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Seattle Kraken vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Friday, December 18, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena

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SN · Prime Video · SN-PIT · KONG

Game preview

The Seattle Kraken visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Friday, December 18, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, Prime Video, SN-PIT and KONG.

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

Rest and travel

Kraken

Game 3 of a road trip: Nashville and Columbus, now Pittsburgh.

  1. 82026-12-08: at SJS
  2. 92026-12-09: no game
  3. 102026-12-10: vs WSH
  4. 112026-12-11: no game
  5. 122026-12-12: vs NSH
  6. 132026-12-13: no game
  7. 142026-12-14: no game
  8. 152026-12-15: at NSH
  9. 162026-12-16: no game
  10. 172026-12-17: at CBJ
  11. 182026-12-18: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~163 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,468 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Penguins

Another game at home.

  1. 82026-12-08: vs CHI
  2. 92026-12-09: no game
  3. 102026-12-10: at FLA
  4. 112026-12-11: no game
  5. 122026-12-12: at TBL
  6. 132026-12-13: no game
  7. 142026-12-14: no game
  8. 152026-12-15: vs TBL
  9. 162026-12-16: no game
  10. 172026-12-17: vs LAK
  11. 182026-12-18: vs SEA, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
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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
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SEAPIT

Settled lines

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

SEA 77% (most settled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← 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)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SEA 48.1s (14th shortest)PIT 51.1s (3rd 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)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series