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The Seattle Kraken (27-33-4) wrap up a 3-game road trip on Sunday against the Washington Capitals (41-14-8) at Capital One Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Kraken vs. Capitals odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Capitals lead 1-0
Washington picked up a 3-0 win at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle as slight road favorites (-125) as the Under (5.5) cashed for the fifth straight time in this series. G Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves for the shutout, while LW Alexander Ovechkin had an empty-net goal.
Ovechkin has 885 career goals, and he needs 9 goals to tie, and 10 goals to break, the all-time NHL goal-scoring record held by Wayne Gretzky. He has 4 goals in 7 games against Seattle and is +100 to score on Sunday (+650 to score twice).
The Kraken opened the road trip with a 5-3 loss at the Nashville Predators, but Seattle earned a 4-1 win over the Flyers in Philadelphia as short ‘dogs (+130) behind G Philipp Grubauer. C Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist, while Grubauer kicked aside 23 of the 24 shots he faced.
The Capitals have pieced together 3 straight victories, including a 5-2 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings last time out on Friday night as the Over (6.5) just came in. The Over-Under has alternated in each of the past 7 games.
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Kraken at Capitals odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:34 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Kraken +225 (bet $100 to win $225) | Capitals -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Kraken +1.5 (-120) | Capitals -1.5 (+100)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Kraken at Capitals projected goalies
Joey Daccord (21-17-3, 2.64 GAA, .911 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Charlie Lindgren (14-10-3, 2.66 GAA, .897 SV%, 1 SO)
Daccord has allowed 11 goals on 84 shots in 3 starts in March, good for a 1-2-0 record, 3.77 GAA and .869 SV%. He has allowed 3 or more goals in 4 straight starts, and 7 of the past 9 outings.
Lindgren allowed 2 goals on 17 shots in a 3-2 OTW against the New York Rangers on the road last time out on Wednesday. He had allowed 3 or more goals in each of his previous 4 outings. His only shutout of the season came Jan. 23 in Seattle, when he kicked aside all 23 shots he faced.
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Kraken at Capitals picks and predictions
Prediction
Capitals 5, Kraken 2
Moneyline
The Capitals (-275) will set you back nearly 3 times your potential return, and that’s way too much risk for not nearly enough reward.
Even if you were to toss Washington into a multi-leg parlay, there is very little value there.
PASS.
Puck line/Against the spread
The CAPITALS -1.5 (+100) are a much better play on the puck line, especially at even-money.
Daccord has been very giving lately for the Kraken +1.5 (-120), and they simply cannot be trusted, straight up or otherwise. Seattle has won just 2 of the past 6 tries, and only once was Daccord in between the pipes. Seattle is 1-3 in the past 4 games on the puck line as an underdog.
Over/Under
OVER 6 (+100) is a solid play at even-money in the nation’s capital.
The Over has hit in 4 of the past 5 games for the Kraken, including each of Daccord’s past 4 starting assignments.
And, for the Caps, the Over is 2-1 in the past 3 games, and 10-3 across thge past 13 outings since Jan. 30.
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