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San Jose Sharks vs Seattle Kraken

Regular season · Tuesday, December 22, 2026 · Climate Pledge Arena

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SN · SN360 · Prime Video · NBCSCA

Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday, December 22, 2026, with puck drop at 9:40 PM ET. The game is on SN, SN360, Prime Video and NBCSCA.

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

Rest and travel

Sharks

Game 3 of a road trip: Vegas and Vancouver, now Seattle.

  1. 122026-12-12: no game
  2. 132026-12-13: no game
  3. 142026-12-14: vs VAN
  4. 152026-12-15: no game
  5. 162026-12-16: at VGK
  6. 172026-12-17: no game
  7. 182026-12-18: no game
  8. 192026-12-19: at VAN
  9. 202026-12-20: no game
  10. 212026-12-21: no game
  11. 222026-12-22: at SEA
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~120 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,496 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Kraken

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Nashville, Columbus, Pittsburgh and Colorado).

  1. 122026-12-12: vs NSH
  2. 132026-12-13: no game
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: at NSH
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: at CBJ
  7. 182026-12-18: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 192026-12-19: no game
  9. 202026-12-20: at COL
  10. 212026-12-21: no game
  11. 222026-12-22: vs SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,019 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,806 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

San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SJSSEA

Settled lines

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

SJS 71% (12th most settled)SEA 77% (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

SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)SEA 1:43 left (15th latest · 18 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)SEA 48.1s (14th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

SJS 33% (7th most often)SEA 31% (14th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series