Washington
Seattle takes on Washington after overtime win
Washington Capitals (7-9-2, sixth within the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (8-5-3, second within the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken host the Washington Capitals after the Kraken took down the Los Angeles Kings 9-8 in additional time.
Seattle has a 6-4-2 report at dwelling and an 8-5-3 report general. The Kraken have a 14-2-2 report when scoring a minimum of three objectives.
Washington has a 3-7-2 report in highway video games and a 7-9-2 report general. The Capitals are 10-1-1 in video games they rating three or extra objectives.
The matchup Thursday is the third assembly between these groups this season. The Capitals received 5-2 within the final matchup. Alex Ovechkin led the Capitals with two objectives.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andre Burakovsky has seven objectives and 14 assists for the Kraken. Jared McCann has scored 5 objectives with two assists over the previous 10 video games.
Evgeny Kuznetsov has three objectives and 13 assists for the Capitals. John Carlson has 5 objectives and two assists over the previous 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 8-1-1, averaging 4.2 objectives, 6.9 assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes whereas giving up three objectives per recreation.
Capitals: 4-5-1, averaging 2.7 objectives, 4.5 assists, 4.1 penalties and 11.3 penalty minutes whereas giving up 2.9 objectives per recreation.
INJURIES: Kraken: Chris Driedger: out (knee), Joonas Donskoi: out (upper-body).
Capitals: Carl Hagelin: out (hip), Dmitry Orlov: out (lower-body), Connor Brown: out (decrease physique), Tom Wilson: out (knee), Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip), Beck Malenstyn: out (finger).
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The Related Press created this story utilizing expertise supplied by Information Skrive and information from Sportradar.