Capitals taking advantage of home ice, get visit from upbeat Kraken

The Washington Capitals host the Seattle Kraken on Sunday seeking to complete a sweep of their three-game homestand. Washington enters the contest following a 5-3 win over Pittsburgh and a 3-1 victory against the New York Rangers, improving to 13-1-2 in their past 16 games at Capital One Arena dating back to last season. Free-agent signing Boone Jenner scored his first goal for the Capitals in Friday's win.

Seattle opened its five-game road trip with a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, powered by two goals from Frederick Gaudreau. The Kraken also announced Saturday that forward Jacob Melanson is sidelined indefinitely with an anterior mediastinum hematoma with vascular pseudoaneurysm suffered on Oct. 1.