The Seattle Kraken visit the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Sunday, October 11, 2026, with puck drop set for 5:00 PM EDT.
Matchup: Seattle Kraken (3-2-0, 6 points in 2026-27) at Washington Capitals (3-1-0, 6 points in 2026-27)
Date: Sunday, October 11, 2026
Puck drop: 5:00 PM EDT
Venue: Capital One Arena
How to watch: WSH: SN+, TVAS, MNMT · SEA: Prime Video, KONG
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Seattle Kraken News & Notes
The Kraken visit the Washington Capitals on Sunday with their forward group thinned. Seattle announced that forward Jacob Melanson has been diagnosed with a vascular aneurysm and is out indefinitely. Defenseman Ryan Lindgren, meanwhile, is expected to miss four to six weeks, according to the league’s status report issued earlier in the week. Lindgren had already drawn attention early in the season, taking a five-minute fighting major against Edmonton’s Trent Frederic in the opening period of the Kraken’s game in Alberta.
Seattle dropped a 3-1 decision at Edmonton on Oct. 3, outshot 25-20 and credited with 13 hits to the Oilers’ 31. Bobby McMann scored the lone goal on the power play in the second period, assisted by Jordan Eberle and Chandler Stephenson, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 22 of 24. The Kraken blocked 18 shots.
Washington Capitals News & Notes
Alex Ovechkin told his teammates last week that his 22nd NHL season will be his last, a decision he confirmed publicly days later. The announcement added weight to Washington’s home opener, which the Capitals won over the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 7. Tom Wilson recorded three points in that game, the last home opener of Ovechkin’s career. The captain’s farewell season follows an offseason in which the Capitals acquired Alex Tuch from Buffalo in a sign-and-trade and signed him to an eight-year extension.
Defenseman Matt Roy left the October 3 game against Tampa Bay with a lower-body injury and was ruled out Friday, while Ryan Leonard has been moved to a checking line.
Seattle Kraken Projected Lines
Line 1: Jared McCann – Matty Beniers – Mackie Samoskevich
Line 2: Bobby McMann – Chandler Stephenson – Jordan Eberle
Line 3: Kaapo Kakko – Berkly Catton – Shane Wright
Line 4: Ben Meyers – Frederick Gaudreau – Ryan Winterton
Pair 1: Vince Dunn – Adam Larsson
Pair 2: Ryker Evans – Brandon Montour
Pair 3: Joshua Mahura – Ville Ottavainen
Goaltenders: Philipp Grubauer – Joey Daccord
Seattle Kraken Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Kaapo Kakko – Shane Wright – Berkly Catton – Matty Beniers – Brandon Montour
Power play, Second unit: Jordan Eberle – Bobby McMann – Jared McCann – Chandler Stephenson – Vince Dunn
Penalty kill, First unit: Frederick Gaudreau – Ryan Winterton – Ryker Evans – Adam Larsson
Penalty kill, Second unit: Chandler Stephenson – Matty Beniers – Vince Dunn – Brandon Montour
Washington Capitals Projected Lines
Line 1: Alex Tuch – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Tom Wilson
Line 2: Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – Anthony Beauvillier
Line 3: Aliaksei Protas – Ilya Protas – Jordan Kyrou
Line 4: Boone Jenner – Justin Sourdif – Ryan Leonard
Pair 1: Jakob Chychrun – Timothy Liljegren
Pair 2: Martin Fehervary – Vincent Desharnais
Pair 3: Cole Hutson – Dylan McIlrath
Goaltenders: Logan Thompson – Charlie Lindgren
Washington Capitals Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Tom Wilson – Dylan Strome – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Alex Ovechkin – Jakob Chychrun
Power play, Second unit: Alex Tuch – Ilya Protas – Ryan Leonard – Cole Hutson – Jordan Kyrou
Penalty kill, First unit: Aliaksei Protas – Tom Wilson – Martin Fehervary – Vincent Desharnais
Penalty kill, Second unit: Boone Jenner – Alex Tuch – Jakob Chychrun – Timothy Liljegren
Players To Watch
Ben Meyers — Seattle Kraken
Meyers put up a goal and two assists last time out on three shots, and he did it in just 13:37 of ice time. That is production squeezed out of fourth-line minutes, so if the Kraken reward him with a longer leash tonight, he is a cheap fantasy add and a live option in the anytime-scorer market.
Alex Tuch — Washington Capitals
Box Score Junkie has Tuch at 62.8 shot attempts for per 60 through the 2026-27 season to date, by far the busiest rate among Washington’s tracked skaters, and he has three goals on 1.9 expected, a plus-1.1 finishing edge. The volume alone makes him the sensible shots-on-goal prop here.
Injury Report
Seattle Kraken
Jacob Melanson (RW) — Injured Reserve, Chest, expected back Tuesday, December 1
Ryan Lindgren (D) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Thursday, November 19
Jake O’Brien (C) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Saturday, October 24
Washington Capitals
Pierre-Luc Dubois (LW) — Day-To-Day, Illness, expected back Sunday, October 11
Matt Roy (D) — Day-To-Day, Lower Body, expected back Sunday, October 11
Patrick Thomas (C) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, October 24
Rasmus Sandin (D) — Injured Reserve, Knee, expected back Saturday, December 26
Next Up
Seattle Kraken: visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, October 13.
Washington Capitals: visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, October 13.