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Seattle Kraken vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Thursday, December 17, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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CBJNHL · CBJHN · Prime Video · KONG

Game preview

The Seattle Kraken visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday, December 17, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN, Prime Video and KONG.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Kraken

Game 2 of a road trip: Nashville, now Columbus.

  1. 72026-12-07: no game
  2. 82026-12-08: at SJS
  3. 92026-12-09: no game
  4. 102026-12-10: vs WSH
  5. 112026-12-11: no game
  6. 122026-12-12: vs NSH
  7. 132026-12-13: no game
  8. 142026-12-14: no game
  9. 152026-12-15: at NSH
  10. 162026-12-16: no game
  11. 172026-12-17: at CBJ
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~334 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,305 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Blue Jackets

Another game at home.

  1. 72026-12-07: at TBL
  2. 82026-12-08: no game
  3. 92026-12-09: no game
  4. 102026-12-10: vs MIN
  5. 112026-12-11: no game
  6. 122026-12-12: vs MTL
  7. 132026-12-13: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 142026-12-14: no game
  9. 152026-12-15: vs CAR
  10. 162026-12-16: no game
  11. 172026-12-17: vs SEA
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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
Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SEACBJ

Settled lines

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

SEA 77% (most settled)CBJ 63% (10th 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)CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SEA 48.1s (14th shortest)CBJ 50.6s (5th 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)CBJ 34% (6th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series