On Tuesday, Jan. 6, the Seattle Kraken are preparing to host the Boston Bruins. They just beat the Calgary Flames in a blowout 5-1 win on Monday, Jan. 5. They are now on a three-game win streak, 3-0-0 in 2026, and looking to get their fourth. They even won the second half of a back-to-back last week against the Vancouver Canucks; they are ready to take on anything.
Related: 3 Takeaways From the Kraken’s 5-1 Win Over the Flames
This game concludes a West Coast road trip for the Bruins. They just beat the Canucks on Jan. 3, 3-2 in overtime. They’ve won their last two games, and they’ll surely be looking to end the road trip on a high note.
Kraken Storylines
Last night, Jordan Eberle played in his 1100th NHL game. This was a special moment, for he played his first NHL game against the Flames. To take on the same team again that he played against in his NHL debut must have brought back some memories. Congratulations to Eberle on this milestone games-played achievement!
Eberle was not the only player to record a milestone against Calgary last night. Rookie forward Jacob Melanson scored his first NHL goal as well. Ryan Winterton took two shots on net, but Dustin Wolf thwarted both of them. The second rebound found Melanson on the other side of the net, and he ripped a shot to score his first big-league tally and the first of the night for the Kraken.
Melanson has been a huge addition to the Krakens’ fourth line as of late. He is now on a four-game point streak, recording three assists in the three games prior to his goal against Calgary. People are always quick to count out the young players, but don’t count out Melanson and Winterton; they have been performing incredibly well for Seattle.
The player to watch in this game is Shane Wright, who broke a nine-game goalless drought with a goal against the Flames. Not only that, he managed to score on his birthday. Hopefully, the festivities continue down to Seattle and he can manage to pick up another point.
Team Stats
Seattle Kraken
Season Record: 19-14-7
Top Scorers:
- Jordan Eberle – 14 goals (G), 13 assists (A), 27 points (P)
- Chandler Stephenson – 11 G, 15 A, 26 P
- Eeli Tolvanen – 7 G, 18 A, 25 P
- Matty Beniers – 7 G, 17 A, 24 P
- Vince Dunn – 6 G, 15 A, 21 P
Goalie Stats:
- Joey Daccord – 11-9-5, 2.77 goals-against average (GAA), .903 save percentage (SV%)
- Philipp Grubauer – 8-3-1, 2.21 GAA, .926 SV%
- Matt Murray – 0-2-1, 2.21 GAA, .922 SV%
Boston Bruins
Season Record: 22-18-2
Top Scorers:
- David Pastrnak – 17 G, 29 A, 46 P
- Morgan Geekie – 25 G, 16 A, 41 P
- Pavel Zacha – 10 G, 16 A, 26 P
- Elias Lindholm – 7 G, 19 A, 26 P
- Charlie McAvoy – 1 G, 20 A, 21 P
Goalie Stats:
- Jeremy Swayman – 16-10-2, 2.80 GAA, .906 SV%
- Joonas Korpisalo – 6-8-0, 3.60 GAA, .882 SV%
Team Stats
(Subject to change before puck drop)
As per The Hockey Writers’ projected lineup article.
Seattle Kraken
Kaapo Kakko — Matty Beniers — Jordan Eberle
Eeli Tolvanen — Chandler Stephenson — Frederick Gaudreau
Berkly Catton — Shane Wright — Jared McCann
Ryan Winterton — Ben Meyers — Jacob Melanson
Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson
Ryan Lindgren — Cale Fleury
Ryker Evans — Jamie Oleksiak
Joey Daccord
Philipp Grubauer
Scratched: Tye Kartye, Josh Mahura
Injured: Jaden Schwartz, Brandon Montour, Matt Murray, Max McCormick
Boston Bruins
Alex Steeves — Elias Lindholm — Morgan Geekie
Casey Mittelstadt — Pavel Zacha — Viktor Arvidsson
Marat Khusnutdinov — Fraser Minten — David Pastrnak
Michael Eyssimont — Sean Kuraly — Mark Kastelic
Nikita Zadorov — Charlie McAvoy
Mason Lohrei — Andrew Peeke
Vladislav Kolyachonok — Jonathan Aspirot
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Jeffrey Viel
Injured: Hampus Lindholm, Tanner Jeannot, Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Harris
Next Up for the Kraken
The Kraken will play one more at home, on Thursday, Jan. 8, when they host the Minnesota Wild. After that, they will head out on another East Coast road trip.
