Seattle Kraken vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 10/16/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (-210) Senators (+172)

Canadian Tire Centre is the site where the Ottawa Senators (1-2-0) will take on the Seattle Kraken (2-0-1) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Kraken at -210 while the Senators are sitting at +172. The total has been set at 6.

The Seattle Kraken were on the losing side of the ice with a 5-4 defeat against the Canadiens in their last outing. Seattle accumulated 6 penalty minutes for this game. The Kraken had a impressive offensive output in this defeat. They also had 4 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to notch 1 goal. In the matchup, they tallied a score on 4 of the 22 shots they put on net.

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When discussing their scoring, the Seattle Kraken have notched 9 goals (23rd in the NHL) on the year and have conceded 7. For the current campaign, the have a total of 5 points and their points percentage is sitting at .833. Seattle has accounted for 9 power play chances and they have notched 2 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 22.22%. When playing at even strength, the Kraken have surrendered 6 goals while notching 7 on the offensive side of the ice. Seattle has tried 75 shots and has a shooting percentage of 12.0%. The Kraken so far have had 85 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .918. Seattle Kraken opponents have tallied 6 power play opportunities (32nd in the NHL) and have racked up 1 goal in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Joey Daccord. Daccord has been in net for 129 matchups during his pro hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 51-50-19 and was named the starter in 119 games. The opposition has scored 335 goals versus Daccord in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.82. Daccord has seen 3,582 shot attempts against him and he has 3,247 saves. He has a save percentage of .906 during his 6,686 mins on the ice. In his professional hockey career, Daccord has accumulated 70 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .588.

Their last time out, Ottawa went up against the Predators in a matchup where the Senators ended up taking the loss by a score of 4-1. They had 5 power play chances in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those attempts. The Senators notched 1 goal out of the 32 shots on goal they pursued.

Ottawa has tried 94 shots (19th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 8.51%, while allowing their opponents 78 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 64.29% on their oppositions 14 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 82.1%. They have earned 11 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 18.18%. The Senators have scored 6 goals at even strength and 2 goals (21st in the NHL) while on the power play. They have permitted 14 goals to be scored by of a combination of 9 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they were shorthanded. Over the course of the season, the Ottawa Senators have earned a total of 8 goals, 2 points, in addition to a points percentage of .333.

Across the ice you will find Linus Ullmark between the pipes. Ullmark holds a lifetime record of 164-89-26 and has participated in 294 contests. Ullmark's quality start percentage is 63.4% and he has qualified for 180 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has accrued 7,914 saves out of the 8,636 shots taken, giving him a save % of .916. His opposition is averaging 2.54 goals per contest and he has yielded 722 goals in total. He has made the start in 284 games and has been on the ice for 15,430 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa (+172)

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