The Seattle Kraken visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, October 9, 2026, with puck drop set for 7:00 PM EDT.
Matchup: Seattle Kraken (2-2-0, 4 points in 2026-27) at Detroit Red Wings (1-2-0, 2 points in 2026-27)
Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Puck drop: 7:00 PM EDT
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
How to watch: DET: DSN · SEA: Prime Video, KING, KONG
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Seattle Kraken News & Notes
Seattle dropped a 3-1 decision in Edmonton on Oct. 3, outshot 25-20 and buried by a penalty-filled first period that included a Ryan Lindgren fight with Trent Frederic and a slashing minor on goaltender Philipp Grubauer. Bobby McMann’s second-period power-play goal, assisted by Jordan Eberle and Chandler Stephenson, was the only Kraken answer. Leon Draisaitl broke the tie at 17:33 before Connor McDavid added an empty-netter. Grubauer stopped 22 of 24, and Seattle blocked 18 shots.
The defense corps took a hit this week. Lindgren left the Oct. 6 home game against Vegas with an upper-body injury and has been ruled out four to six weeks, with the Kraken placing him on injured reserve. That game ended in a 6-2 loss.
Detroit Red Wings News & Notes
Simon Edvinsson remains the central storyline in Detroit. The 23-year-old restricted free agent has yet to dress this season as contract talks drag on, and Pierre LeBrun reported that roughly 10 teams, Boston among them, have inquired about the left-shot defenseman. Interim general manager Shawn Horcoff has told those clubs his preference is still to re-sign Edvinsson. The sixth overall pick in 2021 has 60 points, 19 goals and 41 assists, in 175 career games with a plus-17 rating. Detroit is also managing a trade request from captain Dylan Larkin.
The Red Wings made two roster moves Thursday, activating defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker from injured reserve and placing forward JT Compher on IR retroactive to Oct. 4. Bernard-Docker had been on IR since Sept. 28 with an upper-body injury. Compher, who did not skate Wednesday, is considered day-to-day and could return as early as Tuesday against New Jersey. Detroit now carries eight active defensemen. The club picked up its first win of 2026-27 on Tuesday, a 5-3 decision over Ottawa.
Seattle Kraken Projected Lines
Line 1: Jared McCann – Matty Beniers – Mackie Samoskevich
Line 2: Bobby McMann – Chandler Stephenson – Jordan Eberle
Line 3: Kaapo Kakko – Shane Wright – Berkly Catton
Line 4: Ryan Winterton – Frederick Gaudreau – Ben Meyers
Pair 1: Vince Dunn – Adam Larsson
Pair 2: Ryker Evans – Brandon Montour
Pair 3: Ryan Lindgren – Cale Fleury
Goaltenders: Joey Daccord – Philipp Grubauer
Seattle Kraken Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Kaapo Kakko – Shane Wright – Berkly Catton – Matty Beniers – Brandon Montour
Power play, Second unit: Jordan Eberle – Bobby McMann – Jared McCann – Chandler Stephenson – Vince Dunn
Penalty kill, First unit: Frederick Gaudreau – Ryan Winterton – Ryan Lindgren – Adam Larsson
Penalty kill, Second unit: Chandler Stephenson – Matty Beniers – Ryker Evans – Brandon Montour
Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines
Line 1: Viktor Arvidsson – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Line 2: Alex DeBrincat – Emmitt Finnie – Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
Line 3: Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Keegan Kolesar
Line 4: Nate Danielson – Carter Mazur
Pair 1: Albert Johansson – Moritz Seider
Pair 2: Ben Chiarot – Anton Johansson
Pair 3: William Wallinder – Justin Faulk
Goaltenders: John Gibson – Daniil Tarasov
Detroit Red Wings Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Viktor Arvidsson – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond – Alex DeBrincat – Moritz Seider
Power play, Second unit: Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Emmitt Finnie – Axel Sandin-Pellikka – Justin Faulk
Penalty kill, First unit: Andrew Copp – Michael Rasmussen – Albert Johansson – Moritz Seider
Penalty kill, Second unit: Emmitt Finnie – Keegan Kolesar – Ben Chiarot – Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Players To Watch
Jared McCann — Seattle Kraken
McCann fired seven shots last time out and buried one of them, and the underlying work backs the volume: Box Score Junkie has him at 54.2% Corsi-for with 55.1 shot attempts for per 60 this season to date in 2026-27. With one goal on 1.1 expected, he’s due. Shots-on-goal props look live.
Lucas Raymond — Detroit Red Wings
Raymond set up three goals last game and put six shots on net himself. Box Score Junkie’s 2026-27 numbers love him: 64.7% Corsi-for and a team-best 81.0 shot attempts for per 60. He’s still at zero goals on 0.8 expected, so the finishing should follow the playmaking soon.
Injury Report
Seattle Kraken
Ryan Lindgren (D) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Thursday, November 19
Jacob Melanson (RW) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, October 17
Jake O’Brien (C) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Saturday, October 24
Detroit Red Wings
J.T. Compher (LW) — Injured Reserve, Undisclosed, expected back Tuesday, October 13
Mason Appleton (C) — Injured Reserve, Undisclosed, expected back Tuesday, October 13
Marco Kasper (C) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Tuesday, October 20
Simon Edvinsson (D) — Out, Contract Dispute, expected back Saturday, October 10
Carter Bear (LW) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, October 10
Next Up
Seattle Kraken: visit the Washington Capitals on Sunday, October 11.
Detroit Red Wings: visit the Montréal Canadiens on Saturday, October 10.