NHL1/27/2026
Scheduled
TIME:10:00 PM UTC
CHANNEL:ESPN+
VENUE:Climate Pledge Arena
LOCATION:Seattle, WA
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WAS
24-21.471
Away Team
6th in Metropolitan DivisionLast5: W1L4
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22-18.449
SEA
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Home Team
4th in Pacific DivisionLast5: W1L4

AI Game Overview

Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the game, and we're gearing up for a clash that's got the league buzzing. On January 27th, 2026, at 10 PM Eastern, the Washington Capitals are heading north to face the Seattle Kraken in what promises to be an electrifying regular season showdown.

Now, looking at the season so far, both these teams have been carving their own paths. The Capitals, ever the veterans, have been showing flashes of that championship pedigree, battling hard in every period. Meanwhile, the Kraken have been building their identity, a young and hungry squad looking to make their mark.

This matchup is particularly intriguing because, as of right now, the betting lines are still under wraps. That tells us something – the oddsmakers are waiting, perhaps for a key roster move, a recent performance surge, or maybe they're just as curious as we are to see how these two squads stack up when the puck drops. No point spread, no over/under – just pure, unadulterated hockey anticipation!

Will the Capitals' experience shine through on the road? Or will the Kraken unleash their home-ice advantage and make a statement? We'll have to wait and see, but one thing's for sure: this is a game you won't want to miss. Get ready for some high-octane NHL action!

AI Matchup Overview

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Looking at the recent matchups between these two teams, the home team, WAS, has had a clear advantage, winning two out of the last three contests. In their most recent meeting in October 2025, WAS secured a decisive 4-1 victory. Prior to that, in March 2025, WAS again emerged victorious with a 4-2 scoreline. The only win for the away team, SEA, came in January 2025, where they shut out WAS with a 3-0 score. Scoring-wise, WAS has consistently put up more goals in their wins, averaging 3.67 goals per game against SEA in those victories. SEA, on the other hand, has struggled to find the back of the net against WAS, averaging just 1.33 goals per game in their losses. The trend suggests WAS is the stronger team in this head-to-head series, particularly when playing at home.

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Player Statistics

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Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
RW • #43
Goals
22
Assists
21
Shots On Goal
98
Power Play Goals
7
Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin
LW • #8
Goals
20
Assists
23
Shots On Goal
138
Power Play Goals
3
Jakob Chychrun
Jakob Chychrun
D • #6
Goals
18
Assists
18
Shots On Goal
161
Power Play Goals
5
Aliaksei Protas
Aliaksei Protas
C • #21
Goals
16
Assists
16
Shots On Goal
105
Dylan Strome
Dylan Strome
C • #17
Goals
13
Assists
27
Shots On Goal
96
Power Play Goals
4
Ethen Frank
C • #53
Goals
11
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
67
Power Play Goals
2
Justin Sourdif
Justin Sourdif
RW • #34
Goals
10
Assists
11
Shots On Goal
63
Power Play Goals
2
Ryan Leonard
Ryan Leonard
RW • #9
Goals
10
Assists
19
Shots On Goal
84
Power Play Goals
1
Anthony Beauvillier
Anthony Beauvillier
LW • #72
Goals
9
Assists
7
Shots On Goal
109
John Carlson
John Carlson
D • #74
Goals
9
Assists
31
Shots On Goal
100

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Jordan Eberle
Jordan Eberle
RW • #7
Goals
17
Assists
14
Shots On Goal
106
Power Play Goals
4
Chandler Stephenson
Chandler Stephenson
C • #9
Goals
13
Assists
16
Shots On Goal
66
Power Play Goals
6
Jared McCann
Jared McCann
LW • #19
Goals
11
Assists
10
Shots On Goal
61
Power Play Goals
4
Matty Beniers
Matty Beniers
C • #10
Goals
11
Assists
21
Shots On Goal
93
Power Play Goals
5
Eeli Tolvanen
Eeli Tolvanen
RW • #20
Goals
10
Assists
19
Shots On Goal
81
Power Play Goals
4
Jaden Schwartz
Jaden Schwartz
C • #17
Goals
8
Assists
9
Shots On Goal
56
Power Play Goals
2
Short Handed Goals
1
Vince Dunn
Vince Dunn
D • #29
Goals
7
Assists
24
Shots On Goal
106
Power Play Goals
1
Shane Wright
Shane Wright
C • #51
Goals
7
Assists
10
Shots On Goal
75
Power Play Goals
1
Brandon Montour
Brandon Montour
D • #62
Goals
6
Assists
13
Shots On Goal
81
Power Play Goals
1
Kaapo Kakko
Kaapo Kakko
RW • #84
Goals
5
Assists
13
Shots On Goal
48
Power Play Goals
1

Current Season Games

WAS logoWAS

L@ VAN3 - 4
L@ COL2 - 5
Lvs FLA2 - 5
Lvs SJ2 - 3
Wvs MON3 - 2
L@ NAS2 - 3
W@ CHI5 - 1
Lvs DAL1 - 4
Wvs ANA7 - 4
L@ OTT3 - 4
Wvs NYR6 - 3
L@ FLA3 - 5
W@ NJ4 - 3
Lvs NYR3 - 7
L@ DET2 - 3
Lvs DET2 - 5
Wvs TOR4 - 0
L@ MIN0 - 5
L@ WPG1 - 5
Wvs CBJ2 - 0
W@ SJ7 - 1
W@ LA3 - 1
W@ NYI4 - 1
Wvs TOR4 - 2
Wvs WPG4 - 3
Wvs CBJ5 - 1
Lvs TB3 - 5
W@ MON8 - 4
Wvs EDM7 - 4
Wvs LA2 - 1
L@ FLA3 - 6
W@ CAR4 - 1
L@ TB2 - 3
L@ PIT3 - 5
Wvs STL6 - 1
Lvs NYI1 - 3
L@ DAL0 - 1
Lvs OTT1 - 7
W@ CBJ5 - 1
Wvs SEA4 - 1
Lvs VAN3 - 4
Wvs MIN5 - 1
Wvs TB3 - 2
W@ NYR1 - 0
W@ NYI4 - 2
Lvs BOS1 - 3

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Wvs NYI4 - 1
Lvs PIT3 - 6
L@ UTA3 - 6
L@ BOS2 - 4
L@ NJ2 - 3
W@ NYR4 - 2
L@ CAR2 - 3
Lvs MIN2 - 3
Wvs BOS7 - 4
W@ CGY5 - 1
Wvs NAS4 - 1
Wvs PHI4 - 1
W@ LA3 - 2
W@ ANA3 - 1
W@ SJ4 - 2
L@ CGY2 - 4
Lvs COL3 - 5
Lvs BUF1 - 3
L@ UTA3 - 5
Wvs LA3 - 2
Lvs MIN1 - 4
Lvs DET3 - 4
L@ EDM4 - 9
Lvs EDM0 - 4
Lvs DAL2 - 3
W@ PIT3 - 2
W@ CHI3 - 2
L@ DET2 - 4
Wvs SJ4 - 1
Wvs WPG5 - 3
L@ DAL1 - 2
W@ STL4 - 3
Lvs SJ1 - 6
Wvs CHI3 - 1
Lvs NYR2 - 3
Lvs MON3 - 4
Wvs EDM3 - 2
W@ WPG3 - 0
L@ WAS1 - 4
L@ PHI2 - 5
W@ TOR4 - 3
L@ MON4 - 5
Wvs VEG2 - 1
Wvs ANA3 - 1

Previous Season Games

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Lvs CAR1 - 3
L@ CAR2 - 5
L@ CAR0 - 4
Wvs CAR3 - 1
Lvs CAR1 - 2
Wvs MON4 - 1
W@ MON5 - 2
L@ MON3 - 6
Wvs MON3 - 1
Wvs MON3 - 2
L@ PIT2 - 5
W@ NYI3 - 1
Lvs CBJ1 - 4
L@ CBJ0 - 7
L@ NYI1 - 4
Wvs CHI5 - 3
L@ CAR1 - 5
W@ BOS4 - 3
Lvs BUF5 - 8
L@ MIN2 - 4
L@ WPG2 - 3
Wvs FLA6 - 3
Wvs PHI3 - 2
Wvs DET4 - 1
W@ SJ5 - 1
L@ LA0 - 3
W@ ANA7 - 4
Wvs SEA4 - 2
Wvs DET5 - 2
W@ NYR3 - 2
Lvs TB1 - 3
Lvs STL2 - 5
Lvs CGY1 - 3
Wvs EDM7 - 3
W@ PIT8 - 3
W@ PHI4 - 3
Wvs FLA6 - 3
Lvs WPG4 - 5
L@ OTT4 - 5
W@ CGY3 - 1
L@ VAN1 - 2
W@ SEA3 - 0
W@ EDM3 - 2
Wvs PIT4 - 1
W@ OTT1 - 0
Wvs ANA3 - 0
W@ NAS4 - 1
Lvs MON2 - 3
Wvs VAN2 - 1
Wvs NYR7 - 4
Wvs BOS3 - 1
L@ DET2 - 4
W@ TOR5 - 2
L@ BOS1 - 4
Wvs LA3 - 1
Wvs CAR3 - 1
L@ CHI2 - 3
L@ DAL1 - 3
Wvs BUF4 - 2
W@ CBJ2 - 1
W@ MON4 - 2
W@ TOR3 - 1
Lvs SJ1 - 2
W@ NJ6 - 5
Wvs NYI5 - 4
W@ TB5 - 4
W@ FLA4 - 1
Lvs NJ2 - 3
Lvs COL1 - 2
W@ UTA6 - 2
W@ VEG5 - 2
W@ COL5 - 2
Lvs TOR3 - 4
W@ STL8 - 1
Lvs PIT2 - 4
Wvs NAS3 - 2
L@ CAR2 - 4
Wvs CBJ7 - 2
Wvs MON6 - 3
Wvs NYR5 - 3
L@ TB0 - 3
Wvs PHI6 - 3
W@ PHI4 - 1
W@ NJ6 - 5
Wvs DAL3 - 2
Wvs VEG4 - 2
Lvs NJ3 - 5

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Lvs LA5 - 6
L@ VEG1 - 2
L@ UTA1 - 7
W@ LA2 - 1
W@ SJ5 - 1
W@ VAN5 - 0
Lvs DAL1 - 3
Lvs DAL1 - 5
Wvs EDM6 - 1
L@ CGY3 - 4
L@ EDM4 - 5
L@ MIN0 - 4
W@ CHI6 - 2
Lvs WPG2 - 3
Wvs UTA4 - 2
Wvs MON5 - 4
L@ WAS2 - 4
W@ PHI4 - 1
L@ NAS3 - 5
Lvs MIN3 - 4
Wvs VAN6 - 3
L@ STL2 - 7
L@ TB1 - 4
W@ FLA2 - 1
W@ CGY3 - 2
Lvs TOR1 - 3
Lvs CGY2 - 3
Wvs SJ6 - 2
Lvs ANA4 - 6
L@ EDM2 - 4
Wvs PIT4 - 1
Lvs WAS0 - 3
Wvs BUF6 - 4
Wvs LA4 - 2
L@ WPG1 - 2
W@ PIT4 - 2
L@ DET2 - 6
W@ BUF6 - 2
L@ CBJ2 - 6
Lvs NJ2 - 3
Lvs EDM2 - 4
Wvs UTA5 - 2
W@ VAN5 - 4
L@ COL2 - 5
L@ VEG2 - 6
L@ CHI1 - 3
Lvs OTT0 - 3
Lvs TB1 - 5
Wvs BOS5 - 1
W@ NYR7 - 5
L@ NJ2 - 3
W@ NYI5 - 2
W@ CAR4 - 2
Lvs SJ2 - 4
L@ SJ5 - 8
Lvs ANA2 - 5
W@ ANA3 - 2
L@ LA1 - 2
Wvs NAS3 - 0
Lvs NYR0 - 2
Wvs NYI3 - 2
Wvs CHI3 - 1
Wvs CBJ5 - 2
Wvs VEG4 - 3
L@ COL3 - 6
L@ BOS0 - 2
L@ OTT0 - 3
L@ TOR1 - 4
W@ MON8 - 2
Lvs CAR1 - 4
Lvs WPG3 - 4
Lvs COL2 - 3
Wvs CGY2 - 1
Wvs PHI6 - 4
W@ NAS7 - 3
L@ DAL0 - 2
Lvs STL2 - 3