Sunday’s NHL slate features a matchup between the heavily favored Washington Capitals (41-14-8) and the Seattle Kraken (27-33-4) at Capital One Arena in Washington, District of Columbia. The Capitals are -250 on the moneyline to win at home against the Kraken (+205) in the game, which starts at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Capitals vs. Kraken Betting Lines

• Favorite: Capitals (-250)
• Underdog: Kraken (+205)
• Over/under: 5.5

Capitals vs. Kraken Quick Facts

• Washington and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 34 of 63 matches (54.0%) so far this season.
• Seattle’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 36 of 64 chances this season.
• These two teams combine to average 6.6 goals per game, 1.0 more than the total set for this match.
• The 5.8 goals per game these two clubs are giving up this season are 0.3 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Capitals Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Capitals Season Stat Insights

• The Capitals average 3.6 goals per game, for a total of 227, which leads the NHL.
• Washington is ranked third in league play for the fewest goals against this season, having conceded 162 in total (2.6 per game).
• The team’s goal differential is second-best in the league at +65.
• Washington’s 42 power-play goals this season are the 10th-most in the NHL (on 178 chances).
• The Capitals rank 12th in the league with a 23.6% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Washington’s offense has netted six shorthanded goals this season (eighth among all teams).
• The Capitals’ 81.72% penalty-kill success rate is currently seventh-best in the league.
• The Capitals win 50.1% of their faceoffs (18th in the league).
• Washington has a 13% shooting percentage as a team (leading the league).
• The Capitals have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.2 hits and 16.7 blocked shots per game.

Capitals Moneyline

• Through 35 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Washington has won 22 of those games.
• The Capitals have picked up a victory twice in three games with moneyline odds lower than -250 this season.
• Looking at the moneyline odds, Washington has a 71.4% chance of winning this contest.

Capitals Leaders

• Dylan Strome: 18 goals and 44 assists
• Aliaksei Protas: 25 goals and 29 assists
• Pierre-Luc Dubois: 16 goals and 38 assists
• Logan Thompson: 27-4-5 record, .917 save percentage, 83 goals allowed

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Kraken Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Kraken Season Stats Insights

• The Kraken have scored 189 goals this season (3.0 per game) to rank 14th in the league.
• Seattle has conceded 3.2 goals per game, and 205 total, which ranks 25th among all NHL teams.
• Their -16 goal differential ranks 20th in the league.
• Seattle has recorded 32 power-play goals this season (22nd in the NHL) on 174 chances.
• The Kraken’s power-play conversion rate (18.39%) ranks 26th in the league.
• Seattle has scored two shorthanded goals this season (25th among all NHL squads).
• The Kraken’s 19th-ranked penalty kill rate is 76.92%.
• The Kraken have the 23rd-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (49%).
• The 10.9% shooting percentage Seattle has compiled ranks 11th in the league.
• The Kraken have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Kraken Moneyline Insights

• The Kraken have been the underdog 44 times this season, and upset their opponent in 18, or 40.9%, of those games.
• Seattle is 2-4 when oddsmakers have made them underdogs of +205 or longer on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Kraken have a 32.8% chance to win.

Kraken Leaders

• Jared McCann: 16 goals and 29 assists
• Chandler Stephenson: 11 goals and 31 assists
• Jaden Schwartz: 19 goals and 20 assists
• Joey Daccord : 21-17-3 record, .911 save percentage, 109 goals conceded