One of the NHL matchups on the schedule for Thursday, November 17 is between the Rangers and the Kraken. This game will start at 10 p.m. ET at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
This is going to be a very good hockey game between these two hockey clubs, who desperately need to win.
In the NHL standings, the Rangers currently have an 8-6-3 record with 19 points on the year in 17 games played. They are in one of the toughest divisions in hockey in the Metropolitan Division.
Seattle currently has an 8-5-3 record with 19 points on the year in 16 games played. They are two evenly matched hockey teams so anything can go in this hockey game.
New York Rangers vs. Seattle Kraken
Against the spread so far this season, the Rangers have a 6-11 record, and the Kraken have an 11-5 record against the spread.
New York Rangers Performance Recap
Artemi Panarin for New York has played in 17 games so far this season. He has scored five goals and has recorded 17 assists, along with a plus/minus rating of -8. Panarin has the best NHL player stats on this hockey team.
Mika Zibanejad has also played in 17 games so far this season. He has scored nine goals and has recorded 10 assists, along with a plus/minus rating of 0.
Other NHL teams need to account for his speed and skill, as Zibanejad is always a good bet to get on the scoresheet.
Rangers’ Starting Goalie
Igor Shesterkin is projected to be the starting goalie in this hockey game. In 12 games played, his record is 8-2-2 with a .915 save percentage and a 2.40 GAA, along with one shutout.
Seatle Kraken Performance Recap
A potential Rangers vs Kraken Best Bets is to predict that Shesterkin will have 25 or more saves in this hockey game.
Andre Burakovsky has played in 16 games so far this season for Seattle Kraken. He has scored four goals and has recorded 10 assists, along with a plus/minus rating of -5.
Jordan Eberle has also played in 16 games so far this season. He has scored four goals and has recorded seven assists, along with a plus/minus rating of -7.
NHL Odds
The NHL odds for Eberle to score a goal in this hockey game are very good, with most books giving him around +300 for an anytime goal.
Martin Jones Performance Recap
Martin Jones is projected to be the starting goalie in this hockey game. He has taken over the reins in net over Philipp Grubauer.
Jones has played in 13 games and has a 7-4-2 record with a .909 save percentage and a 2.38 GAA, along with one shutout.
Last Game Record
For the New York Rangers score tonight in their last matchup, they defeated the Arizona Coyotes at home on Sunday, November 13, by a final score of 4-1.
The Seattle Kraken in their last game lost at home against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, November 13, by a final score of 3-2.
New York Rangers vs Seattle Kraken Analysis
Rangers’ Betting Analysis
On the Rangers’ side, Panarin hasn’t scored a goal in his last seven games but has recorded at least one or more assists in four of those five games. Other teams on the NHL schedule need to account for him whenever he is on the ice.
Zibanejad saw his seven-game point streak come to an end last Saturday, but he found his way back onto the scoresheet last time out against Arizona on Sunday.
Chris Kreider has also found the back of the net in three of his last five entering Thursday’s action.
Kraken’s Betting Analysis
For Seattle, Burakovsky has alternated points on and off the scoresheet over his last five games. If that trend continues, he won’t be on the board Thursday. In order for the Seattle Kraken Standings to improve, they’ll need Burakovsky to be consistent on a nightly basis.
Keep an eye on young Kraken star Matty Beniers, who is tied for the team lead with five goals this season. Beniers is the Calder Trophy favorite as of writing at +450. Vegas’ Logan Thompson is the next closest at +600.
On the NHL injury report, Vitali Kravtsov is questionable after an illness kept him out of Sunday’s game.
Seattle will once again be without goaltender Philipp Grubauer, who has been on injured reserve with a lower body injury. Joonas Donskoi and Jamie Oleksiak are also out of the lineup.
Odds Breakdown
- New York Rangers
- For Rangers vs Kraken Best Bets, the odds for New York on the money line is at -129 as road favorites. They are also favored on the puck line (-1.5) with (+200) odds to cover the spread in this hockey game. The over/under goals total is set at six total goals with the over set at +105 odds and the under set at -116 odds.
- Seattle Kraken
- NHL picks have the Kraken as the home underdogs at +117 odds on the money line. On the puck line, Seattle has (+1.5) (-240) odds to cover the spread.
Rangers vs. Kraken Betting Pick and Prediction
For Rangers vs Kraken Best Bets, the best bet is to bet on the under-six total goals scored in this hockey game at -116 odds because of the Igor Shesterkin and Martin Jones goaltending match-up.
NHL Pick: Under 6 (-116)
Seattle is the second-best pick here because they will keep this within one goal, despite New York coming out on top by a final score of 3-2 in this one between these two teams.
NHL Pick: Kraken +1.5 (-240)
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