Seattle Kraken vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 3/8/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

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

The Seattle Kraken (26-32-4) are en route to Wells Fargo Center on Saturday where they will try to beat the Philadelphia Flyers (27-27-8). The odds on this game have Seattle at +126 while Philadelphia is at -152. The total is set at 6.

The Seattle Kraken will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-3 defeat to the Wild in their last outing. Seattle accrued 2 penalty minutes in this contest. The Kraken had a middle of the road offensive outing in the loss. They also had 2 chances on the power play and scored 1 goal. In the matchup, they scored on 3 out of the 36 shots they launched.

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Seattle Kraken opponents have 137 power play tries (30th in the league) and have scored 33 goals in those attempts. The Kraken so far have had 1,782 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .888. Seattle has attempted 1,676 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.9%. At even strength, the Kraken have given up 166 goals while scoring 151 on the offensive side of the ice. Seattle is sitting with 168 power play chances and they have notched 31 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 18.45%. For the year, they sit with 56 points and their points percentage is sitting at .452. In regard to their scoring, the Seattle Kraken have notched 182 goals (17th in pro hockey) on the year and have allowed 199.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Joey Daccord. Daccord has been in goal for 111 matchups during his NHL career. He has earned a record of 43-43-16 and he has gotten the start in 101 games. Opponents have been able to score 282 goals versus Daccord in his professional career and his goals against rate is 4.30. Daccord has seen 3,084 shots taken against him and has recorded 2,802 saves. His save percentage currently is at .909 for his 3,938 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his career, Daccord has 59 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .584.

In their last game, Philadelphia played the Flames in a game where the Flyers took the loss by a final of 6-3. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this contest but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Flyers scored 3 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they tried.

The Flyers have tallied 153 goals at even strength and 26 goals (29th in the league) while having more men on the ice. Philadelphia has put up 1,702 shots (22nd in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 10.52%, while allowing the opposition 1,672 shots. For the year, the Philadelphia Flyers have accounted for 179 goals, 62 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 205 goals to be scored by of a combination of 173 goals at even strength and 32 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have recorded 164 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 15.85%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 78.95% on their oppositions 152 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 87.7%.

Across the rink you are expected to see Samuel Ersson protecting the net. He is sitting with 2,114 saves out of 2,371 shots tried, giving him a rate of .892. Ersson is sitting with a lifetime record of 47-32-11 and has played in 98 games. He has made the start in 93 games and has played 3,533 mins. Ersson's quality start percentage sits at 52.7% and he has earned 49 quality starting assignments in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 4.36 goals per contest and he has surrendered 257 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-152)

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