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Seattle Kraken vs Minnesota Wild

Regular season · Thursday, January 28, 2027 · Grand Casino Arena

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Minnesota WildMinnesotaWildHome

TNT · truTV · HBO MAX · SN+

Game preview

The Seattle Kraken visit the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday, January 28, 2027, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV, HBO MAX and SN+.

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

Rest and travel

Kraken

Game 6 of a road trip: Los Angeles, Buffalo, NY Islanders, NY Rangers and New Jersey, now Minnesota.

  1. 182027-01-18: vs CBJ
  2. 192027-01-19: at LAK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 202027-01-20: no game
  4. 212027-01-21: at BUF
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: at NYI
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: at NYR
  9. 262027-01-26: at NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: at MIN
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,000 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,484 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Wild

Another game at home.

  1. 182027-01-18: no game
  2. 192027-01-19: at WPG
  3. 202027-01-20: no game
  4. 212027-01-21: vs DET
  5. 222027-01-22: no game
  6. 232027-01-23: vs NYR
  7. 242027-01-24: no game
  8. 252027-01-25: at UTA
  9. 262027-01-26: vs VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 272027-01-27: no game
  11. 282027-01-28: 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
Minnesota WildWildTue, Oct 13 at WPG
  1. L1Kaprizov#97Boldy#12Eriksson Ek#14
    12:43 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColeman#20Yurov#22Shabanov#49
    9:19 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewLorenz#61Hartman#38Brink#10
    8:24 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewPitlick#19McCarron#47Trenin#13
    7:32 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewBrodin#25Hughes#43
    19:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewBogosian#24Maatta#3
    11:09 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHunt#48Spacek#82
    8:10 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kaprizov LBoldy LEriksson Ek CShabanov RHughes D3:00
  2. 2Coleman LHartman RBrink RYurov RSpacek D0:32

Penalty kill

  1. 1Boldy LMcCarron CBogosian DMaatta D1:10
  2. 2Boldy LEriksson Ek CBrodin DMaatta D0:37

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SEAMIN

Settled lines

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

SEA 77% (most settled)MIN 58% (7th 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)MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SEA 48.1s (14th shortest)MIN 53.8s (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)MIN 44% (most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series