Tampa Bay Lightning v Seattle Kraken

NHL

Final

Tampa Bay Lightning

4–3

Seattle Kraken

Player stats

Seattle Krakenforwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
M. Beniers	0	0	0	1	16:53	1:24	0:39	14:50	21	1	2	0	2	2	10	7	58.8	0	0	0
B. Catton	0	1	0	-3	12:26	1:26	0:00	11:00	19	0	2	0	2	1	1	3	25.0	2	1	2
J. Eberle	1	0	0	0	17:25	2:43	0:46	13:56	21	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
F. Gaudreau	1	0	0	1	17:52	0:05	3:43	14:04	23	0	5	1	0	0	5	5	50.0	2	0	0
K. Kakko	0	2	0	-2	11:14	1:24	0:00	9:50	17	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. McCann	0	0	1	1	16:21	2:43	0:36	13:02	21	1	3	0	3	1	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
B. McMann	0	1	0	-1	16:24	2:35	0:04	13:45	19	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
B. Meyers	0	3	1	1	14:25	0:00	2:07	12:18	20	0	1	0	0	0	5	1	83.3	1	1	2
M. Samoskevich	0	0	0	0	13:48	0:00	0:00	13:48	19	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
C. Stephenson	0	0	0	0	17:16	2:33	1:27	13:16	23	0	1	1	0	1	10	6	62.5	0	0	0
R. Winterton	1	0	0	1	15:18	0:00	2:31	12:47	20	1	2	0	4	2	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
S. Wright	2	0	0	-4	12:39	1:27	0:00	11:12	19	0	3	0	4	1	4	3	57.1	0	1	2

Seattle Krakendefenses

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
V. Dunn	1	1	2	0	28:24	2:30	4:22	21:32	34	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
R. Evans	1	3	0	-2	26:50	1:37	1:31	23:42	31	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
A. Larsson	1	1	0	0	27:18	0:08	4:25	22:45	33	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Mahura	0	2	0	0	16:27	0:00	1:14	15:13	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
B. Montour	2	0	0	-1	8:05	0:00	0:27	7:38	11

Seattle Krakengoalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
P. Grubauer	4	35	0	0	31	.886	25	6	0	62:07	0	0

Tampa Bay Lightningforwards

Player	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
A. Cirelli	1	0	1	18:19	2:38	1:49	13:52	27	0	1	1	0	1	0	10	12	45.5	2	0	0
C. Geekie	7	0	0	13:29	1:47	0:00	11:42	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	100.0	1	0	0
Z. Girgensons	7	0	0	15:11	0:01	2:15	12:55	20	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	3	62.5	1	0	0
J. Guentzel	0	1	1	19:24	4:11	0:00	15:13	21	0	4	1	2	2	0	1	5	16.7	3	0	0
B. Hagel	1	1	0	23:24	3:24	1:56

Tampa Bay Lightningdefenses

Player	BS	HT	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
J. Carlson	1	0	-1	21:35	4:23	0:00	17:12	25	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
E. Cernak	2	1	1	14:55	0:04	1:55	12:56	19	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
M. Crozier	0	2	1	12:33	0:02	0:00	12:31	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
V. Hedman	0	0	3	17:13	0:02	2:13	14:58	25	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
E. Lilleberg	1	0	-1	10:23	0:00	0:00	10:23

Tampa Bay Lightninggoalies

Player	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
A. Vasilevskiy	3	27	0	0	24	.889	22	2	0	62:07	0	0

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News and reaction

Match reportDominic James Eager to Build on First NHL Season With LightningThe Lightning will get center <a href=" James back in the lineup Thursday night as they host the Seattle Kraken at Benchmark International Arena.The Hockey News15 Oct Match reportVictor Hedman scores in OT to lift Lightning past KrakenTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Captain Victor Hedman scored just over two minutes into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. Hedman crossed the blue…CBSSports.com16 Oct Match report2 storylines to watch as Kraken take on LightningThe Seattle Kraken have come out swinging to start the 2026-27 National Hockey League (NHL) season. They are currently on a five-game road trip and about to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning for their…

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Match details

Date: Friday 16 October 2026
Started: 10:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa
Competition: NHL
Venue: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, USA
Officials: Kelly Sutherland (Referee), Jonny Murray (Linesman), Michael Markovic (Referee), Anthony Lapointe (Linesman)
Crowd: 19,092

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