Panthers vs Kraken Prediction
The Florida Panthers will play the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. Florida has won three games in a row, while Seattle has lost eight straight games coming into this matchup. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Panthers vs Kraken prediction.
Panthers Preview
The Florida Panthers are 17-8-2 this year after they defeated Columbus by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Florida was tied at one early in the first period, but they scored four of the last five goals in the game to pull away for the win. The Panthers out shot Columbus by a total of 35-19 and went 1-2 on the power play in the game. Florida has also defeated Pittsburgh and Dallas during this three game winning streak. The Panthers are scoring 3.15 goals per game and they are allowing 2.52 goals against per game, while going 18.8% on the power play and 81.3% on the penalty kill. Sam Reinhart has led Florida with 17 goals, 20 assists, and 66 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Florida is Sergei Bobrovsky, who is 13-6-1 this year with a 2.42 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.
Kraken Preview
The Seattle Kraken are 8-14-7 this season after they lost to Minnesota by a score of 3-0 in their last game. Seattle allowed one goal in the first period and two goals in the third period for the shutout loss. The Kraken were out shot by a total of 26-24 and went 0-3 on the power play in the game. Seattle’s last win came against San Jose by a score of 7-1 back on November 22nd. The Kraken are scoring 2.52 goals per game and they are allowing 3.38 goals against per game, while going 20.4% on the power play and 76.8% on the penalty kill. Vince Dunn has led the Kraken with four goals, 18 assists, and 63 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Seattle is Joey Daccord, who is 3-5-6 this season with a 2.92 goals against average and a .896 save percentage.
Seattle Kraken Team Facts
- The Kraken have lost each of their last seven games following a loss.
- The Kraken have covered the puck line in eight of their last 10 games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Kraken have lost the first period in each of their last six games following a loss.
- The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in eight of the Kraken's last nine home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
Florida Panthers Team Facts
- The Panthers have won five of their last six night games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in each of their last five games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Panthers have won the third period in five of their last six night games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in each of the Panthers' last three games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts
- Jared McCann has scored at least one goal in five of the Kraken's last six games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Jared McCann has recorded at least one point in 10 of the Kraken's last 11 home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- Jordan Eberle has recorded at least one assist in four of the Kraken's last five home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- William Borgen has recorded two points against the Panthers this season - equal-most against any opponent.
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Aleksander Barkov has scored a goal in four of the Panthers' last five games.
- Carter Verhaeghe has recorded at least one point in each of the Panthers' last six games as favorites.
- Carter Verhaeghe has recorded an assist in four of the Panthers' last five games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Aleksander Barkov ranks 1st in the league for Plus/Minus (+21) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Seattle Kraken are one of only three teams to lose 5+ games when leading after Period 1 this season.
- The Seattle Kraken ranks 29th in the league in save percentage this season (.882).
- The Florida Panthers ranks 2nd in the league in penalty minutes this season (335).
- The Florida Panthers ranks 3rd in the league for shots against per game this season (27.4).
Panthers vs Kraken Betting Prediction
Seattle comes into this game trying to avoid their ninth straight loss, but they are only 4-8-2 at home this season. Florida has won three games in a row and they are 8-4-2 on the road this year. The Panthers have played very good defense this season, only allowing 2.52 goals against per game, and they should find success against a Seattle team that is only scoring 2.52 goals per game. The Kraken have only scored six goals in their last five games and I cannot back them until I see a better effort. Take the Panthers here.
