Kraken vs. Blue Jackets — December 17, 2026: preview

SEASEA
9-7-1
L2 · L10: 4-5-1
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
OT
Fri, Dec 18
@
Nationwide Arena
CBJCBJ
7-10-0
L3 · L10: 4-6-0
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
PUCKLAB EDGECBJ 68%

Matchup: Seattle Kraken (9-7-1) at Columbus Blue Jackets (7-10-0). PuckLab Edge: Blue Jackets, 68% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
SEACBJ
Scoring & Defense
3.41GF/GP2.47
3.59GA/GP3.18
−3Goal Diff−12
Analytics
42.15v5 CF%49.7
45.55v5 xGF%47.6
.885SV%.895
51.7FO %54.1
Special Teams & Discipline
21.8PP%18.6
65.2PK%73.9
9.1PIM / GP8.4
Record Splits
4-3-1Road / Home6-5-0

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
SEA

SEA Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Berkly CattonC1759140.6747.3Kaapo KakkoR17310130.4643.5Chandler StephensonC17211130.2737.8Mackie SamoskevichR1666120.6142.6Brandon MontourD1639120.2646.9
CBJ

CBJ Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Kent JohnsonC1789170.6150.7Zach WerenskiD17212140.2850.5Charlie CoyleC17310130.8449.6Valeri NichushkinR172790.5751.1Cole SillingerC174480.8148.6

Team Profile

SEA
Avg Age
26.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
200 lbs
CBJ
Avg Age
28.0
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
204 lbs
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