Seattle Kraken vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · SAP Center at San Jose

10:00 PM ET

SN · Prime Video · NBCSCA · KONG

Game preview

The Seattle Kraken visit the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center at San Jose on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, Prime Video, NBCSCA and KONG.

This is the second of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Kraken

First game of a road trip.

282026-11-28: vs EDM, second of a back-to-backB2B
292026-11-29: no game
302026-11-30: no game
12026-12-01: vs DAL
22026-12-02: no game
32026-12-03: vs DAL
42026-12-04: at ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
52026-12-05: no game
62026-12-06: vs BUF
72026-12-07: no game
82026-12-08: at SJS

rest since last game: 1 day; rest since last game
since last game: ~711 mi; since last game
on this road trip: ~711 mi; on this road trip
body clock vs home: Home time; body clock vs home

Sharks

First home game after a 5-game road trip (Colorado, New Jersey, NY Rangers, NY Islanders and Pittsburgh).

282026-11-28: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
292026-11-29: no game
302026-11-30: no game
12026-12-01: at NJD
22026-12-02: no game
32026-12-03: at NYR
42026-12-04: at NYI, second of a back-to-backB2B
52026-12-05: no game
62026-12-06: at PIT
72026-12-07: no game
82026-12-08: vs SEA

rest since last game: 1 day; rest since last game
since last game: ~2,243 mi; since last game
on this road trip: ~5,142 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%).