Florida Panthers vs Seattle Kraken Betting Picks

Florida beat Vancouver 3-2 in overtime on Thursday, and both of its home games have finished with five goals, the other a 4-1 loss to Minnesota. Florida allows 24 shots a game, fourth-fewest in the league, and its games average 5.5 total goals, eighth-lowest of the 32 teams. Florida held Vancouver to 17 shots on Thursday and Carolina to 15 on September 29, and it scores 2.8 goals a game, 23rd in the league. Seattle’s games average 6.75 total goals, ninth-highest in the league, and the Kraken allow 31.1 shots a game, third-most. Seattle has scored six goals three times this season, twice against Calgary and once at Detroit. Since the Detroit game, it has played Washington, Philadelphia and Tampa Bay and has not put more than 31 shots on net in any of them. Seattle scored five at Washington, won 3-2 in a shootout at Philadelphia, and lost 4-3 in overtime at Tampa Bay on Thursday. Tonight is Seattle’s fifth straight road game. I’m on the UNDER tonight.

It has taken nearly seven weeks, but the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers have finally put together a three-game winning streak. They defeated the Blue Jackets, 2-1, in overtime as slight home underdogs in their last game three days ago. Prior to that, Florida swept a home-and-home series against the Red Wings. The Panthers have allowed only five goals during their three-game winning streak. They rank sixth in both allowing the fewest shots on net and in killing penalties. Seattle beat the Canucks, 5-2, at Vancouver last night to end a four-game losing streak. The Canucks have an NHL-low 48 points. The next worst team is Calgary with 59 points. Before defeating Vancouver, the Kraken were averaging only 2.2 goals in their last eight games. Seattle is 25th in scoring and second-to-last in killing penalties. The Panthers are rested. The Kraken are not. Take the Panthers.

Florida has won five of six, including 3-1 over San Jose on Saturday when Matthew Tkachuk scored twice for his fourth consecutive multipoint game. Sergei Bobrovsky had 28 saves for the Panthers, and Bobrovsky is 12-5-1 with a 2.93 goals-against average. His likely counterpart tonight is Philipp Grubauer, who is 2-8-0 with a 3.70 GAA and an .870 save percentage for Seattle. The Kraken could be a tired team after just completing a four-game trip although it ended with a 7-5 win over the New York Rangers. Florida is 11-2 against teams that allowed at least five goals their previous game and Seattle is 0-9 as a home underdog of +151 to +200. The Kraken have lost five of six versus the Atlantic Division. Florida has averaged 5.2 goals its past six games. Take the Panthers.