Seattle looks to stop home slide in matchup with Washington

Thu, Mar 14, 2024
NHL News (AP)

Washington Capitals (30-25-9, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (28-24-12, fifth in the Pacific Division)

Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Kraken -163, Capitals +137; over/under is 5.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken are looking to break their three-game home slide with a win against the Washington Capitals.

Seattle is 14-12-6 at home and 28-24-12 overall. The Kraken have a -5 scoring differential, with 175 total goals scored and 180 conceded.

Washington has a 30-25-9 record overall and a 13-15-4 record on the road. The Capitals have an 11-2-5 record in games decided by one goal.

The teams meet Thursday for the second time this season. The Kraken won the previous matchup 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jared McCann has 27 goals and 26 assists for the Kraken. Oliver Bjorkstrand has scored four goals with one assist over the last 10 games.

Dylan Strome has 22 goals and 29 assists for the Capitals. Sonny Milano has five goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 5-3-2, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

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Capitals: 5-4-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Kraken: Jaden Schwartz: day to day (upper body), Vince Dunn: day to day (undisclosed).

Capitals: Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip), Aliaksei Protas: day to day (lower-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.