Thursday’s NHL lineup features a matchup between the Washington Capitals (32-10-5) and the Seattle Kraken (21-24-3) at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. The Capitals are -135 on the moneyline to win on the road against the Kraken (+114) in the game, which starts at 10:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Capitals vs. Kraken Betting Lines

• Favorite: Capitals (-135)
• Underdog: Kraken (+114)
• Over/under: 5.5

Capitals vs. Kraken Quick Facts

• Washington and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 24 of 47 matches (51.1%) so far this season.
• Seattle has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals in 28 of 48 games this season.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.5, is 1.0 more than Thursday’s over/under.
• These two teams concede a combined 5.6 goals per game, 0.1 more than this game’s over/under.

Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stat Insights

• The Capitals’ 167 goals this season make them the second-best scoring team in the league.
• On defense, Washington is one of the best units in NHL competition, conceding 114 total goals to rank second.
• The team’s goal differential (+53) leads the league this season .
• Washington’s 31 power-play goals this season are the eighth-most in the NHL (on 135 chances).
• The Capitals’ offense is 10th the league with a 22.96% power-play conversion rate.
• Washington has scored a total of three shorthanded goals this season.
• The Capitals’ penalty-kill percentage (84.51%) is the league’s third-best.
• The Capitals win 50.5% of their faceoffs (16th in the NHL).
• Washington has a 13.1% shooting percentage as a team (leading the league).
• The Capitals average 20.2 hits and 17.2 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline

• Washington has gotten the victory in 16 of the 24 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• In 22 games with moneyline oddds shorter than -135, the Capitals have 14 wins.
• The moneyline odds imply that Washington has a 57.4% chance of winning this game.

Capitals Leaders

• Dylan Strome: 12 goals and 34 assists
• Aliaksei Protas: 19 goals and 20 assists
• Pierre-Luc Dubois: nine goals and 29 assists
• Logan Thompson: 22-2-3 record, .925 save percentage, 56 goals allowed

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Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stats Insights

• The Kraken’s 142 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 17th in the league.
• Seattle has conceded 152 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 22nd.
• They have a -10 goal differential, which ranks 19th in the league.
• Seattle has recorded 25 power-play goals this season (on 134 chances). That ranks 22nd in the NHL.
• The Kraken’s power-play conversion rate (18.66%) ranks 24th in the league.
• Seattle has scored one shorthanded goal.
• The 76.36% of opponent power plays the Kraken kill is the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Kraken have the 25th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (48.8%).
• Seattle is shooting 11.1% (seventh in the league).
• The Kraken have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Kraken Moneyline Insights

• The Kraken have been an underdog in 33 games this season, with 13 upset wins (39.4%).
• Seattle has 25 games this season playing as the underdog by +114 or longer, and is 9-16 in those contests.
• The moneyline set in this matchup implies a 46.7% chance for the Kraken to win.

Kraken Leaders

• Jared McCann: 14 goals and 22 assists
• Chandler Stephenson: eight goals and 25 assists
• Jaden Schwartz: 16 goals and 17 assists
• Joey Daccord : 16-10-2 record, .914 save percentage, 72 goals conceded