Seattle Kraken vs Florida Panthers Preview
Betting on today’s Panthers and Kraken game? Catch the action at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA, as the Kraken hosts this showdown at 10:00 ET on BSFL.
The Panthers are the favored team in this non-conference contest against the Kraken. The game’s over/under currently sits at 6.5 goals. Check out BetCoco for Seattle Kraken – Florida Panthers odds
Seattle Kraken vs Florida Panthers Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The last ten head-to-head matchups between then Kraken and Panthers have gone in favor of the Kraken, putting together a record of 3-2. Across the last three head to head matchups between the Panthers and Kraken, the teams have averaged 5 goals per game with an over/under record of 1-1-1. The last three times they have faced off with the Kraken as the home team, the OU record is 1-2.
- The Panthers are 4-1 puck line in their last road games and 4-1 straight-up.
- Although Seattle has a straight up record of 1-4 in their last five home games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 2-3. The team averaged 2 goals per game in these games.
- Going back to their last ten games as the underdog, the Kraken have a straight up record of 1-9. But, their mark vs the puck line was just 5-5.
- Going back to their previous ten games as the favorite, Florida has an puck line mark of 5-5 while going 7-3 straight up.
Seattle Kraken vs Florida Panthers Prediction
As they prepare to face Seattle, the Panthers currently possess a 17-8-2 record. When they are favored, their record stands at 14-5-0, while as underdogs, it is 3-3-2. For away games this season, they have a 8-4-2 record, while they are 9-4-0 when playing at home.
For their offensive performance, the Panthers come in averaging 3.1 goals per game this season, which is 16th in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 3rd in the league. This season, the Panthers are 12-7 when getting more shots on goal than their opponents. And in games with fewer shots on goal, they have a 4-1 record.
Heading into this matchup vs. Seattle, goalie Sergei Bobrovsky has started 20 games in this season. His current record is 13-6, and his save percentage stands at 91.2%.
The Kraken are set to face Florida with a 8-15-7 record. Their track record as favorites is 3-3-2, while they maintain 5-11-5 when considered underdogs. On the road this season, they have a 4-6-5 record, while they are 4-8-2 in their games at home.
For their offensive performance, the Kraken come in averaging 2.5 goals per game this season, which is 28th in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 5th in the league. This year, the Kraken have recorded a 5-6 record in games where they outshoot their opponent. For games with fewer shots on goal, they have 2-8 record.
Seattle goalie Chris Driedger comes into the game looking to get his season off to a strong start as this will be his first game for the team.
In spite of being 1.5 goal underdogs, we anticipate the Kraken winning this one 4-3.
Seattle Kraken vs Florida Panthers Betting Tips
- We like the Kraken on the moneyline (+132)
- The Kraken are also our pick on the spread at +1.5
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Seattle Kraken Injury Report
- Justin Schultz – Upper Body – Questionable
- Philipp Grubauer – Lower Body – Out
- Andre Burakovsky – Upper Body – Out
- Jaden Schwartz – Lower Body – Out
Florida Panthers Injury Report
No Injuries Reported
