In this article we will formulate a Senators vs Kraken prediction for this NHL game on Thursday, October 16th at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this NHL matchup.
Ottawa Senators Betting Preview
The Ottawa Senators are 1-3-0 this year after they lost to Buffalo by a score of 8-4 on Wednesday night. Ottawa led 2-1 in the second period and only trailed 5-4 in the third, but they allowed the last three goals in the loss. The Senators out shot Buffalo by a total of 36-27, won 64.9% of the face-offs, and went 1-5 on the power play in the game. Ottawa also recorded 21 hits and 10 blocked shots in the loss. The Senators got goals from Eller, Pinto, Stutzle, and Sanderson, while Spence led the way with four hits. Ottawa started Merilainen, who stopped 19 out of 26 shots, which was a .731 save percentage.
Ottawa did win their first game against the Lightning, but they also have losses against the Panthers and Predators. The Senators have scored 2.67 goals per game and they have allowed 4.67 goals against per game, while also going 18.2% on the power play and 64.3% on the penalty kill this season. Shane Pinto has led Ottawa with five goals and one assist, while Jake Sanderson has added one goal and four assists. The projected starting goalie for Ottawa is Linus Ullmark, who is 1-2-0 with a 4.07 goals against average and an .842 save percentage this year.
Seattle Kraken Betting Preview
The Seattle Kraken are 2-0-1 this season after they lost to Montreal by a score of 5-4 in overtime in their last game. Seattle led 4-3 late in the game, but they blew the lead and lost in overtime. The Kraken tied Montreal with 22 shots, won 43.8% of the face-offs, and went 1-4 on the power play in the game. Seattle also recorded 32 hits and 17 blocked shots in the loss. The Kraken got goals from McCann, Nyman, and Schwartz, while Kartye led the team with six hits in the game. Seattle started Daccord in net, who stopped 17 out of 22 shots, which was a .773 save percentage.
Seattle started the season with a 3-1 win over Anaheim and a 2-1 win over Vegas. The Kraken have scored 3.00 goals per game and they have allowed 2.33 goals against per game, while also going 22.2% on the power play and 83.3% on the penalty kill this season. Jared McCann has led Seattle with three goals and one assist, while Vince Dunn has added one goal and three assists this year. The projected starting goalie for Seattle is Joey Daccord, who is 2-0-1 with a 2.23 goals against average and a .918 save percentage this season.
Why the Seattle Kraken will win
- The Kraken have won each of their last eight games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Senators have lost four of their last five games as favorites.
- The Kraken have covered the puck line in each of their last nine games against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Senators have failed to cover the puck line in 13 of their last 14 games as favorites following a road loss.
- The Kraken have won the third period in eight of their last nine games against Eastern Conference opponents when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the last four games between the Kraken and Senators have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Kraken’s last four games after coming off overtime have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Eight of the last nine Thursday night games between teams from different conferences have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Senators’ last eight games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in 14 of the Kraken’s last 17 night games against opponents on a losing streak.
Ottawa Senators Player Prop Facts
- Brady Tkachuk has scored a goal in each of the Senators’ last four home games against Pacific Division opponents.
- Tim Stutzle has recorded at least one point in each of the Senators’ last 12 games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.
- Jake Sanderson has recorded at least one assist in each of the Senators’ last five home games against Pacific Division opponents.
Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts
- Jared McCann has scored at least one goal in four of the Kraken’s last five road games.
- Jared McCann has recorded at least one point in seven of the Kraken’s last eight road games.
- Jordan Eberle has recorded an assist in five of the Kraken’s last six games.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Ottawa Senators rank 32nd in the league for goals against per game this season (5.50).
- The Ottawa Senators rank 31st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (52.94%).
- The Seattle Kraken rank T6th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.33).
- The Seattle Kraken rank T1st in the league for power play goals against this season (1).
Senators vs Kraken Prediction
Ottawa comes into this matchup on a three game losing streak and they played on Wednesday, so they will be on a back to back here. The Senators are 0-1-0 at home this year, while the Kraken are 0-0-1 on the road. Seattle has played very well in their first three games of the season, but they fell apart late in the third against Montreal. This Ottawa team continues to struggle and the defense has been poor, so give me the Kraken to win on the road.