Seattle Kraken at Philadelphia Flyers 10/18/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 10/17/2021 at 9:33 PM ET

Seattle Kraken at Philadelphia Flyers 10/18/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Seattle Kraken look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday. Seattle is 1-1-1 with three points. The Kraken were defeated in overtime by the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday. Scoring the only goal of the game for Seattle was Brandon Tanev. Seattle goalie Philipp Grubauer stopped 23 of 25 shots he faced in net.

Brandon Tanev is the leading goal scorer for Seattle with three and is the points leader with three. Joonas Donskoi is the leader in assists with two. In goal, Philipp Grubauer is 1-1-1 with a goals against average of 3.54 and save percentage of .894. Seattle is scoring an average of 2.67 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.50 goals per game. Seattle's power play is scoring 33.3% of time and its penalty-kill unit has been successful 80.0% of the time.

Philadelphia looks to bounce back from an opening game loss when hosting Seattle on Monday. The Flyers are 0-0-1 with one point after falling to the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 in a shootout. Scoring for Philadelphia in the loss were Joel Farabee, Cam Atkinson, Travis Konecny and Claude Giroux. Philadelphia goalie Carter Hart stopped 35 of 39 shots he faced in net.

After the first game of the season, four players for Philadelphia have each scored one goal, while Ryan Ellis is the leader in assists with two and is tied for the lead in points with Joel Farabee at two. Carter Hart is 0-0-1 with a goals-against average of 3.78 and save percentage of .897. Philadelphia is scoring an average of 4.00 goals per game and allowing an average of 4.00 goals per game. The Flyers power play has scored 33.3% of the time and it's penalty-kill unit has been successful 50.0% of the time.

Philadelphia played well in the attacking zone in it's opening night loss to Vancouver with four goals but it's blue line needs to close ranks around goalie Carter Hart as the Flyers gave up four goals in regulation. Philadelphia has won five of the last six when playing against an opponent from the Western Conference and will be at home against a Seattle squad that will be playing only its fourth-ever NHL contest. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Flyers win 5-3.

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