Philadelphia Flyers vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 10/17/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: KONG

The Seattle Kraken (2-2-0) will compete against the Philadelphia Flyers (1-1-1) at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday.

The Philadelphia Flyers will need a bounce back game after taking a 6-3 defeat against the Flames their last time on the ice. The Flyers had an average offensive output in this defeat. In the game, they earned a goal on 3 of the 40 shots they tried. In addition, they had 4 chances with the advantage and netted 1 goal. Philadelphia compiled 27 minutes in the box in this outing.

While at even strength, the Flyers have surrendered 10 goals while having 4 when they are on offense. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have 14 power play tries (10th in pro hockey) and have scored 2 goals in those chances. With respect to scoring goals, the Philadelphia Flyers have accounted for 8 goals (23rd in the league) for the year and have conceded 12. Philadelphia has tried 101 shots and holds a shot percentage of 7.9%. For the current campaign, they have earned 3 points and their points percentage comes in at .500. The Flyers so far have had 91 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .868. Philadelphia has tallied 15 power play opportunities and they have notched 4 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 26.67%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Samuel Ersson. Ersson has participated in 14 contests throughout his professional hockey career. He has amassed an overall mark of 7-3-1 and he started in 12 games. The opposition has notched 39 goals against Ersson in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 3.04. Ersson has had 386 shots against him and has recorded 347 saves. He has a save percentage of .899 in his 771 mins between the pipes. In his career, Ersson has compiled 6 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .500.

The last time they were on the ice, Seattle opposed the Stars in an outing where the Kraken ended up losing by a score of 2-0. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this game but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Kraken notched 0 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

The Kraken have tallied 12 goals at even strength and 1 goal (23rd in the league) while on the power play. Seattle has attempted 126 shots (4th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.32%, while allowing their opponents 119 shots. So far this season, the Seattle Kraken have 13 goals, 4 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 12 goals to be scored by of a combination of 10 goals at even strength and 2 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 9 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 11.11%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 77.78% on their opponents 9 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 89.9%.

Across the rink you will find Philipp Grubauer in net. He has compiled 7,478 stops out of 8,202 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .912. Grubauer has earned a career record of 144-108-30 and has played in 310 contests. He has started in 279 games and his ice time sits at 17,011 mins. Grubauer's rate of quality starts is 54.8% and he has qualified for 153 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. The opposition is averaging 2.55 goals per game and he has allowed 724 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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