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Seattle Kraken vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Thursday, March 4, 2027 · Centre Bell

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TSN2 · Prime Video · RDS · KONG

Game preview

The Seattle Kraken visit the Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Thursday, March 4, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN2, Prime Video, RDS and KONG.

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

Rest and travel

Kraken

Game 3 of a road trip: Winnipeg and Toronto, now Montréal.

  1. 222027-02-22: vs BOS
  2. 232027-02-23: no game
  3. 242027-02-24: at ANA
  4. 252027-02-25: no game
  5. 262027-02-26: no game
  6. 272027-02-27: vs WPG
  7. 282027-02-28: no game
  8. 12027-03-01: at WPG
  9. 22027-03-02: no game
  10. 32027-03-03: at TOR
  11. 42027-03-04: at MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~313 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,409 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+3 h
body clock vs home

Canadiens

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Jose).

  1. 222027-02-22: at PHI
  2. 232027-02-23: no game
  3. 242027-02-24: at LAK
  4. 252027-02-25: no game
  5. 262027-02-26: no game
  6. 272027-02-27: at ANA
  7. 282027-02-28: no game
  8. 12027-03-01: at SJS
  9. 22027-03-02: no game
  10. 32027-03-03: no game
  11. 42027-03-04: vs SEA
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,527 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,672 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

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
Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SEAMTL

Settled lines

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

SEA 77% (most settled)MTL 69% (16th 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)MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SEA 48.1s (14th shortest)MTL 51.0s (4th 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)MTL 38% (3rd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series