Seattle Kraken vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 11/2/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2024

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN

Canadian Tire Centre is the location where the Ottawa Senators (5-4-0) will compete against the Seattle Kraken (5-4-1) on Saturday.

The Seattle Kraken were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 8-2 victory against the Canadiens in their previous contest . The Kraken had a good offensive performance in the victory. For the matchup, they scored on 8 out of the 23 shots they attempted. In addition, they had 6 power play opportunities and scored 3 goals. Seattle compiled 12 penalty minutes in this game.

Seattle Kraken opponents have totaled 30 power play opportunities (17th in pro hockey) and have a total of 6 goals in those chances. The Kraken so far have had 299 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .900. Seattle has tried 279 shots and has a shooting percentage of 12.5%. While playing at even strength, the Kraken have conceded 24 goals while scoring 28 on the offensive side of the ice. Seattle skates onto the rink with 32 power play chances and they have added 7 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 21.88%. For the current campaign, the have a total of 11 points and their points percentage comes in at .550. In relation to their goal scoring prowess, the Seattle Kraken have accumulated 35 goals (11th in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 30.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Joey Daccord. Over the course of his career, Daccord is sitting with 38 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .567. His save percentage is at .907 during his 4,202 minutes between the pipes. Daccord has had 2,095 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 1,901 saves. The opposition has racked up 194 goals versus Daccord in his career and his goals against rate is 2.77. He has amassed an overall mark of 26-28-14 and he has started in 67 games. Daccord has taken the ice for 75 games over the course of his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, Ottawa faced the Blues in an outing where the Senators notched a victory by a final score of 8-1. They had 3 attempts on the power play in this outing and recorded 2 out of those chances. The Senators had 8 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they tried.

The Senators have scored 26 goals at even strength and 12 goals (4th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Ottawa has put up 282 shots (15th in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 13.48%, while allowing the other team 266 shots. On the season, the Ottawa Senators have tallied 38 goals, 10 points, and a points percentage of .556. They have granted a total of 31 goals to be scored by way of 25 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 28 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 42.86%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 76.00% on the other teams 25 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 88.3%.

Across the rink you will find Linus Ullmark protecting the net. He has tallied 6,836 saves out of the 7,445 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .918. Ullmark has amassed a lifetime record of 140-75-23 and has participated in 252 games. He has started in 242 contests and has been on the ice for 14,527 minutes. Ullmark's quality start rate sits at 63.6% and he has 154 quality starts in his career. Opponents are averaging 2.52 goals/game and he has allowed 609 goals altogether.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Seattle

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