Kraken 3, Panthers 8 — October 17, 2026: recap and analysis

SEASEA
Seattle Kraken
5-2-1 · OT1 · L10: 5-2-1
OT
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
Final
3—8
Oct 17, 2026 · Amerant Bank Arena
FLAFLA
Florida Panthers
4-2-2 · W2 · L10: 4-2-2
W
W
L
L
W
OT
OT
W

Final score: Seattle Kraken 3, Florida Panthers 8. Panthers dominated expected goals 4.01 to 1.74. Panthers controlled 64.4% of 5v5 shot attempts. PuckLab's first star: Sam Bennett (3G, 4 SOG, 2 HIT). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Panthers, 76% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
SEA xG
1.74
ACTUAL
3 — 8
FLA xG
4.01

Scoring Timeline

0.21
HIGH xG
FLA1P 01:05Even Strength
SEA 0 - 1 FLA
0.05
MED xG
SEA1P 04:54Even Strength
SEA 1 - 1 FLA
0.12
HIGH xG
FLA1P 17:56Even Strength
SEA 1 - 2 FLA
0.09
MED xG
FLA1P 19:07Power Play
SEA 1 - 3 FLA
0.09
MED xG
FLA2P 06:02Even Strength
SEA 1 - 4 FLA
0.04
MED xG
FLA2P 06:42Even Strength
Niko Mikkola
77
Niko Mikkola(1)
D · FLA · #77
SEA 1 - 5 FLA
0.14
HIGH xG
FLA2P 13:13Even Strength
SEA 1 - 6 FLA
0.18
HIGH xG
SEA2P 19:05Even Strength
SEA 2 - 6 FLA
0.13
HIGH xG
FLA3P 02:25Power Play
SEA 2 - 7 FLA
0.04
MED xG
SEA3P 03:49Even Strength
SEA 3 - 7 FLA
0.12
HIGH xG
FLA3P 11:14Even Strength
SEA 3 - 8 FLA

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Sam Bennett
9
Sam Bennett
C · FLA · #9
3G, 4 SOG, 2 HIT
★2
Carter Verhaeghe
23
Carter Verhaeghe
C · FLA · #23
3G, 5 SOG, 1 HIT
★3
Jacob Markstrom
25
Jacob Markstrom
G · FLA · #25
20/23 saves, .870 SV%, −0.9 GSAX

Team Stats

SEAFLA
23Shots37
1.74xGF4.01
35.65v5 CF%64.4
66.1FO%33.9
0/4PP2/3
20Hits27
17Blocks12
15Giveaways14
5Takeaways5
6PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodSEA SOGFLA SOGSEA xGFLA xG
1st9140.601.79
2nd5120.421.42
3rd9110.720.80
Total23371.744.01

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 08:07
FLA
Dmitry KulikovTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Berkly Catton
1P 13:03
FLA
TeamToo many men on the ice (2 min)
1P 18:44
SEA
Ryker EvansDelay of game (puck over glass) (2 min)
1P 19:07
SEA
Adam LarssonHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Matthew Tkachuk
2P 16:19
FLA
Sam LaffertyInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Ben Meyers
2P 20:00
FLA
Brady TkachukRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Frederick Gaudreau
3P 00:58
SEA
Kaapo KakkoInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Garnet Hathaway

Lineups