Panthers vs. Kraken NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - Oct. 17

The Florida Panthers (4-2-2) will host the Seattle Kraken (5-2-1) on Saturday, with Brady Tkachuk coming off a hat trick in the Panthers' most recent game. The sportsbooks have made the Panthers solid favorites at -185 on the moneyline, and the Kraken are at +154.

Florida grabbed a 3-2 victory at home its last time out on Oct. 15 against the Vancouver Canucks. Tkachuk's three points (three goals) led the Panthers.

Seattle lost 4-3 in overtime on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning in its last game on Oct. 15. The Kraken got one point apiece out of seven players in that outing, including Frederick Gaudreau (one assist) and Chandler Stephenson (one assist).

Before watching this matchup, here's a look at which club we think will emerge with the victory in Saturday's action on the ice.

Panthers vs. Kraken Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Florida Panthers and Seattle Kraken, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Panthers 4 - Kraken 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7 goals)
  

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Panthers vs. Kraken Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most recent moneylines for the Panthers-Kraken matchup.

• Favorite: Panthers (-185)
• Underdog: Kraken (+154)

Panthers Betting Insights

• In the five times this season the Panthers have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 2-3 in those games.
• Florida has had moneyline odds of -185 or shorter once this season, and won.
• The Panthers have a 64.9% chance (based on the moneyline's implied probability) to win this game.
• In three games this season, Florida and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Kraken Betting Insights

• The Kraken have been made an underdog seven times this season, and won four of those games.
• Seattle has entered three games this season as the underdog by +154 or more and is 1-2 in those contests.
• Sportsbooks have implied, given the moneyline set for this matchup, that the Kraken have a 39.4% chance to win.
• Seattle has combined with its opponent to score more than 6.5 goals in six of eight games this season.

Panthers Key Stats

• Florida's 22 total goals (2.8 per game) make it the 17th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• Defensively, the Panthers are giving up 22 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank 16th in league play.
• Its 0 goal differential ranks 18th in the league.
• The seven power-play goals the Panthers have scored this season (sixth-most in the NHL) have come on 40 power-play chances.
• Florida is 20th in the league with a 17.50% power-play conversion rate.
• Florida kills 78.13% of opponent power plays, the 21st-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Florida wins 47.6% of its faceoffs to rank 24th in the NHL.
• The Panthers connect on 9.7% of their shots (25th in the league).

Kraken Key Stats

• With 31 goals (3.9 per game), Seattle has the league's third-best offense.
• The Kraken have conceded 23 total goals this season (2.9 per game), 20th in the NHL.
• Its +8 goal differential is the seventh-best in the league.
• The Kraken have six power-play goals (ninth-most in NHL) on 25 chances.
• Seattle's power-play percentage (24.00) puts the team ninth in the league.
• Seattle's has the 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (81.82%).
• At 50.2%, Seattle has the league's 17th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• The 14.4% shooting percentage of the Kraken is fourth in the league.