Chicago Blackhawks at Seattle Kraken 1/17/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Chicago Blackhawks look for their fifth consecutive victory on Monday when they visit the Seattle Kraken. Chicago is 15-18-5 with 35 points and 7th in the Central Division, 16 points behind co-leaders Colorado and Nashville. Chicago defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Saturday. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 37 shots he faced in net to post his third shutout this season.

Alex DeBrincat is the leading goal scorer for Chicago with 23, while Patrick Kane is the leader in assists with 25 and points with 34. In goal, Marc-Andre Fleury is 13-11-2 with a goals-against average of 2.73 and save percentage of .915. Chicago is scoring an average of 2.37 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.24 goals per game. Chicago's power play scores 18.7% of the time and it's penalty-kill unit a successful 75.7% of the time.

Seattle looks to snap a four-game losing streak when hosting Chicago on Monday. The Kraken are last in the Pacific Division at 10-23-4 with 24 points. Seattle is 11 points behind its closest competitor Vancouver and 24 points behind first-place Vegas. Seattle was defeated by the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Saturday. 

Jared McCann is the leading goal scorer for Seattle with 15, while Jaden Schwartz is the leader in assists with 14 and Jordan Eberle is the leader in points with 24. In goal, Philipp Grubauer is 7-15-4 with a goals against average of 3.37 and save percentage of .880. Seattle is scoring an average of 2.68 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.65 goals per game. Seattle's power play scores 19.2% of the time and it's penalty-kill unit is successful 79.9% of the time.