Detroit Red Wings vs Seattle Kraken

Regular season · Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · Climate Pledge Arena

9:40 PM ET

DSN · Prime Video · KONG

Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, with puck drop at 9:40 PM ET. The game is on DSN, Prime Video and KONG.

This is the second of 2 meetings this season. Red Wings 0, Kraken 1 so far; the last game finished SEA 6, DET 3.

Rest and travel

Red Wings

First game of a road trip.

102026-10-10: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
112026-10-11: no game
122026-10-12: no game
132026-10-13: vs NJD
142026-10-14: no game
152026-10-15: vs PHI
162026-10-16: no game
172026-10-17: vs SJS
182026-10-18: no game
192026-10-19: no game
202026-10-20: at SEA

rest since last game: 2 days; rest since last game
since last game: ~1,933 mi; since last game
on this road trip: ~1,933 mi; on this road trip
body clock vs home: −3 h; body clock vs home

Kraken

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Detroit, Washington, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay and Florida).

102026-10-10: no game
112026-10-11: at WSH
122026-10-12: no game
132026-10-13: at PHI
142026-10-14: no game
152026-10-15: at TBL
162026-10-16: no game
172026-10-17: at FLA
182026-10-18: no game
192026-10-19: no game
202026-10-20: vs DET

rest since last game: 2 days; rest since last game
since last game: ~2,707 mi; since last game
on this road trip: ~6,261 mi; on this road trip
body clock vs home: Home time; body clock vs home

Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).