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Seattle Kraken vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Tuesday, December 15, 2026 · Bridgestone Arena

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Prime Video · KONG · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Seattle Kraken visit the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday, December 15, 2026, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video, KONG and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Kraken

First game of a road trip.

  1. 52026-12-05: no game
  2. 62026-12-06: vs BUF
  3. 72026-12-07: no game
  4. 82026-12-08: at SJS
  5. 92026-12-09: no game
  6. 102026-12-10: vs WSH
  7. 112026-12-11: no game
  8. 122026-12-12: vs NSH
  9. 132026-12-13: no game
  10. 142026-12-14: no game
  11. 152026-12-15: at NSH
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,972 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,972 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Predators

First home game after a 4-game road trip (St. Louis, Calgary, Vancouver and Seattle).

  1. 52026-12-05: vs CBJ
  2. 62026-12-06: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 72026-12-07: no game
  4. 82026-12-08: at CGY
  5. 92026-12-09: no game
  6. 102026-12-10: at VAN
  7. 112026-12-11: no game
  8. 122026-12-12: at SEA
  9. 132026-12-13: no game
  10. 142026-12-14: no game
  11. 152026-12-15: vs SEA
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,972 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,203 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.

Lines from last game

Seattle KrakenKrakenTue, Oct 13 at PHI
  1. L1McCann#19Beniers#10Samoskevich#11
    11:29 together at 5v5
  2. L2Stephenson#9McMann#74Eberle#7
    9:30 together at 5v5
  3. L3Wright#51Catton#27Kakko#84
    9:18 together at 5v5
  4. L4Gaudreau#89Winterton#26Meyers#59
    8:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1Montour#62Evans#41
    18:46 together at 5v5
  2. D2Larsson#6Dunn#29
    14:34 together at 5v5
  3. D3Mahura#28Ottavainen#46
    8:47 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1McCann LStephenson CMcMann CEberle RDunn D1:39
  2. 2Beniers CCatton CKakko RSamoskevich RMontour D1:13

Penalty kill

  1. 1Gaudreau CMeyers CLarsson DDunn D1:16
  2. 2Gaudreau CWinterton CMontour DEvans D0:50
Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SEANSH

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

SEA 77% (most settled)NSH 43% (most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

SEA 1:43 left (15th latest · 18 pulls)NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SEA 48.1s (14th shortest)NSH 48.7s (14th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

SEA 31% (14th most often)NSH 30% (15th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series