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Seattle Kraken vs Vegas Golden Knights

Regular season · Saturday, January 9, 2027 · T-Mobile Arena

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Prime Video · KONG · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Seattle Kraken visit the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, January 9, 2027, with puck drop at 10:00 PM ET. The game is on Prime Video, KONG and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 4 meetings this season. Kraken 0, Golden Knights 1 so far; the last game finished VGK 6, SEA 2.

Rest and travel

Kraken

Game 2 of a road trip: Colorado, now Vegas.

  1. 302026-12-30: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 312026-12-31: no game
  3. 12027-01-01: no game
  4. 22027-01-02: vs NYI
  5. 32027-01-03: vs VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 42027-01-04: no game
  7. 52027-01-05: vs TBL
  8. 62027-01-06: no game
  9. 72027-01-07: no game
  10. 82027-01-08: at COL
  11. 92027-01-09: at VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~608 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,628 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Golden Knights

Another game at home.

  1. 302026-12-30: no game
  2. 312026-12-31: vs STL
  3. 12027-01-01: no game
  4. 22027-01-02: vs COL
  5. 32027-01-03: no game
  6. 42027-01-04: at COL
  7. 52027-01-05: no game
  8. 62027-01-06: no game
  9. 72027-01-07: vs MIN
  10. 82027-01-08: no game
  11. 92027-01-09: 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
Vegas Golden KnightsGolden KnightsTue, Oct 13 at NSH
  1. L1Barbashev#49Eichel#9Stone#61
    12:11 together at 5v5
  2. L2Connelly#24Hertl#48Lavoie#36
    10:54 together at 5v5
  3. L3Karlsson#71Howden#21Marner#93
    9:41 together at 5v5
  4. L4Dowd#26Gatcomb#17Bowman#42
    9:00 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewAndersson#4Lauzon#5
    15:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewHanifin#15Coghlan#52
    15:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3McNabb#3Theodore#27
    14:43 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connelly LHertl CEichel CStone RMarner R1:49
  2. 2Barbashev LKarlsson CBowman RTheodore DAndersson D1:49

Penalty kill

  1. 1Dowd CKarlsson CMcNabb DTheodore D1:39
  2. 2Eichel CStone RHanifin DLauzon D1:25

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SEAVGK

Settled lines

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

SEA 77% (most settled)VGK 77% (2nd 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)VGK 1:30 left (5th latest · 17 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SEA 48.1s (14th shortest)VGK 47.9s (12th shortest)
← 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)VGK 26% (5th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series