Seattle Kraken vs. New York Rangers prediction, December 8th, 2024 NHL tips, best bets and odds

Game: Seattle Kraken vs. New York Rangers

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/point distribution: Kraken (+220) Rangers (-275)

The New York Rangers (13-10-1) will face the Seattle Kraken (13-13-1) on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. The odds for this game are +220 for Seattle and -275 for New York. The over/under is 6.5.

The Seattle Kraken will head into their next game feeling good after picking up a 5-2 win over the Islanders in their previous game. Seattle received 6 penalty minutes in this game. The Kraken showed a good offensive performance and that was also reflected in the win. Additionally, with more players on the ice, they had two chances and scored two goals. In this game, they managed to score on five of their 25 shots.

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Seattle Kraken opponents have made 65 power play attempts (28th in professional hockey) and scored 14 goals. The Kraken have had 746 shots taken against them so far and have posted a save percentage of .893. Seattle has taken 762 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.4%. At even strength, the Kraken have conceded 66 goals while scoring 65 themselves. Seattle comes into the game with 84 power play opportunities and has scored 14 goals from these advantages, a rate of 16.67%. For the current campaign, they have scored 27 points and their scoring percentage is .500. When it comes to scoring, the Seattle Kraken have scored 79 goals (14th in the National Hockey League) and conceded 80 goals this season.

The player on the roster for this game is Joey Daccord. Daccord has competed in 88 competitions over the course of his professional ice hockey career. He has a win-loss record of 34-33-14 and has appeared in 80 games. The opponent has scored 224 goals against Daccord in his professional career and his goals-against rate is 3.46. Daccord had 2,436 shot attempts against him and made 2,212 saves. In his 3,884 minutes between the pipes, he posted a save percentage of .908. Over the course of his professional hockey career, Daccord has made 47 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .588.

In their last game, the New Yorkers played against the Devils, where the Rangers were defeated 5-1. They had four power play opportunities in this game and earned one of them. The Rangers scored 1 goal out of the 39 shots on goal they attempted.

New York attempted 725 shots (21st in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 10.48%, while the other team allowed 786 shots. On their opponents’ 77 power play attempts, they have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 85.71% and a save rate of 91.1%. They have recorded 64 power play opportunities and have a power play rate of 23.44%. The Rangers have scored 61 goals at even strength and 15 goals (20th in the league) on the power play. They have allowed a total of 70 goals to be scored, including 59 goals at even strength and 11 goals while shorthanded. For the year, the New York Rangers totaled 76 goals, 27 points and a points percentage of .563.

Igor Shesterkin will defend the goal as the opponent. Shesterkin has a career record of 143-68-18 and has appeared in 231 contests. Shesterkin’s percentage of good starts is 64.2% and he has accumulated 145 good starts in his professional career. He has amassed 6,381 saves from 6,937 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .920. Teams average 2.68 goals per game and he has scored a total of 556 goals. He has played 226 games and his ice time is 12,470 minutes.

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

Tony’s Pick: Take Seattle (+220)

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