Our Seattle Kraken vs Calgary Flames preview covers the odds, puck line, total, puck drop time, TV channel and where to watch on Thursday, October 1, 2026. The Seattle Kraken (34-37-11 in 2025-26) visit the Calgary Flames (34-39-9) at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alta. Puck drop is 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM MT). TV: Sportsnet West (Canada) / KONG / Prime Video (U.S. regional).

Season-opener storyline: Two Pacific Division teams that missed the playoffs and struggled to score last season open their 2026-27 schedules at Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary was the lowest-scoring team in the NHL (2.54 goals per game) and Seattle ranked 28th (2.73), according to NHL.com. The Flames’ big offseason addition is defenseman Simon Nemec, while Seattle added forward Mackie Samoskevich but opens with him on injured reserve. DraftKings lists Calgary at -112 and Seattle at -108 on the moneyline, with the total at 5.5.

Seattle Kraken vs Calgary Flames Odds, Puck Line & Game Info

Odds via DraftKings (through ESPN), cross-checked on Action Network, as of Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, ~6:21 PM ET. Totals ranged from 5.5 to 6 across books at research time. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before puck drop. Starting goalies were not confirmed at research time.

Seattle Kraken Preview: Last Season, Offseason & Goalies

2025-26 recap: Seattle went 34-37-11 (79 points), finished sixth in the Pacific Division and missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five seasons. The Kraken ranked 28th in scoring, 23rd in goals against (3.13 per game), 20th on the power play (19.5 percent) and 31st on the penalty kill (72.2 percent) (NHL.com). Captain Jordan Eberle led the team with 55 points (26 goals, 29 assists).

Offseason moves: Forward Bobby McMann, acquired from Toronto in March, signed a six-year, $34.5 million contract. Seattle acquired Mackie Samoskevich from Florida for a first-round pick and a conditional second and signed him to a three-year deal, and added forward Curtis Douglas. Eeli Tolvanen (now with the Rangers), Jaden Schwartz (Colorado) and defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (Vancouver) are gone.

Key players & coach: Eberle, Matty Beniers (50 points), Chandler Stephenson (49), Jared McCann, McMann, Kaapo Kakko and Shane Wright lead the forwards, with 2024 No. 8 pick Berkly Catton pushing for a bigger role. Vince Dunn, Adam Larsson, Brandon Montour and Ryan Lindgren lead the defense. Lane Lambert is in his second season as coach.

Goalies: Joey Daccord went 20-20-6 with a 3.03 GAA and .897 save percentage in 47 games, and Philipp Grubauer went 13-12-4 with a 2.65 GAA and .909 save percentage in 32 games. Seattle had not confirmed a starter at research time.

Injuries: Samoskevich (upper body) and Jake O’Brien (lower body) are on injured reserve (ESPN).

Calgary Flames Preview: Nemec Joins the Blue Line

2025-26 recap: Calgary went 34-39-9 (77 points), finished seventh in the Pacific and missed the playoffs. The Flames scored 2.54 goals per game, the fewest in the NHL (NHL.com). Matt Coronato led the team with 45 points, and Morgan Frost (22 goals) and Mikael Backlund each had 43.

Offseason moves: Calgary acquired defenseman Simon Nemec, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 draft, from New Jersey with forward Maxim Tsyplakov and signed Nemec to a five-year, $36.25 million contract. The Flames also acquired defenseman Jake Middleton from Minnesota for Blake Coleman and Olli Maatta, and Ryan Lomberg signed with Columbus.

Key players & coach: Coronato, Frost, Backlund, Joel Farabee (20 goals), Connor Zary and Yegor Sharangovich lead the forwards, and 20-year-old Matvei Gridin (20 points in 37 games last season) is projected for the top line. Nemec, Kevin Bahl, Zach Whitecloud and 2024 No. 9 pick Zayne Parekh are on the back end. Ryan Huska begins his fourth season as coach.

Goalies: Dustin Wolf, a Calder Trophy finalist in 2024-25, went 23-29-3 with a 3.01 GAA and .899 save percentage in 57 games last season. Devin Cooley went 10-10-6 with a 2.69 GAA and .909 save percentage. Calgary had not confirmed a starter at research time.

Injuries: Jonathan Huberdeau is on injured reserve after hip resurfacing surgery in March and said he would not be ready for the start of the season (NHL.com, ESPN). Defenseman Henry Mews (knee) is listed as out (ESPN).

Key Matchup Notes: Kraken vs Flames

• Season opener for both: Thursday is the first game of 2026-27 for both Seattle and Calgary.
• Low-scoring teams: Calgary (2.54 goals per game) and Seattle (2.73) were two of the five lowest-scoring teams in the NHL last season (NHL.com).
• Special teams: Seattle’s penalty kill ranked 31st (72.2 percent) last season.
• In goal: Wolf (.899) and Daccord (.897) carried the bigger workloads last season, while backups Cooley (.909) and Grubauer (.909) had better save percentages.
• Missing pieces: Samoskevich is on IR for Seattle, and Huberdeau is on IR for Calgary.
• Odds snapshot: Calgary -112 / Seattle -108 on the moneyline, Flames -1.5 (+225) on the puck line, total 5.5 (DraftKings).

How to Watch Seattle Kraken vs Calgary Flames

Date: Thursday, October 1, 2026
Puck drop: 9:00 PM ET (7:00 PM MT)
Venue: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alta.
TV: Sportsnet West in Canada (NHL.com). In the U.S., KONG and Prime Video carry the game in the Kraken’s market, and ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed.

Check the puck line, moneyline and total above against your sportsbook before the October 1, 2026 puck drop, and look for confirmed starting goalies closer to game time.