Free NHL Picks Today: Seattle Kraken vs Carolina Hurricanes 10/17/22

The Seattle Kraken (1-1-1) play host to the Carolina Hurricanes (2-0-0) at Climate Pledge Arena on Monday. Carolina is coming off a 2-1 win over the Sharks on Friday. The Hurricanes committed six penalties in the game, though they held San Jose without a power play goal. Martin Necas and Sebastian Aho each scored once for the Hurricanes. Antti Raanta had a great performance with 18 saves (.947%) in the win. Seattle fell 5-2 to the Golden Knights on Saturday. Justin Schultz and Jaden Schwartz each scored once for the Kraken. Andre Burakovsky had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Martin Jones saved only 19 of 24 shots (.791%) after starting in the loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 3-2 victory for the Hurricanes in March. Teuvo Teravainen, Necas, and Nino Niederreiter were on the scoresheet for Carolina. Raanta got the win, saving 28 of 30 shots (.933%).

FACING OFF

Carolina is averaging 3.00 goals per game so far this season, 19th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Kraken team that is allowing 3.67 goals a game (24th). Meanwhile, Seattle has found the net 3.33 times a game on average, 17th in the league, and the Hurricanes are allowing opponents to score a league-best 1.00 goals per game. Carolina averages more shots/game (39.0) than most teams in the league, ranking third, though the team’s 7.7% shooting percentage is 26th. Seattle has been one of the league’s less successful shot-stopping teams, ranking No. 29 with a team save percentage of .87%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With four points early this season, Necas is the top skater for the Hurricanes. He has two goals and two assists in two games. In the net, Frederik Andersen (1-0-0) is Carolina’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 1.00 GAA, third-best in the league, and a .969% save percentage. Burakovsky and Matty Beniers lead the Kraken in scoring on the season with four points each. Both have one goal and three assists in three games. Jones (1-1-0) has the best goals against average for Seattle at 3.60. He has a save percentage of .882%.