Washington Capitals vs Seattle Kraken hockey prediction

No. 01 · The short versionBet

Who will win Washington vs Seattle?

Our Capitals vs Kraken prediction: Washington win at Capital One Arena, overtime and shootout included. Last season the Capitals took 57.9% of available points and the Kraken 48.2%; Washington are 3-1-0 this season, play their third straight home game and have Logan Thompson in goal at .929. Seattle score plenty but have killed only 71.4% of penalties so far.

Predicted score · alt 3:4: 3:2
Our estimate: 63–67%

Washington win · incl. OT · odds 1.47Our estimate, not a guarantee

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Market: Washington win · incl. OT
Price now: 1.47

Washington vs Seattle at a glance

Match	Washington Capitals vs Seattle Kraken
Competition	NHL · Regular season
Kick-off	11 OCT · 22:00 UK
Venue	Capital One Arena, Washington
Our pick	Washington win · incl. OT · 1.47 · bet
Our estimate	63–67%
Predicted score	3:2
Main reason	We think Washington are simply the better team, and that shows over a whole season, not just four games: 57.9% of points last season against Seattle's 48.2%, and a goal difference of +0.23 a game against -0.45.

No. 04 · Form

Washington vs Seattle: recent form

Washington 3-1 in their last 4. Seattle 3-2.

Washington: Beat the Rangers at home on Fri 9 Oct · two days of rest · third straight home game, no travel
Seattle: Won in Detroit on Fri 9 Oct · two days of rest · short trip from Detroit, second game of a road trip

Washington3-1

Winvs NY Rangers3:1
Winvs Pittsburgh5:3
Lossvs Tampa Bay1:3
Winvs Carolina5:2

: 3.50
: 2.25
: 50%
: 0%

Seattle3-2

Winvs Detroit6:3
Lossvs Vegas2:6
Winvs Calgary6:1
Lossvs Edmonton1:3
Winvs Calgary6:1

: 4.20
: 2.80
: 80%
: 0%

Key factWashington won 5:2 in Carolina, lost 1:3 in Tampa, then beat Pittsburgh 5:3 and the Rangers 3:1 at home. Seattle's five games are all big margins: 6:1 twice against Calgary and 6:3 in Detroit on Friday, but 1:3 in Edmonton and 2:6 at home to Vegas.

Attack & defence	WSH	SEA
	3-1-0	3-2-0
	3.50	4.20
	2.25	2.80
	25.5	26.0
Shots against	28.8	30.4

Special teams	WSH	SEA
	18.2%	26.7%
	86.7%	71.4%

Last season	WSH	SEA
	43-30-9	34-37-11
Points %	57.9%	48.2%
Goal difference per game	+0.23	-0.45
	80.1%	72.2%

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No. 05 · Goalies & team newsExpected

Washington vs Seattle: starting goalies and team news

Thompson expected for Washington; Seattle's starter is not settled.

WashingtonExpected

Logan Thompson

: .929
: 2.00
: 3-0-0

Daily Faceoff: unconfirmed at 06:15 UTC on 11 Oct

SeattleExpected

Philipp Grubauer

: .915
: 2.57
: 1-1-0

Daily Faceoff: unconfirmed at 06:15 UTC on 11 Oct; another preview expects Joey Daccord

Washington

DoubtPierre-Luc DuboisIllness, day-to-day
DoubtMatt RoyLower body, day-to-day
OutRasmus SandinKnee, injured reserve
OutPatrick ThomasUpper body, injured reserve

Seattle

OutRyan LindgrenUpper body, injured reserve
OutJacob MelansonChest, injured reserve
OutJake O'BrienLower body, injured reserve

TacticsDaily Faceoff lists Logan Thompson (3-0-0, .929) for Washington and Philipp Grubauer (1-1-0, .915) for Seattle, both unconfirmed until the morning skate; another preview expects Joey Daccord, Seattle's main starter last season. Both are experienced NHL goalies. Pierre-Luc Dubois (illness) and Matt Roy (lower body) are day-to-day for Washington, with Rasmus Sandin and Patrick Thomas on injured reserve. Seattle are without Ryan Lindgren, Jacob Melanson and Jake O'Brien, all on injured reserve.

No. 06 · What others predictConsensus 2 of 2

Who do others back in Washington vs Seattle?

Both previews we found pick Washington.

Source	Pick	Versus us
DRatings	Washington 66.0%, projected 3.65 to 2.42	Same side
Sportsgambler	Washington to win, predicted 3:2	Same side

Our positionWe agree on the winner. Sportsgambler sees a one-goal game, and so do we, so we take the win with overtime included rather than a handicap or a regulation-time result.

No. 07 · Scenario & score

Washington vs Seattle predicted score

Thompson and the power play against Seattle's scoring.

3:2 to Washington is our main score: Thompson keeps Seattle quieter than Calgary and Detroit did, and Washington's power play finds gaps in a penalty kill that has let in nearly three in ten chances. 3:4 for Seattle is the alternative if the Kraken score early and turn it into a high-scoring game, as they did in Detroit. Any Washington win, in regulation, overtime or a shootout, wins this pick; any Seattle win loses it.

Predicted score: 3:2
Alternative: 3:4

Your score

WSH3

SEA2

No. 08 · Why this pick wins

Our Washington vs Seattle pick: Washington win · incl. OT

Washington win · incl. OT: why this pick wins

Why we back it

We think Washington are simply the better team, and that shows over a whole season, not just four games: 57.9% of points last season against Seattle's 48.2%, and a goal difference of +0.23 a game against -0.45. They are at home without travel, with Thompson in form, against a team whose penalty kill was the weakest of the two last season and still is. Seattle can turn it into a high-scoring game, so we take the win with overtime included, where a 3:2 after overtime still counts.

Our probability63–67%

Our pickWashington win · incl. OT

Odds1.47

Main scenario3:2

Our scenario: 3:2alternative 3:4

What would change our mind Thompson not starting after the morning skate and Charlie Lindgren in goal, or Dubois and Roy both out with the line moving clearly towards Seattle.

Odds and break-even, for reference

Market	Odds	Break-even
Washington win · incl. OT	1.47	68%
Seattle win · incl. OT	2.73	36.6%

Odds snapshot 11 OCT 07:43 · no bookmaker names

No. 09 · Arguing against ourselves

What could beat our pick?

Why this could go wrong.

Washington have been outshot this season, 25.5 shots for and 28.8 against a game: Thompson's .929 has done a lot of the work.
Seattle have scored six goals in three of their five games, including Friday in Detroit.
Dubois and Roy are day-to-day; if both miss it, Washington lose a top-six centre and a regular on defence.
Sportsgambler's own prediction is 3:2, and four games into a season form can turn quickly.

No. 10 · Editor’s call

Bet

Bet Washington win · incl. OT at 1.47, a single.

Market: Washington win · incl. OT
Odds: 1.47
Published: 11 OCT 07:30

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No. 11 · Update log

07:20Prediction published · Washington win · incl. OT at 1.47

No. 12 · After the match

We said: 3:2Bet at 1.47
Happened: 3:5Seattle win

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