Seattle at Washington

Seattle put six goals on Detroit on Friday, the third time in five games the Kraken have scored six. That brings the season total to 21 goals, 4.2 per game, up from 2.8 last season. Five games is a small sample, but tonight, the offense only has to keep this game within a goal. Seattle finished 34-37-11 last season and still won or lost by a single goal in 50 of its 82 games. Washington won 43 games, and only 30 of its 82 ended with the Capitals ahead by two or more. They are 3-1 this season, with all three wins by two goals or more, Logan Thompson stopping 79 of 85 shots across his three starts, and the club allowing nine goals in four games. The last of those wins was a 2-1 win over the Rangers, with the third goal coming with one second left. A puckline at this price needs Seattle to win or stay within a goal a little more than 57% of the time. Seattle cleared that bar last season at 61%, and Washington’s opponents cleared it at 63%. I'm backing Seattle on the puckline.