Seattle Kraken vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 12/6/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

The New Jersey Devils will compete against the Seattle Kraken at Prudential Center on Friday. The line on this contest has the Kraken at +125 and the Devils are priced at -150. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Seattle Kraken will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-2 victory against the Hurricanes their last time on the ice. Seattle compiled 2 penalty minutes for this matchup. The Kraken had a good offensive output in the victory. They also had 2 attempts on the power play but weren’t able to net one. In the game, they scored on 4 of the 28 shots they tried.

Get all of our Seattle Kraken opponents have totaled 62 power play tries (28th in professional hockey) and have notched 14 goals in those attempts. The Kraken have seen 717 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .891. Seattle has tried 737 shots and holds a shot percentage of 10.0%. While at even strength, the Kraken have given up 64 goals while scoring 62 on offense. Seattle comes into tonight with 82 power play chances and they have scored 12 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 14.63%. For the year, they have 25 points and their points percentage comes in at .481. Pertaining to their scoring, the Seattle Kraken have accumulated 74 goals (20th in hockey) so far this season and have allowed 78.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Philipp Grubauer. The opposition has notched 842 goals against Grubauer in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.67. Grubauer has participated in 352 matchups throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is at .909 for his 18,910 mins played. He has amassed an overall record of 159-129-32 and he started in 319 games. For his career, Grubauer is sitting with 170 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .533. Grubauer has had 9,298 shots taken against him and he has 8,456 saves.

In their last game, New Jersey went up against the Rangers in an outing where the Devils earned a victory by a tally of 5-1. They had 4 power play opportunities in this game and recorded 2 out of those chances. The Devils recorded 5 goals of the 28 shots on goal they attempted.

So far this season, the New Jersey Devils have 99 goals, 36 points, and a points percentage of .643. They have permitted 76 goals to be scored by way of 60 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Devils have racked up 69 goals at even strength and 30 goals (1st in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 87 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 34.48%. New Jersey has put up 847 shots (1st in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.69%, while allowing the other team 767 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 80.72% on their opponents 83 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 90.1%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jacob Markstrom in net. Opponents are averaging 2.82 goals per contest and he has relinquished 1,313 goals altogether. Markstrom’s quality start rate comes out to 52.8% and he has 257 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 487 games and has accumulated 27,901 mins. Markstrom has compiled a lifetime mark of 227-202-58 and has played in 504 games. He has accrued 13,096 saves out of the 14,409 shots tried, giving him a rate of .909.