Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 12/16/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Kraken Hockey Network

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-145) Kraken (+125)

The Seattle Kraken (12-12-6) will play the Colorado Avalanche (23-2-7) at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Colorado at -145 and Seattle is coming in at +125. The over/under is 6.5.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-2 win against the Predators their last time out. Colorado accrued 6 mins in the box in this contest. The Avalanche had a solid offensive outing in this victory. Additionally, they had 4 power play attempts but weren't able to make the most of them. For the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 4 of the 41 shots they launched.

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Colorado Avalanche opponents have 91 power play tries (20th in the NHL) and have come away with 13 goals in those chances. The Avalanche have seen 859 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .919. Colorado has tried 1,111 shots and has a shot percentage of 11.5%. When at even strength, the Avalanche let the opposition score 57 goals while notching 111 themselves. Colorado skates onto the rink with 111 power play chances and they have added 17 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 15.32%. For the year, they have tallied 53 points and their points percentage sits at .828. In the matter of their scoring, the Colorado Avalanche have racked up 128 goals (1st in the NHL) on the campaign and have allowed 70.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Mackenzie Blackwood. Blackwood has participated in 264 matchups over the course of his hockey career. He has compiled a mark of 112-104-29 and he has gotten the start in 247 games. The opposition has racked up 724 goals versus Blackwood in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.93. Blackwood has seen 7,717 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 6,993 saves. He has a save percentage of .906 for his 13,382 minutes played. In his career, Blackwood is sitting with 138 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .559.

When they took the ice last, Seattle squared up with the Sabres in a matchup where the Kraken ended up taking the loss by a final score of 3-1. The Kraken notched 1 goal out of the 24 shots on goal they took. They had 3 power play opportunities in this game and recorded 1 out of those tries.

This season, the Seattle Kraken have notched a total of 74 goals, 30 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 90 goals to be scored by of a combination of 63 goals at even strength and 27 goals while they were shorthanded. The Kraken have accumulated 56 goals at even strength and 18 goals (20th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 94 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 19.15%. Seattle has attempted 761 shots (32nd in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.72%, while allowing their opponents 825 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 67.47% on their opponents 83 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.1%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Joey Daccord in goal. The opposition is averaging 2.82 goals per game and he has relinquished 383 goals altogether. Daccord's quality start percentage comes out to 57.4% and he has accumulated 78 quality starting assignments in his career. He has made the start in 136 contests and has accumulated 6,726 mins. Daccord has a career mark of 57-58-22 and has participated in 146 games. He has recorded 3,630 saves out of 4,013 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .905.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado (-145)

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