Seattle Kraken
2026-27: 2-2-0 · 4 pts · 16th in the NHL · 5th in the Pacific · L10 2-2-0 · L1
2025-26: 34-37-11 · 79 pts · 27th in the NHL · 6th in the Pacific
at Detroit · 7:00 PM ETPrices after the game-day snapshotExpected in goal: Philipp Grubauer 57%Game preview →Seattle are 2-2-0 after 4 games of 2026-27, 5th in the Pacific. Last season they finished 27th in the league with 79 points.
5th in the Pacific after 4 games
League rank after every game of 2026-27, drawn against last season's month-end ranks. With fewer than ten games played, the order still moves a lot from night to night.
League rank through the season
See all: League rank through the season →2026-27 · 16th in the league · 2-2-0 · 4 pts
StandingsBehind their goal difference
Three views derived from the 2026-27 results. Small sample: every split here rests on fewer than ten games.
Expected vs actual points
See all: Expected vs actual points →Points the goal difference is worth = GF^1.8 ÷ (GF^1.8 + GA^1.8) × 2 × GP × 1.115, the league's points a game, from 15 goals for and 11 against in 4 games. Last season: 79 points against 79.0. Expected points from shot quality (xG) are in the Shots section.
MethodClose games
Splits
Five of the next six on the road
Next six
See all: Next six →Detroit Red Wings92 pts · 16th11 Oct@
Washington Capitals95 pts · 12th13 Oct@
Philadelphia Flyers98 pts · 11th15 Oct@
Tampa Bay Lightning106 pts · 5th17 Oct@
Florida Panthers84 pts · 25th20 OctvsDetroit Red Wings92 pts · 16thDifficulty is how often the opponent would beat an average team, from shot quality (our season model, which leans on last season early on). Red is the top quarter of the league, green the bottom quarter. Hover a bar for the numbers.
Next six: these opponents would beat an average team 50.4% of the time. 2 of the six made the 2025-26 playoffs.
Full scheduleLast results
See all: Last results →
Vegas2–627–28L4 Octvs
Calgary6–127–33W3 Oct@
Edmonton1–320–25L1 Oct@Calgary6–132–25WScores Jared McCann leads with 5 points in 4 games
2026-27 scoring, with last season's line for every player on the roster. Status tags come from the league-wide injury report.
Moves since July
See all: Moves since July →2026-27 roster
See all: 2026-27 roster →$17M of cap space under a $104M ceiling
Cap hit against the ceiling
Biggest cap hits
See all: Biggest cap hits →Out of contract in summer 2027
See all: Out of contract in summer 2027 →As of 2 Oct 2026. Cap hit is the average annual charge against the cap, not a yearly salary. The team figure is a projection that can include players off the roster; space below zero is before long-term injured reserve and other relief, which this data does not include.
Who dressed against Vegas on 6 Oct
Every player who dressed, ordered by ice time. The league publishes who played, not the line combinations, so this is depth by minutes rather than lines.
Changes from 4 Oct: in Cale Fleury, Ben Meyers; out Curtis Douglas, Ville Ottavainen.
Forwards · by ice time
Defence · by ice time
Goalies · by ice time
Did not dress
On the roster but not in the lineup: injured players carry the report’s status, the rest were scratched or are away from the team.
A 11th power play and a 23rd penalty kill
Small sample after 4 games. Last season: power play 19.5%, penalty kill 72.2%.
2026-27
Dashed line: league average. Scale 0–100%.
Seattle attempt more from the wing than anywhere else
Every Seattle attempt in 2026-27, attacking right (4 games). Crease: within 8 ft of the goal. Slot: inside the faceoff dots below the circles. Point: the top 20 ft of the zone.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best). Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 games with located shots. Ranks are league-wide (1st = best).
Expected goals weigh every unblocked attempt by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength (our model, trained on 2025-26). Above zero on finishing or goaltending means better than the chances.
Team xG tableBy zone
198 att · 106 on goal · 15 G
By shot type
Seattle Kraken rank 2nd for 22+ mph bursts and 20th for shot-attempt differential
How fast Seattle Kraken skated, how hard they shot and where the puck spent its time, ranked against the other 31 teams.
Fastest skaters
- 23.25Ben MeyersvsVGK6 Oct · 2nd 07:05
- 22.78Ryan Winterton@EDM3 Oct · 1st 01:29
- 22.55Chandler Stephenson@CGY1 Oct · 3rd 12:02
- 22.43Bobby McMann@EDM3 Oct · 3rd 10:31
- 21.79Berkly CattonvsCGY4 Oct · 1st 18:07
- 21.71Josh Mahura@CGY1 Oct · 3rd 04:00
- 21.54Brandon Montour@EDM3 Oct · 3rd 05:54
- 21.51Jacob Melanson@CGY1 Oct · 1st 19:05
Each Seattle Kraken skater's fastest burst, the top eight, in mph.
Hardest shots
- 91.43Brandon Montour@EDM3 Oct · 3rd 02:19
- 84.57Ryan Lindgren@EDM3 Oct · 3rd 02:15
- 84.31Vince Dunn@CGY1 Oct · 2nd 15:28
- 83.68Matty Beniers@CGY1 Oct · 3rd 04:04
- 83.37Berkly Catton@CGY1 Oct · 1st 05:57
- 82.46Ryker EvansvsCGY4 Oct · 3rd 10:07
- 82.17Adam Larsson@CGY1 Oct · 1st 06:35
- 82.03Chandler Stephenson@CGY1 Oct · 2nd 06:23
Each Seattle Kraken skater's hardest shot, the top eight, in mph.
Territory
Ranks are league-wide, 1st = best.
Joey Daccord has started 3 of 4
Starts, save percentage and goals against for every goalie who has played for the club this season, with last season for context.
2026-27
2025-26
Three on the injury list
Injury report
See all: Injury report →Updated 7 Oct, 7:46 AM ET
InjuriesTransactions
See all: Transactions →Activated RW/C Mackie Samoskevich from injured reserve. Placed RW Jacob Melanson on injured reserve.
Placed C Jake O'Brien and RW Mackie Samoskevich on injured reserve.
Placed F Jon-Randall Avon, F John Hayden, F Logan Morrison and G Victor Ostman on waivers.
Signed F Jacob Melanson to a three-year contract.
Signed G Victor Ostman to a one-year contract.
Acquired F Mackie Samoskevich from Florida in exchange for a 2026 first-round draft pick and a conditional 2027 second-round draft pick. Signed LW/RW Bobby McMann to a six-year contract.
Signed C Logan Morrison to a one-year contract.
2026 draft class
See all: 2026 draft class →Priced at 34% to make the playoffs
Every season-long market the venues list for the Seattle Kraken, as the venue-average implied chance with each venue's price to buy Yes.
Make the playoffs: market vs last season
A 81-point pace (last season's points % over 84 games) maps to about 17%; the market sits 16 points higher.
Season points: the market's ladder
4 points from 4 games so far. A points pace is shown from game 10.
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Polymarket
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Vegas is the most-played rivalry: 20 meetings
Seattle against every Pacific rival, from each pairing's first meeting in the index, including 2026-27.
Vancouver Canucks
Los Angeles Kings
Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Sharks1 playoff trip in the last 30 seasons
Playoff depth season by season since 1996-97, the franchise scoring leaders since 1990-91 and its earliest draft picks since 1980. Hover a square for the season.
The last 30 seasons
Points leaders since 1990-91
Regular season, with this franchise only.
Retired numbers
Numbers retired by the franchise, as of October 2026. Maintained by hand, outside the stats feed.
Top picks since 1980
The 6 highest first-round picks of 6 since 1980.
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct