Seattle Kraken vs Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Picks

Seattle's defense keeps them in games, with the team sixth in the NHL in save percentage, while the offense is 12th in shooting percentage and 15th in goals scored. They upset Carolina earlier this month, 2-1, as a +155 underdog. Tampa Bay is on a 6-8 run, losing as chalk of -250, -140, -200, -115, -235, -125, and -170. Captain Victor Hedman won't play, taking a temporary leave of absence. It's a tough spot for the Kraken, coming off the 5-4 loss in Florida, but we're getting enormous value here. Play Seattle. 

Tampa Bay makes a long road trip to the Northwest, on a 2-7 slide. They just lost two of three at home to Columbus (5-2) and Carolina (4-2) as favorites at -235 and -125, respectively. They're on a 2-6 run as a favorite. Seattle is 17-13-5 at home and plays its second straight on home ice. They've won two in a row against Vancouver (5-2) and Florida (6-2), the latter as a home dog. Seattle's defense is 12th in the NHL in goals given up (2.96 per game) and third in save percentage (.907). Play Seattle. 

Tampa Bay has allowed eight goals in its past four games, and Andrei Vasilevskiy has won three of his four starts while allowing eight goals in that span. Vasilevskiy has a 2.38 goals-against average with a .910 save percentage and two shutouts this season. Seattle goalie Joey Daccord, who is 12-6-2, also is having a fine season with a 2.42 GAA and a .916 save percentage. Daccord has yielded five goals in his past three games, including 32 saves through overtime in the Kraken's 2-1 shootout loss to Florida on Tuesday. Seattle is 5-1 UNDER after scoring at least five goals in its previous game and 4-1 UNDER versus a team that scored five or more goals in its last match. Seattle is 4-1-1 UNDER its past six games against teams with winning records. Take the UNDER.

Tampa Bay won the first four meetings with Seattle and then lost in overtime 4-3 on Oct. 30 and the Lightning look for payback tonight against the struggling Kraken, who have lost six in a row while scoring only 10 goals in that span. The Kraken lost 2-1 to New Jersey on Thursday even with a 39-17 shot advantage. Seattle is 0-5 after allowing two or fewer goals its previous game and 0-5 after scoring two or fewer. The Lightning had a two-game win streak snapped in a 5-1 loss at Nashville with Jonas Johansson in net. Andrei Vasilevskiy is expected back for this game after winning his past two starts while allowing just one goal. The Kraken have won just eight of 27 games this season. Take the Lightning as a Max Play.