Nashville Predators vs. Seattle Kraken: game summary
Final · January 1, 2026 at 10:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : NSH 25 — SEA 23 · Climate Pledge Arena
Three stars
- 1★
M. BeniersSEA · C · 2B 0A - 2★
P. GrubauerSEA · G · 96.0 % - 3★
J. OleksiakSEA · D · 1B 0A
NSHGame stats
SEA
- 25Shots on goal23
- 53 %Faceoff win %47 %
- 1/2Power play0/1
- 2Penalty minutes4
- 23Hits20
- 16Blocked shots21
- 20Giveaways17
- 6Takeaways4
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| SEA | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Season series NSH 2 – 1 SEA
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← NSH 1 / 25 / 434 / 23 / 36 SEA →
NSH 1 / 25 / 434 / 23 / 36 SEA →Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
- Matty BeniersSEA · 03:48Assists : Ryker Evans0 – 1▶ Watch
- Jamie OleksiakSEA · 10:41Assists : Ryan Winterton, Jacob Melanson0 – 2▶ Watch
- Matty BeniersSEA · 10:51Assists : Jordan Eberle, Kaapo Kakko0 – 3▶ Watch
2nd period
Roman JosiNSH · 17:34 · PPAssists : Ryan O'Reilly, Luke Evangelista1 – 3▶ Watch
3rd period
Jared McCannSEA · 17:47Assists : Ryan Lindgren1 – 4▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 01:20SEAVince Dunn — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Steven Stamkos
2nd period
- 11:09NSHErik Haula — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Cale Fleury
- 16:48SEAAdam Larsson — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Nick Perbix
Box score
Nashville Predators
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. ForsbergL | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 20:19 |
| T. JostC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 09:26 |
| C. SmithR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 13:36 |
| F. SvechkovC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 11:25 |
| M. McCarronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14:24 |
| R. SchaeferL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12:23 |
| E. HaulaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12:48 |
| M. BuntingL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 16:35 |
| M. WoodR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 11:25 |
| L. EvangelistaR | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 18:55 |
| R. O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 21:26 |
| S. StamkosC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 19:16 |
| N. BlankenburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:13 |
| N. HagueD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 19:51 |
| N. PerbixD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 |
| R. JosiD | 1 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 23:48 |
| B. SkjeiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:39 |
| A. WilsbyD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 17:54 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Annunen | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| J. Saros(L) | 19/22 | 86.4 % | 57:49 |
Seattle Kraken
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. EberleR | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16:02 |
| C. StephensonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:20 |
| M. BeniersC | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17:55 |
| J. McCannL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14:28 |
| E. TolvanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17:38 |
| R. WintertonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:46 |
| B. CattonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14:18 |
| S. WrightC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:11 |
| B. MeyersC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13:28 |
| J. MelansonR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11:05 |
| K. KakkoR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:32 |
| F. GaudreauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 |
| A. LarssonD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22:43 |
| C. FleuryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 |
| J. OleksiakD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:27 |
| V. DunnD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 |
| R. EvansD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:48 |
| R. LindgrenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17:52 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. Grubauer(W) | 24/25 | 96.0 % | 60:00 |
| J. Daccord | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Predators vs Kraken?
Kraken won 4-1 over Predators on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
When was Predators vs Kraken played?
On Thursday, January 1, 2026, at 10:00 PM ET at Climate Pledge Arena.
Where was Predators vs Kraken played?
At Climate Pledge Arena, in Seattle.
Have the Predators and Kraken played this season?
No, this is their first meeting of the season.