots they tried. In addition, they had 2 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. Carolina tallied 10 mins in the box in this matchup.

When at even strength, the Hurricanes let the opposition score 9 goals while having 11 on the offensive side of the ice. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have earned 22 power play opportunities (14th in professional hockey) and have tallied 4 goals in those attempts. With regard to scoring goals, the Carolina Hurricanes have notched 15 goals (28th in hockey) for the year and have given up 13. Carolina has taken 163 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.2%. For the current campaign, they have earned 6 points and their points percentage sits at .600. The Hurricanes thus far have had 129 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .899. Carolina has accounted for 14 power play opportunities and they have scored 4 goals out of those chances, earning them a rate of 28.57%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Frederik Andersen. In his professional hockey career, Andersen has accumulated 279 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .576. His save percentage currently sits at .916 during his 28,748 minutes in the crease. Andersen has had 14,543 shot attempts taken against him and he has 13,320 total saves. The opposition has scored 1,223 goals against Andersen in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.55. He has accumulated an overall mark of 297-128-52 and he has gotten the start in 484 games. Andersen has been involved in 498 contests throughout his NHL career.

In their last game, Seattle played the Avalanche in a matchup where the Kraken ended up taking the loss by a tally of 3-2. The Kraken recorded 2 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they attempted. They had 1 attempt on the power play in this game and recorded 1 on that opportunity.

This season, the Seattle Kraken have accounted for 23 goals, 8 points, and a points percentage of .571. They have permitted 20 goals to be scored by way of 15 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they were shorthanded. The Kraken have earned 19 goals at even strength and 4 goals (18th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 21 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 19.05%. Seattle has attempted 205 shots (11th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 11.22%, while allowing their opponents 194 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 73.68% on their oppositions 19 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 89.7%.

Across the ice you are going to see Philipp Grubauer defending the net. He has a tally of 8,370 stops out of 9,196 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .910. Grubauer has a career mark of 159-125-32 and has participated in 348 games. He has been a starter 315 contests and has racked up 19,123 minutes. Grubauer's quality start rate is 53.3% and he has made 168 quality starts in his pro career. His opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has allowed 826 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina

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