Montreal Canadiens vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 3/12/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montreal Canadiens vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: KONG

Odds/Point Spread: Canadiens (-152) Kraken (+126)

The Montreal Canadiens (30-27-6) are on their way to Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Seattle Kraken (27-34-4). The odds on this game have Montreal at -152 while Seattle is at +126. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Montreal Canadiens were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 1-0 defeat to the Flames in their last outing. Montreal amassed 2 penalty minutes in this outing. In addition, they had 2 power play opportunities but didn't net one. The Canadiens had a below average offensive performance in this loss. For the game, they ended the night with no scores out of the 26 shots they looked to score on.

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While at even strength, the Canadiens have surrendered 170 goals while scoring 144 of their own. Montreal Canadiens opponents have earned 202 power play tries (1st in the NHL) and have earned 36 goals in those chances. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Montreal Canadiens have accounted for 184 goals (17th in the NHL) so far this season and have conceded 206. Montreal has tried 1,636 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.3%. For the current campaign, they have tallied 66 points and their points percentage comes in at .524. The Canadiens have had 1,824 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .887. Montreal skates onto the rink with 186 power play chances and they have scored 40 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 21.51%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Jakub Dobes. Dobes has taken the ice for 11 games over the course of his hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 6-3-1 and he was named the starter in 11 games. The opposition has racked up 26 goals against Dobes in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 60.00. Dobes has had 298 shot attempts against him and has accrued 272 saves. His save percentage is at .913 in his 26 minutes between the pipes. In his professional hockey career, Dobes has recorded 6 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .545.

In their last game, Seattle faced the Capitals in a game where the Kraken went home in defeat by a score of 4-2. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this matchup but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Kraken notched 2 goals of the 32 shots on goal they attempted.

Seattle has tried 1,765 shots (23rd in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.82%, while allowing their opponents 1,864 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 77.08% on their opponents 144 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.8%. They have a total of 178 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 17.98%. The Kraken have scored 159 goals at even strength and 32 goals (24th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 209 goals to be scored by way of 176 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Seattle Kraken have accounted for 191 goals, 58 points, in addition to a points percentage of .446.

On the other side of the ice you will find Joey Daccord in the crease. He has gathered 2,851 saves out of the 3,140 shots attempted against him, which gives him a percentage of .908. Daccord is sitting with a lifetime mark of 43-45-16 and has been in net for 113 games. He has been a starter 103 games and has been on the ice for 3,943 minutes. Daccord's percentage of quality starts comes out to 57.3% and he has accumulated 59 quality starts in his career. His opponents are averaging 4.40 goals per game and he has conceded 289 goals altogether.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Seattle (+126) and under 6 goals

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