New York Rangers vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 11/17/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Rangers vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: KONG

Odds/Point Spread: Rangers (-210) Kraken (+172)

The New York Rangers (10-4-1) are en route to Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday where they will play the Seattle Kraken (8-8-1). The moneyline on this game has New York at -210 and Seattle is coming in at +172. The over/under is 6.

The New York Rangers had a good night with a 3-2 win against the Sharks in their previous contest . New York amassed 6 penalty mins for this game. Furthermore, they had 1 power play try but weren't able to net one. The Rangers offense showed they have some room for improvement in the win. For the outing, they converted 3 of the 35 shots they attempted.

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In regard to their scoring capabilities, the New York Rangers have notched 55 goals (11th in the NHL) this year and have given up 38. For the season, they have 21 points and their points percentage sits at .700. New York is sitting with 43 power play opportunities and they have added 11 goals out of those chances, earning them a percentage of 25.58%. When at even strength, the Rangers have given up 32 goals while notching 44 on offense. New York has attempted 465 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.8%. The Rangers have had 483 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .921. New York Rangers opponents have totaled 50 power play opportunities (17th in the league) and have come away with 6 goals in those attempts.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Igor Shesterkin. Opponents have racked up 535 goals versus Shesterkin in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.58. Shesterkin has been in net for 225 matchups throughout his hockey career. His save percentage sits at .920 in his 12,456 mins on the ice. He has compiled a record of 142-63-18 and he has gotten the start in 220 games. For his professional hockey career, Shesterkin has compiled 142 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .645. Shesterkin has seen 6,728 shots taken against him and has recorded 6,193 total saves.

In their last contest, Seattle faced off against the Blackhawks in a game where the Kraken got the victory by a tally of 3-1. The Kraken recorded 3 goals of the 26 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 power play attempts in this game and recorded 1 out of those attempts.

Seattle has taken 460 shots (22nd in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.09%, while allowing the opposition 500 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.43% on their oppositions 51 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 89.8%. They have a total of 52 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 19.23%. The Kraken have 41 goals at even strength and 10 goals (14th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 51 goals to be scored by way of 40 goals at even strength and 11 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Seattle Kraken have earned a total of 51 goals, 17 points, as well as a points percentage of .500.

Across the rink you will find Philipp Grubauer defending the goal. His opposition is averaging 2.64 goals per contest and he has given up 833 goals in total. Grubauer's rate of quality starts is 53.3% and he has accumulated 169 quality starts in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 317 games and has played 18,906 minutes. Grubauer has accrued a career mark of 159-127-32 and has played in 350 games. He is sitting with 8,416 stops out of the 9,249 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .910.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle (+172) and under 6 goals

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