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Seattle Kraken vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Friday, January 8, 2027 · Ball Arena

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Colorado AvalancheColoradoAvalancheHome

SN+ · Prime Video · ALT · KING

Game preview

The Seattle Kraken visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Friday, January 8, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on SN+, Prime Video, ALT and KING.

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

Rest and travel

Kraken

First game of a road trip.

  1. 292026-12-29: vs PHI
  2. 302026-12-30: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 312026-12-31: no game
  4. 12027-01-01: no game
  5. 22027-01-02: vs NYI
  6. 32027-01-03: vs VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 42027-01-04: no game
  8. 52027-01-05: vs TBL
  9. 62027-01-06: no game
  10. 72027-01-07: no game
  11. 82027-01-08: at COL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,019 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,019 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

Another game at home.

  1. 292026-12-29: vs STL
  2. 302026-12-30: no game
  3. 312026-12-31: at UTA
  4. 12027-01-01: no game
  5. 22027-01-02: at VGK
  6. 32027-01-03: no game
  7. 42027-01-04: vs VGK
  8. 52027-01-05: no game
  9. 62027-01-06: vs OTT
  10. 72027-01-07: no game
  11. 82027-01-08: 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
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SEACOL

Settled lines

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

SEA 77% (most settled)COL 58% (6th 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)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SEA 48.1s (14th shortest)COL 48.4s (16th 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)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series