Ottawa Senators vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 12/17/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: KONG

Odds/Point Spread: Senators (-132) Kraken (+110)

The Seattle Kraken (15-15-2) welcome the Ottawa Senators (15-13-2) at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Ottawa at -132 while Seattle is priced at +110. The over/under is 6.5.

The Ottawa Senators came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 3-2 win against the Penguins in their previous game. Ottawa tallied 2 penalty mins in this contest. The Senators offense didn't overly impress in this victory. Additionally, they had 2 chances with the advantage but weren't able to score. In the matchup, they scored on 3 of the 31 shots they attempted.

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Pertaining to their scoring, the Ottawa Senators have earned 93 goals (15th in pro hockey) for the season and have given up 88. For the current campaign, they have recorded 32 points and their points percentage sits at .533. Ottawa has tallied 102 power play chances and they have scored 27 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 26.47%. While playing at even strength, the Senators have conceded 68 goals while scoring 66 of their own. Ottawa has tried 922 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.1%. The Senators so far have had 827 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .894. Ottawa Senators opponents have totaled 84 power play opportunities (21st in the NHL) and have notched 20 goals in those attempts.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Linus Ullmark. Ullmark has played in 267 matchups over the course of his professional hockey career. He has amassed a mark of 148-80-25 and he was named the starter in 257 games. The opposition has racked up 646 goals versus Ullmark in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.70. Ullmark has had 7,864 shot attempts against him and has garnered 7,218 total saves. His save percentage sits at .918 during his 14,336 minutes between the pipes. For his professional hockey career, Ullmark has tallied 164 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .638.

In their last contest, Seattle played the Lightning in a game where the Kraken were on the wrong end of the score by a tally of 5-1. The Kraken earned 1 goal out of the 22 shots on goal they pursued. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this one and recorded 1 out of those chances.

Seattle has taken 864 shots (21st in the league) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.00%, while allowing the other team 917 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 78.67% on their opponents 75 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.6%. They have a total of 96 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 18.75%. The Kraken have accumulated 77 goals at even strength and 18 goals (17th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 95 goals to be scored by way of 79 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this year, the Seattle Kraken have a total of 95 goals, 32 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500.

On the other side of the ice you will find Joey Daccord between the pipes. Daccord has compiled a career mark of 34-33-15 and has played in 89 contests. Daccord's percentage of quality starts comes in at 59.3% and he has 48 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has tallied 2,244 saves out of 2,469 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .909. His opponents are averaging 3.47 goals per contest and he has relinquished 225 goals overall. He has been a starter 81 contests and his ice time sits at 3,887 mins.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Ottawa (-132)

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