Vegas Golden Knights vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 3/12/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vegas Golden Knights vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Golden Knights (-117) Kraken (-104)

The Seattle Kraken (28-24-11) will compete against the Vegas Golden Knights (34-23-7) at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Vegas at -117 and Seattle is at -104. The betting total is set at 7.

The Vegas Golden Knights came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 5-3 victory over the Red Wings in their previous contest . Vegas had 8 penalty minutes in this game. Additionally, they had 2 power play opportunities but didn't convert them into a score. The Golden Knights had a good offensive performance in this victory. For the game, they earned a goal on 5 of the 36 shots they launched.

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At even strength, the Golden Knights have conceded 155 goals while scoring 164 on offense. Vegas Golden Knights opponents have 171 power play tries (31st in pro hockey) and have come away with 34 goals in those attempts. In reference to scoring goals, the Vegas Golden Knights have accounted for 203 goals (14th in the league) for the season and have allowed 189. Vegas has attempted 1,985 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.2%. For the current campaign, they have earned 75 points and their points percentage is .586. The Golden Knights have had 1,980 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .905. Vegas has 203 power play opportunities and they have scored 39 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 19.21%.

The man in net for this game is Adin Hill. Hill has participated in 129 games during his NHL career. He has accumulated an overall record of 61-47-8 and he has started in 116 games. Opponents have been able to score 308 goals against Hill in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.63. Hill has seen 3,502 shot attempts taken against him and he has 3,194 total saves. He has a save percentage of .912 for his 7,015 mins on the ice. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Hill has earned 64 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .552.

In their last outing, Seattle squared up with the Jets in a matchup where the Kraken were on the wrong end of the score by a score of 3-0. They had 1 power play attempt in this game but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Kraken recorded 0 goals out of the 17 shots on goal they pursued.

This season, the Seattle Kraken have 171 goals, 67 points, and a points percentage of .532. They have allowed 175 goals to be scored by way of 139 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Kraken have 134 goals at even strength and 37 goals (20th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 176 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 21.02%. Seattle has put up 1,813 shots (27th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.43%, while allowing their opponents 1,891 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 79.31% on their oppositions 174 power play tries, and their save percentage is 90.7%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Philipp Grubauer in the crease. Grubauer has accumulated a career record of 154-116-31 and has been in net for 332 games. Grubauer's rate of quality starts comes out to 54.0% and he has 162 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has accrued 7,998 stops out of the 8,778 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .911. Opponents are averaging 2.57 goals per game and he has allowed 780 goals in total. He has started in 300 games and has played for a total of 18,222 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Seattle (-104)

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