Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 12/10/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken
Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023
Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA
TV: Root Sports Northwest
The Minnesota Wild (9-10-4) are en route to Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday where they will compete against the Seattle Kraken (8-12-6).
The Minnesota Wild were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 victory over the Flames in the last game they played. Minnesota recorded 13 penalty mins in this matchup. The Wild had a good offensive performance in this victory. In addition, they had 3 power play tries and scored 1 goal. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 29 shots they attempted.
At even strength, the Wild have conceded 56 goals while getting 58 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota Wild opponents have earned 83 power play tries (11th in professional hockey) and have racked up 24 goals in those attempts. In terms of scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have accumulated 74 goals (19th in hockey) so far this year and have given up 80. Minnesota has taken 716 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.3%. For the season, they have 22 points and their points percentage is sitting at .478. The Wild have had 698 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .885. Minnesota is sitting with 85 power play opportunities and they have added 16 goals during those chances, garnering them a percentage of 18.82%.
The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Marc-Andre Fleury. Over the course of his time in hockey, Fleury has accumulated 461 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .551. His save percentage currently sits at .912 for his 57,641 mins in the crease. Fleury has had 28,372 shot attempts against him and he has 25,886 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 2,486 goals against Fleury in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.59. He has earned a mark of 548-319-93 and he started in 837 games. Fleury has been in net for 995 matchups during his hockey career.
In their last outing, Seattle went up against the Canadiens in a matchup where the Kraken ended up taking the loss by a final score of 4-2. The Kraken recorded 2 goals of the 33 shots on goal they took. They had 2 attempts on the power play in this game and netted 1 out of those chances.
Seattle has taken 794 shots (10th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 8.69%, while allowing their opponents 759 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 74.67% on the other teams 75 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 88.3%. They have a tally of 83 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 21.69%. The Kraken have tallied 51 goals at even strength and 18 goals (13th in hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have permitted 89 goals to be scored by way of 70 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Seattle Kraken are sitting with 69 goals, 22 points, as well as a points percentage of .423.
On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Philipp Grubauer in the crease. Teams are averaging 2.59 goals per contest and he has given up 765 goals altogether. Grubauer's percentage of quality starts comes out to 53.1% and he has accumulated 155 quality starting assignments in his career. He has started in 292 games and has played for a total of 17,720 minutes. Grubauer is the owner of a lifetime record of 149-114-31 and has been in net for 323 games. He has recorded 7,781 saves out of the 8,546 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .910.
Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy's Pick: Take Seattle
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