Seattle Kraken vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 4/18/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (+123) Wild (-150)

Xcel Energy Center is the site where the Minnesota Wild (39-33-9) will take on the Seattle Kraken (33-35-13) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Kraken at +123 while the Wild are at -150. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Seattle Kraken will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-3 loss to the Jets in their last outing. Seattle accounted for 8 penalty minutes for this game. Furthermore, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to notch a goal. The Kraken had a middle of the road offensive output in the loss. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 3 out of the 23 shots they put on net.

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In reference to their goal scoring prowess, the Seattle Kraken have racked up 210 goals (29th in the NHL) this year and have surrendered 229. For the season, they have accumulated 79 points and their points % is .488. Seattle has accumulated 239 power play chances and they have scored 49 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 20.50%. At even strength, the Kraken have surrendered 184 goals while getting 161 when they are on offense. Seattle has tried 2,320 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.1%. The Kraken have seen 2,367 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .903. Seattle Kraken opponents have recorded 218 power play tries (30th in professional hockey) and have a total of 45 goals in those attempts.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Philipp Grubauer. The opposition has been able to score 814 goals versus Grubauer in his career and his goals against rate is 2.59. Grubauer has been in net for 344 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .911 in his 18,892 minutes guarding the cage. He has earned a record of 158-122-32 and he has started in 311 games. In his professional hockey career, Grubauer has tallied 167 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .537. Grubauer has seen 9,095 shot attempts against him and has recorded 8,281 saves.

The last time they were on the ice, Minnesota went up against the Kings in a game where the Wild took home the win by a mark of 3-1. They had 3 power play attempts in this outing and scored 1 out of those chances. The Wild notched 3 goals of the 28 shots on goal they tried.

The Wild have accumulated 185 goals at even strength and 60 goals (8th in the NHL) while on the power play. Minnesota has taken 2,447 shots (19th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.01%, while allowing the opposition 2,410 shots. This season, the Minnesota Wild have earned 245 goals, 87 points, and a points percentage of .537. They have permitted 256 goals to be scored by of a combination of 190 goals at even strength and 66 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 269 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 22.30%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 74.62% on their opponents 260 chances on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.4%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Marc-Andre Fleury between the pipes. He has compiled 26,563 saves out of the 29,125 shots taken, giving him a save % of .912. Fleury has a lifetime mark of 561-329-96 and has been in goal for 1,024 contests. He has been a starter 863 contests and has played for a total of 59,218 minutes. Fleury's rate of quality starts is 55.0% and he has accumulated 475 quality starting assignments in his career. Teams are averaging 2.60 goals per contest and he has given up 2,562 goals in total.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Seattle (+123)

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