Pittsburgh Penguins vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 1/25/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: KONG

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (-150) Kraken (+125)

Climate Pledge Arena is the location where the Seattle Kraken (21-24-3) will meet the Pittsburgh Penguins (20-21-8) on Saturday. The line on this contest has Pittsburgh at -150 and Seattle is at +125. The total comes in at 6.

The Pittsburgh Penguins were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-1 win over the Kings in their last outing. The Penguins had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the win. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 out of the 32 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 1 power play try and were able to notch 1 goal. Pittsburgh tallied 6 minutes in the box for this game.

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While at even strength, the Penguins have allowed the opponent to score 147 goals while notching 109 on the offensive side of the ice. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have tallied 137 power play opportunities (13th in professional hockey) and have a total of 29 goals in those chances. Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Pittsburgh Penguins have earned 147 goals (13th in hockey) on the campaign and have given up 176. Pittsburgh has tried 1,387 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.6%. For the current season, the have a total of 48 points and their points percentage sits at .490. The Penguins have seen 1,520 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .884. Pittsburgh comes into the game with 140 power play opportunities and they have scored 38 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 27.14%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Alex Nedeljkovic. Opponents have racked up 452 goals against Nedeljkovic in his career and his average for goals against per game is 3.44. Nedeljkovic has participated in 162 games throughout his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .904 during his 7,873 mins played. He has amassed a mark of 69-52-26 and he has started in 145 games. Over the course of his career, Nedeljkovic has accrued 75 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .517. Nedeljkovic has had 4,708 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 4,256 saves.

In their last game, Seattle went up against the Sabres in a game where the Kraken ended up with the win by a final of 6-4. The Kraken scored 6 goals of the 34 shots on goal they attempted. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this game and earned 1 out of those tries.

Seattle has attempted 1,279 shots (25th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 11.10%, while allowing their opponents 1,376 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 76.36% on the other teams 110 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.0%. They have a total of 134 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 18.66%. The Kraken have accumulated 117 goals at even strength and 25 goals (24th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have granted a total of 152 goals to be scored by of a combination of 126 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they were shorthanded. Over the course of the season, the Seattle Kraken have 142 goals, 45 points, in addition to a points percentage of .469.

For the opposition you are going to see Joey Daccord in net. He has gathered 2,484 stops out of the 2,733 shots attempted, giving him a rate of .909. Daccord has accumulated a career record of 38-37-15 and has participated in 99 games. He has been a starter 89 contests and his ice time sits at 3,909 mins. Daccord's percentage of quality starts is 58.4% and he has 52 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Teams are averaging 3.82 goals per contest and he has allowed 249 goals altogether.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-150)

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