Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken Prediction, 3/17/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken

Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: Kraken Hockey Network

Climate Pledge Arena is where the Seattle Kraken (31-26-9) will try to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning (40-21-4) on Tuesday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes in their previous contest . Tampa Bay garnered 11 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Lightning had a below average offensive outing in the loss. They also had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. In the game, they earned a goal on 2 out of the 19 shots they looked to score on.

Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 207 power play opportunities (8th in pro hockey) and have tallied 38 goals in those attempts. The Lightning have had 1,766 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .898. Tampa Bay has tried 1,829 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 12.4%. When at even strength, the Lightning let the opposition score 142 goals while earning 183 themselves. Tampa Bay has compiled 201 power play chances and they have notched 44 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 21.89%. For the current campaign, they have scored 84 points and their points percentage sits at .646. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Tampa Bay Lightning have earned 227 goals (7th in the league) over the course of the season and have conceded 180.

The man in goal for this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. The opposition has been able to score 1,437 goals against Vasilevskiy in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.50. Vasilevskiy has been in net for 585 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage is at .917 for his 28,731 minutes on the ice. He has compiled an overall mark of 361-175-38 and he has gotten the start in 575 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Vasilevskiy has earned 337 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .586. Vasilevskiy has had 17,283 shot attempts taken against him and has amassed 15,846 total saves.

Their last time out, Seattle faced off against the Panthers in an outing where the Kraken earned a victory by a tally of 6-2. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this outing and tallied 1 out of those chances. The Kraken recorded 6 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

The Kraken have accumulated 149 goals at even strength and 41 goals (16th in the league) while on the power play. Seattle has taken 1,693 shots (27th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.22%, while allowing the other team 1,941 shots. On the year, the Seattle Kraken have accumulated 190 goals, 71 points, in addition to a points percentage of .538. They have allowed 195 goals to be scored by way of 148 goals at even strength and 47 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 192 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 21.35%. They have a penalty kill rate of 73.60% on the other teams 178 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 90.0%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Joey Daccord protecting the goal. He has accrued 4,181 stops out of 4,620 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .905. Daccord has amassed a career record of 68-66-23 and has been in net for 166 games. He was named a starter in 156 games and has played for a total of 6,774 mins. Daccord's quality start percentage comes out to 57.7% and he has 90 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. Opponents are averaging 2.81 goals per game and he has yielded 439 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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