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Capitals at Kraken

NHL · Tuesday, Jan 27 · 9:00 PM CT · Climate Pledge Arena · Final WSH 1 – SEA 5

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
WSH0011
SEA0325
Team box
WSH·SEA
20
shots
32
1 of 5
power play
1 of 4
50.9
faceoff %
49.1
17
hits
15
16
blocked shots
14
13
penalty minutes
15
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Jared McCannSEA224
Jordan EberleSEA113
Matty BeniersSEA113
Alex OvechkinWSH104
Ryker EvansSEA101
Jakob ChychrunWSH012
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Logan ThompsonWSH3227.844
Philipp GrubauerSEA2019.950

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
SEA +4
WSH +4
P1P2P3
largest lead: SEA 4 · WSH 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was WSH 51%, SEA 49% · Updated Jan 27

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
WSH 3.1 – 2.9 SEA
Expected total
5.9
CapitalsThe matchupKraken
−102Our fair odds+102
3.1Expected goals2.9
+0.07Power rating−0.11
3.2Goals / game2.8
3.0Allowed / game3.0
29.3Shots / game25.4
49.5Faceoff %47.4
19.2Hits / game18.7
25−28Season record23−28
3−7Last 103−7

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
WSH chance · SEA chance
Our model fair50.5%49.5%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
WSHWashington Capitals−10251%————
SEASeattle Kraken+10249%————
Spreadabout even
WSHWashington Capitals−0.2our margin————
SEASeattle Kraken+0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 5.9
Over5.9our total————
Under5.9our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Washington Capitals by 6 goals: <1%Washington Capitals by 5 goals: 2%Washington Capitals by 4 goals: 6%Washington Capitals by 3 goals: 12%Washington Capitals by 2 goals: 11%Washington Capitals by 1 goal: 19%Seattle Kraken by 1 goal: 25%Seattle Kraken by 2 goals: 9%Seattle Kraken by 3 goals: 9%Seattle Kraken by 4 goals: 4%Seattle Kraken by 5 goals: 1%Seattle Kraken by 6 goals: <1%
← WSH wins bySEA wins by →
Washington Capitals wins by 2 or more32%
Washington Capitals wins by 3 or more22%
Seattle Kraken wins by 2 or more24%
Decided by one goal43%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

5.9 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 13%4 goals: 9%5 goals: 22%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 18%8 goals: 7%9 goals: 8%10 goals: 3%11 goals: 3%12 goals: 1%13 goals: 1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 4.573%
Total over 5.551%
Total over 6.540%
Total from 5 to 633%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
WSHLogan Thompson G · last 5 starts: .901 save %, 2.62 GAAstarted
SEAPhilipp Grubauer G · last 5 starts: .895 save %, 2.80 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
WSH·SEA
Jan 24 at EDM
last game
Jan 25 vs NJ
2 days
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
3
games in last 7 days
3
5th straight road game
home / road
5th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 51+ games
WSH·SEA
+0.07
rating (0 = average)
−0.11
3.2
goals / game
2.8
3.0
goals allowed / game
3.0
25−28
season record
23−28
14−13
home record
12−14
11−15
away record
11−14
L1
streak
W1
3−7
last 10
3−7
29.3
shots / game
25.4
49.5
faceoff %
47.4
19.2
hits / game
18.7
15.5
blocked shots / game
16.4
4.4
takeaways / game
4.7
15.5
giveaways / game
15.5

Rating Trend

WSH · SEA · 102 days
Washington CapitalsSeattle Kraken
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 9 meetings · SEA 3−6
Oct 21, 2025at WSHWSH 4 − 1
Mar 9, 2025at WSHWSH 4 − 2
Jan 23, 2025at SEAWSH 3 − 0
Mar 14, 2024at SEAWSH 2 − 1
Jan 11, 2024at WSHSEA 4 − 1
Dec 9, 2022at WSHWSH 4 − 1
Dec 1, 2022at SEASEA 3 − 2 OT
Mar 5, 2022at WSHWSH 5 − 2
Nov 21, 2021at SEASEA 5 − 2

WSH · Last 10

3−7 · streak L1
Jan 24at EDM5 − 6L
Jan 23at CGY3 − 1W
Jan 21at VAN3 − 4L
Jan 19at COL2 − 5L
Jan 17vs FLA2 − 5L
Jan 15vs SJ2 − 3L
Jan 13vs MTL3 − 2W
Jan 11at NSH2 − 3L
Jan 9at CHI5 − 1W
Jan 7vs DAL1 − 4L

SEA · Last 10

3−7 · streak W1
Jan 25vs NJ4 − 2W
Jan 23vs ANA2 − 4L
Jan 21vs NYI4 − 1W
Jan 19vs PIT3 − 6L
Jan 17at UTAH3 − 6L
Jan 15at BOS2 − 4L
Jan 14at NJ2 − 3L
Jan 12at NYR4 − 2W
Jan 10at CAR2 − 3L
Jan 8vs MIN2 − 3L