NHL Saturday, 17 October 2026
Florida Panthers vs Seattle Kraken 8-3 – NHL, 17 Oct 2026
Florida Panthers 6th place · GP 9 · W 5 · PTS 12
8–3
Final
Seattle Kraken 12th place · GP 9 · W 5 · PTS 11
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
Our pick
58%
Seattle Kraken
Away
58%
Seattle Kraken
Away
42%
58%
Our pick Seattle Kraken Low confidence Missed
- Seattle sits 5th with 10 points from 7 games, Florida 15th with 8 points from 7.
- Seattle form WLWWW with four wins in five, Florida form LWLLW with three losses in five.
- No last meetings listed, so the split stays close and confidence is low.
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLFlorida PanthersSeattle Kraken
37Shots on goal23
34%Face-off %66%
2/3Power play0/4
67%Power play %0%
8Penalty minutes6
27Hits20
12Blocked shots17
14Giveaways15
5Takeaways5
Skaters
NHLFlorida Panthers
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. VerhaegheC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17:05 |
| S. BennettC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12:25 |
| M. TkachukL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12:54 |
| B. TkachukL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13:31 |
| S. ReinhartC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17:26 |
| N. MikkolaD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20:12 |
| S. JonesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22:15 |
| D. KulikovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:21 |
Seattle Kraken
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. CattonC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15:00 |
| K. KakkoR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15:07 |
| R. EvansD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 23:16 |
| S. WrightC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:18 |
| F. GaudreauC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:17 |
| A. LarssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 18:55 |
| V. DunnD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 20:30 |
| J. McCannL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:59 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 01:05 | FLA | S. Bennett | M. Tkachuk | 1–0 |
| P1 04:54 | SEA | S. Wright | B. Catton, K. Kakko | 1–1 |
| P1 17:56 | FLA | C. Verhaeghe | S. Reinhart | 2–1 |
| P1 19:07 | FLA | C. Verhaeghe (PP) | B. Tkachuk, M. Tkachuk | 3–1 |
| P2 06:02 | FLA | C. Verhaeghe | N. Mikkola, L. Eller | 4–1 |
| P2 06:42 | FLA | N. Mikkola | unassisted | 5–1 |
| P2 13:13 | FLA | S. Bennett | B. Tkachuk, G. Forsling | 6–1 |
| P2 19:05 | SEA | F. Gaudreau | A. Larsson | 6–2 |
| P3 02:25 | FLA | S. Reinhart (PP) | M. Tkachuk, S. Jones | 7–2 |
| P3 03:49 | SEA | R. Evans | B. Catton, K. Kakko | 7–3 |
| P3 11:14 | FLA | S. Bennett | U. Balinskis, D. Kulikov | 8–3 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Markstrom | Florida Panthers | 20/23 | 0.870 | 60:00 |
| J. Daccord | Seattle Kraken | 29/37 | 0.784 | 58:34 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Verhaeghe | FLA | C | 3G 0A |
| 2 | S. Bennett | FLA | C | 3G 0A |
| 3 | M. Tkachuk | FLA | L | 0G 3A |