Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken Prediction NHL Picks 12/14/24

Seattle Kraken (15-14-2) vs Tampa Bay Lightning (15-10-2)

December 14, 2024 at 10:00 PM EST

The Line: Betting Odds: Seattle Kraken +115 / Tampa Bay Lightning -135 — Over/Under: 6

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Seattle Kraken meet Saturday in NHL action at the Climate Pledge Arena. Here’s a Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken Prediction. This article will include a Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken Pick.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Oilers, beat the Flames, and they play the Blue Jackets, Blues, and Panthers next. The Tampa Bay Lightning are averaging 3.96 goals per game and are scoring on 28.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Brayden Point leads Tampa Bay with 19 goals, Nikita Kucherov has 30 assists and Jake Guentzel has 76 shots on goal. Defensively, the Tampa Bay Lightning are allowing 2.96 goals per game and are killing 80.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Andrei Vasilevskiy has allowed 54 goals on 588 shots faced, and Jonas Johansson has given up 20 goals on 156 shots.

Seattle Kraken Betting Preview

The Seattle Kraken lost to the Panthers, beat the Bruins, and they play the Senators, Blackhawks, and Golden Knights next. The Seattle Kraken are averaging 3.03 goals per game and are scoring on 18.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Jared McCann leads Seattle with 11 goals, Chandler Stephenson has 18 assists, and Brandon Montour has 91 shots on goal. Defensively, the Seattle Kraken are allowing 2.9 goals per game and are killing 79.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Philipp Grubauer has given up 37 goals on 310 shots faced, while Joey Daccord has allowed 48 goals on 571 shots.

Why the Tampa Bay Lightning will win

The Kraken have lost each of their last six games as home underdogs following a win.
The Lightning have won six of their last seven games against Pacific Division opponents.
The Lightning have covered the puck line in each of their last four road games.
The Kraken have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six Saturday night games at Climate Pledge Arena.
The Lightning have won the second period in five of their last six games as favorites against Pacific Division opponents.

Total Goals Facts

Each of the Kraken’s last eight games as home underdogs following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Five of the Lightning’s last six road games following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Lightning’s last 17 Saturday games.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in four of the last five games between the Lightning and Kraken.

Seattle Kraken Player Prop Facts

Josh Mahura has recorded an assist in each of his last three appearances against the Lightning.
Jordan Eberle has scored a goal in four of his last five appearances against Atlantic Division opponents at Climate Pledge Arena.
Vince Dunn has recorded at least one point in nine of his last 10 appearances against Atlantic Division opponents at Climate Pledge Arena.

Tampa Bay Lightning Player Prop Facts

Nikita Kucherov has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six appearances after playing less than 20 minutes in the Lightning’s last game.
Jake Guentzel has scored at least one goal in seven of his last eight road appearances against Pacific Division opponents.
Brayden Point has recorded at least one point in each of his last 10 appearances with the Lightning as favorites.

Matchup/League Facts

The Seattle Kraken rank 3rd in the league for Period 3 goals allowed per game this season (0.81).
The Seattle Kraken rank T29th in the league in short-handed goals this season (0).
The Tampa Bay Lightning rank T2nd in the league in short-handed goals this season (4).
The Tampa Bay Lightning rank 2nd in the league for Period 1 goals scored per game this season (1.26).