NHL Friday, 16 October 2026
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Seattle Kraken 4-3 – NHL, 16 Oct 2026
Tampa Bay Lightning 7th place · GP 8 · W 6 · PTS 12
4–3
Final
Seattle Kraken 12th place · GP 9 · W 5 · PTS 11
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
Our pick
52%
Seattle Kraken
Away
52%
Seattle Kraken
Away
48%
52%
Our pick Seattle Kraken Low confidence Missed
- Seattle sits 5th with 10 points from 7 games, Tampa Bay 14th with 8 from 6.
- Seattle form WLWWW, Tampa Bay form WWWWL, both winning four of their last five.
- No last meetings listed, so home advantage is the main edge for Tampa Bay.
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLTampa Bay LightningSeattle Kraken
35Shots on goal27
42%Face-off %58%
0/3Power play1/3
0%Power play %33%
6Penalty minutes6
30Hits15
7Blocked shots11
19Giveaways14
6Takeaways4
Skaters
NHLTampa Bay Lightning
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. HagelL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23:24 |
| I. MikheyevR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14:57 |
| J. GuentzelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19:24 |
| V. HedmanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 17:13 |
| D. JamesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:25 |
| B. PointC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:33 |
| P. HolmbergR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14:04 |
| A. CirelliC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:19 |
Seattle Kraken
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. WintertonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15:18 |
| J. McCannL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16:21 |
| M. BeniersC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:53 |
| J. EberleR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:25 |
| V. DunnD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28:24 |
| C. StephensonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 |
| F. GaudreauC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:52 |
| S. WrightC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 12:39 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 05:43 | SEA | R. Winterton | F. Gaudreau | 0–1 |
| P1 16:53 | TBL | B. Hagel | B. Point, J. Guentzel | 1–1 |
| P2 03:38 | TBL | B. Hagel | A. Cirelli, D. James | 2–1 |
| P3 02:54 | SEA | J. McCann (PP) | J. Eberle, C. Stephenson | 2–2 |
| P3 09:58 | TBL | I. Mikheyev | unassisted | 3–2 |
| P3 15:41 | SEA | M. Beniers | V. Dunn | 3–3 |
| OT 02:07 | TBL | V. Hedman | P. Holmberg | 4–3 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | 24/27 | 0.889 | 62:07 |
| P. Grubauer | Seattle Kraken | 31/35 | 0.886 | 62:07 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. Hedman | TBL | D | 1G 0A |
| 2 | B. Hagel | TBL | L | 2G 0A |
| 3 | D. James | TBL | C | 0G 1A |
Form and recent results
Tampa Bay LightningWWLWW
- W17 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–2 Vancouver CanucksNHL
- L14 OctNew York Rangers 4–1 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W11 OctNew York Islanders 3–5 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W9 OctTampa Bay Lightning 3–2 Minnesota WildNHL
- W6 OctTampa Bay Lightning 4–1 Philadelphia FlyersNHL
- W4 OctTampa Bay Lightning 3–1 Washington CapitalsNHL