Minnesota Wild 3, Seattle Kraken 2: final score and stats
Minnesota Wild beat Seattle Kraken, Minnesota Wild 3 to Seattle Kraken 2, on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Seattle Kraken vs Minnesota Wild.
NHLThursday, January 8, 2026
DateJan 8, 2026
Start time10:00 PM ET
VenueClimate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
TVESPN+
Attendance17,151
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Seattle Kraken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Minnesota WildSeattle Kraken
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
26-11-8Record20-14-8
1st in Central DivisionStanding4th in Pacific Division
8-5Road record / home record5-3
WLWWWLast 5LWLWL
W1StreakL1
Team stats
Minnesota WildSeattle Kraken
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Minnesota Wild
Brock Faber D · Skull - Surgery
Injured ReserveFilip Gustavsson G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveSeattle Kraken
Nikke Kokko G · Not Injury Related
Injured ReserveCurtis Douglas C · Upper Body
Injured ReserveJared McCann LW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveJacob Melanson RW · Chest
Injured ReserveRyan Lindgren D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Minnesota Wild Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:09 | 1:19 | 2:05 | 16:45 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:57 | 0:55 | 1:03 | 5:59 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 11:33 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:41 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 17:36 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:04 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Johansson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:18 | 0:41 | 0:20 | 15:17 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:44 | 1:20 | 0:00 | 23:24 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:21 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 9:23 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 12:01 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 10:52 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danila Yurov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:42 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 27.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18:41 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 17:42 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Brodin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | 0:00 | 3:32 | 17:08 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29:09 | 0:41 | 3:00 | 25:28 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30:13 | 1:19 | 0:00 | 28:54 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daemon Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:00 | 0:19 | 11:16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:06 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 11:49 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | 0:40 | 0:46 | 15:04 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .929 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 62:09 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Kraken Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matty Beniers | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:55 | 3:02 | 0:12 | 16:41 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berkly Catton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:04 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 12:57 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:54 | 3:16 | 0:40 | 15:58 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaapo Kakko | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:46 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 15:44 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tye Kartye | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:12 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared McCann | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:48 | 3:34 | 0:10 | 15:04 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Melanson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Meyers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:38 | 0:02 | 0:46 | 12:50 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Stephenson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:30 | 3:08 | 1:06 | 16:16 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 76.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:45 | 1:06 | 13:17 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Winterton | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:33 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11:24 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 10:13 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Kraken Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Dunn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:32 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 21:59 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryker Evans | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 18:52 | 0:45 | 0:43 | 17:24 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Fleury | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:32 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 16:15 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Larsson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:51 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 23:46 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Lindgren | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 14:51 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:32 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 15:37 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Kraken Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philipp Grubauer | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .912 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 62:09 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken?
Minnesota Wild won, 3-2, on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
What was the final score of Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken?
Minnesota Wild 3, Seattle Kraken 2.
Who were the top performers?
Minnesota Wild: Brock Faber (1 goals). Seattle Kraken: Adam Larsson (1 goals).
Where is Minnesota Wild vs Seattle Kraken played?
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA.
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