Seattle Kraken vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, 10/15/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs Tampa Bay Lightning

Date: Thursday, October 15, 2026

Location: Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, FL

TV: KONG TV, WXPX-TV

Odds/Point Spread: Kraken (+200) Lightning (-235)

Benchmark International Arena is the site where the Tampa Bay Lightning (4-2-0) will take on the Seattle Kraken (5-2-0) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Kraken at +200 while the Lightning are sitting at -235. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Seattle Kraken had a decent effort after finishing in a 2-2 tie against the Flyers in their previous game. The Kraken offense left a lot to be desired in this game. For the outing, they converted 2 of the 31 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 5 power play tries and scored 1 goal. Seattle accumulated 8 penalty mins in this outing.

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While at even strength, the Kraken have allowed 15 goals while scoring 23 on the offensive side of the ice. Seattle Kraken opponents have recorded 19 power play opportunities (22nd in the NHL) and have earned 4 goals in those chances. In terms of scoring goals, the Seattle Kraken have notched 28 goals (5th in the National Hockey League) for the season and have conceded 19. Seattle has tried 188 shots and holds a shot percentage of 14.9%. For the current campaign, they have 10 points and their points % is .714. The Kraken so far have had 214 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .911. Seattle comes into tonight with 22 power play chances and they have tallied 5 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 22.73%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Joey Daccord. Daccord has participated in 177 games over the course of his NHL career. He has compiled an overall mark of 72-71-24 and he started in 166 games. Opponents have racked up 474 goals versus Daccord in his career and his goals against average is 2.86. Daccord has seen 4,919 shots against him and has garnered 4,448 saves. His save percentage is .904 for his 418 mins in the crease. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Daccord is sitting with 95 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .572.

When they were on the ice last, Tampa Bay opposed the Rangers in a game where the Lightning ended up taking the loss by a final of 4-1. The Lightning recorded 1 goal of the 26 shots on goal they pursued. They had 4 power play attempts in this game but were not able to net one.

For the year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have accounted for 17 goals, 8 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667. They have granted a total of 16 goals to be scored by way of 13 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they were shorthanded. The Lightning have accumulated 15 goals at even strength and 2 goals (24th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 24 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 8.33%. Tampa Bay has attempted 177 shots (16th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.60%, while allowing their opponents 143 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 80.00% on their opponents 15 power play chances, and their save percentage is 88.8%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Andrei Vasilevskiy in net. Vasilevskiy has accumulated a lifetime record of 373-180-39 and has been in goal for 603 contests. Vasilevskiy's quality start rate is 59.0% and he has 350 quality starts in his professional career. He has recorded 16,219 stops out of 17,695 shots attempted, which gives him a save % of .917. His opposition is averaging 2.49 goals per game and he has allowed 1,479 goals altogether. He got the starting nod in 593 games and has been on the ice for 12 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Seattle (+200)

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