Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Kraken vs. Capitals NHL Odds
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(15-7-3) Seattle Kraken vs. Washington Capitals (12-12-4)
Date: Friday December 9th
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Kraken +110 Capitals -138 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Kraken +1.5 -225 Capitals -1.5 +160
NHL Betting Total: O/U 6.0
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Seattle fly’s across country to take on The Capitals, after losing as a massive -271 favorite in their last outing. On the flip, Washington heads home after a successful 2-0 road trip, beating the like’s of Edmonton and Philly in this span.
Despite records, Seattle enters this game as the underdog, which is fair considering these teams current trajectories.
Seattle Kraken
Splendidly, The Kraken rattled off 7=seven impressive wins in a row, before dropping their last two, by a combined 9-3 goal margin.
Offensively, The Kraken are averaging a lackluster 29.4 shots per game, although they’re impressively resulting in 3.6 goals on any given night. Ranking wise, these stats are 28th and 5th, in the NHL.
Regarding their powerplay, The Kraken are scoring on 25.0% of their opportunities.(10th)
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Defensively speaking, Seattle’s permitting 3.2 goals against, on an extremely low, 27.0 shots against per game; ranking 18th for the former, and 3rd for the latter.
While tasked with defending the extra man, they’re dragging a terrible 68.3 PK%.(30th)
Starting goaltender, Peter Grubauer is poised to defend the throne for the road team. While in goal, he’s posting a record of 2-2-1, with a 3.40 GAA and 0.868 SV%.
Washington Capitals
Washington’s currently playing their best on home ice, as they’re rocking a 7-4-1 record in Capital One Arena. Moreover, they’ve won 3 out of their last 4 games when they’ve entered the contest as a favorite.
Offensively speaking, Washington’ getting off an underwhelming 30.4 shots(20th) per game, unsurprisingly resulting in just 2.8 goals(27th) on average.
To add to this, they’re only scoring on 21.2% of their powerplays, which ranks 22nd in the NHL.
Defensively, The Capitals are ranked 12th for goals against, and 10th shots against per outing; these rankings came to fruition by allowing 30.9 shots against per game, and 3.0 goals against as well.
While defending the powerplay, they’re allowing opposing teams to score on 19.8% of their chances.(10th)
Moreover, goalie Darcy Kuemper(8-9-2) is expected to start this matchup. He’s currently showing posting a stupendous 2.56 GAA and 0.916 SV%.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Seattle is 1-8 SU in their last 9 games following a game they scored 2 goals or less.
- The total has gone UNDER in Seattle’s last 4 Friday games.
- Washington is 3-3 SU in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in Washington’s last 4 games following a win.
- Seattle is 2-1 in these teams last 3 matchups.
- The total has gone OVER in 2 out of these teams last 3 matchups.
Free Seattle Kraken vs. Washington Capitals NHL Prediction
In Seattle’s short tenure in the NHL, they’ve played The Capitals on three separate occasions. To some’s surprise, The Kraken are 2-1 in this series, while beating them the one time they faced off in this season.
With that being said, Washington’s playing better hockey in the past week, and are especially great at home. Important to note, Seattle’s also extremely good on the road, as they’re posting a 8-1-1 record this season.
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In conclusion, both sides have a strong argument for why they can win this game. Although we’re going to side with the destructive road team to snap their skid and cash as the underdog.
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