Seattle Kraken at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2026-10-17 • Amerant Bank Arena

Florida Panthers 8 - 3 Seattle Kraken

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

FLA: 77.8%

SEA: 22.2%

Expected Goals

FLA: 3.95

SEA: 2.18

Total Goals

Median: 6.1

Over 5.5: 55%

Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA

J. Markstrom

SEA

Joey Daccord - 10-9-5 | 0.903 SV% | 2.77 GAA

Stat	FLA	SEA
Season SV%	—	0.903
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	—	2.77

Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
FLA	J. Markstrom	23	20	3	87.0%	1.60	0	-1.40
SEA	Joey Daccord	37	29	8	78.4%	4.18	3	-3.82

SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 45% • FLA at home vs SEA: 3-3

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-10-17	FLA 8 - 3 SEA	FLA	FLA
2026-03-24	FLA 5 - 4 SEA	FLA	FLA
2026-03-15	SEA 6 - 2 FLA	SEA	FLA
2025-02-22	FLA 1 - 2 SEA	SEA	FLA
2024-12-10	SEA 1 - 2 FLA	FLA	FLA

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	FLA	24	3	1.92
1	SEA	11	0	0.64
2	FLA	18	0	1.43
2	SEA	8	0	0.36
3	FLA	16	0	0.83
3	SEA	13	0	0.60

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 77.8%

Total Goals

Actual: 11.0

Expected: 6.1

Score Breakdown