Devils vs Kraken Picks and Prediction – 12/8/2023

The New Jersey Devils go on the road Thursday night with a game in Seattle against the Seattle Kraken. Get ready for the NHL action with our NHL Picks.

New Jersey has been average this season with 12 wins through 23 games played on a one game win streak following their victory against the Vancouver Canucks. Offensively New Jersey has been very good scoring 3.7 goals on 33 shots per game. Defensively the Devils have been average allowing 3.78 goals on 29.5 shots per game.

Jack Hughes leads the way for the New Jersey Devils offense with 33 points and 23 assists this season. Tyler Toffoli leads the team with twelve goals on 81 shots. Vitek Vanecek has been the top goalie for New Jersey this season with nine wins and 14 outings carrying a .877 save percentage.

The Seattle Kraken stay at home Thursday night with eight wins on the year after losing their last five games.

Seattle has been mediocre offensively averaging just 2.65 goals on 30.5 shots. Defensively Seattle has been average allowing 3.42 goals on 29.2 shots and gave up four goals in their recent loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

Phillip Grubauer was shelled in the net for the Kraken against Montreal posting the .897 save percentage after giving up three goals on 29 shots in 59 minutes of play. Seattle struggled on offense in the contest with Montreal as they only scored two goals in the game.