The Kraken will start the new year by wrapping up a three-game homestand on Thursday, January 1, against the Nashville Predators.
SEATTLE — 2026 is just a couple of days away, and the Seattle Kraken will look to begin the new year on a strong note.
The Kraken will start the new year by wrapping up a three-game homestand on Thursday, January 1, against the Nashville Predators.
Here is what you need to know about Thursday’s game.
Channel, puck drop and moreÂ
The puck will drop on Thursday. January 1 at 7 p.m. at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
The game will be broadcast on KSKN 22 The Spot with pregame coverage starting at 6:30 p.m. The game will be shown in the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene region over the air on KSKN 22 The Spot!
What to know about the Kraken vs. Predators
The Kraken have split the last two games at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on December 28 before falling to the Vancouver Canucks  3-2 in a shootout.
Nashville has a 17-17-4 record in the division, while Seattle is 16-14-7. Both the Predators and Kraken have also won four of its last five games, with Nashville playing New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas before they take on the Kraken.
Jordan Eberle and Eeli Tolvanen lead the Kraken with 25 points each. Ryan O’Reilly leads the Predators with 34 points so far this season for Nashville.
The game on Thursday is the first regular season matchup of the season for the two teams.
How to watch the Kraken on KSKN
KREM 2 and KSKN The Spot are the official local television partners of the Kraken, bringing the hockey team to free over-the-air live television. The station will air 73 of the team’s 82 regular-season games, and national broadcast partners will show the remaining nine games.
KSKN is available to stream through DirecTV Stream and Fubo.