Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 2/24/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

The Minnesota Wild (26-24-6) are headed to Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday where they will meet the Seattle Kraken (23-21-11).

The Minnesota Wild will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-3 loss to the Jets in their previous contest . Minnesota accrued 18 penalty mins in this outing. The Wild had a middle of the road offensive outing in this defeat. Additionally, they had 4 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to notch 2 goals. In the game, they tallied a score on 3 of the 39 shots they tried.

When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have notched 174 goals (15th in pro hockey) for the season and have given up 187. For the season, the have a total of 58 points and their points % is .518. Minnesota has compiled 194 power play chances and they have scored 44 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 22.68%. While playing at even strength, the Wild have allowed the opponent to score 138 goals while having 130 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota has taken 1,695 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.3%. The Wild have seen 1,692 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .889. Minnesota Wild opponents have tallied 192 power play opportunities (5th in the league) and have racked up 49 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is Filip Gustavsson. The opposition has racked up 260 goals versus Gustavsson in his NHL career and his average for goals against per game is 2.75. Gustavsson has been involved in 99 matchups throughout his pro hockey career. He has a save percentage of .912 in his 5,664 mins played. He has amassed an overall record of 47-35-13 and was named the starter in 92 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Gustavsson has accounted for 52 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .565. Gustavsson has seen 2,941 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 2,681 total saves.

In their last game, Seattle squared up with the Red Wings in an outing where the Kraken ended up losing by a final score of 4-3. They had 2 power play attempts in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those tries. The Kraken tallied 3 goals out of the 41 shots on goal they pursued.

The Kraken have racked up 118 goals at even strength and 32 goals (21st in the league) while having more men on the ice. Seattle has put up 1,599 shots (24th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.38%, while allowing their opponents 1,648 shots. For the season, the Seattle Kraken have 150 goals, 57 points, and a points percentage of .518. They have granted a total of 155 goals to be scored by of a combination of 123 goals at even strength and 32 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 150 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 21.33%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 78.95% on the other teams 152 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.6%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Joey Daccord defending the goal. He has accrued 1,493 stops out of the 1,642 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .909. Daccord is the owner of a lifetime mark of 19-20-12 and has been in goal for 57 games. He has started in 50 games and has been on the ice for 3,231 mins. Daccord's percentage of quality starts is 56.0% and he has made 28 quality starts in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 2.77 goals per contest and he has surrendered 149 goals overall.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota

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