Mon, Feb 22, 9:40 p.m. ET · All games
BOS at SEA
Boston Bruins at Seattle Kraken. Preview from the model, the licensed feeds and last season's measures. Nothing here is a betting recommendation.
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Pre-game price · not yet frozen
What the model says now
Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average. This estimate moves until the ledger freezes it before puck drop.
Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)
Schedule spot
What the schedule did to each side
Nights off, back-to-backs, third games in four nights, road-trip position and travel since the last game, from the statistical schedule. Shown as facts; rest is in the price, travel is not.
second of a back-to-back · third game in four nights · game 4 of a road trip · rest disadvantage
1 night off · third game in four nights · 1500 km since the last game · rest advantage
Starters · depth chart 2026-10-12
In goal
The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.
Jeremy Swayman
Joey Daccord
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-10-12
Expected lines
What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.
Boston Bruins
L1 Morgan Geekie (top tenth of the league) · Pavel Zacha (top tenth of the league) · David Pastrnak (above the league middle)
L2 Marat Khusnutdinov (above the league middle) · Fraser Minten (above the league middle) · JJ Peterka (top tenth of the league)
L3 Casey Mittelstadt (above the league middle) · Elias Lindholm (below the league middle) · James Hagens
D1 Hampus Lindholm (below the league middle) · William Borgen (above the league middle)
D2 Nikita Zadorov (below the league middle) · Connor Clifton
PP1 Morgan Geekie (top tenth of the league) · Elias Lindholm (below the league middle) · Pavel Zacha (top tenth of the league) · David Pastrnak (above the league middle) · Frederic Brunet
Seattle Kraken
L1 Jared McCann (above the league middle) · Matty Beniers (below the league middle) · Mackie Samoskevich (bottom tenth of the league)
L2 Bobby McMann (top tenth of the league) · Chandler Stephenson (top tenth of the league) · Jordan Eberle (below the league middle)
L3 Kaapo Kakko (above the league middle) · Berkly Catton (below the league middle) · Shane Wright (below the league middle)
D1 Vince Dunn (above the league middle) · Adam Larsson (above the league middle)
D2 Ryker Evans (top tenth of the league) · Brandon Montour (above the league middle)
PP1 Kaapo Kakko (above the league middle) · Shane Wright (below the league middle) · Berkly Catton (below the league middle) · Matty Beniers (below the league middle) · Brandon Montour (above the league middle)
Injury listings · as of 2026-10-18
Who the clubs list as out
Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.
Boston Bruins
Pavel Zacha (C): Day To Day (upper body), listed since 2026-10-16, expected back 2026-10-20
Seattle Kraken
Brandon Montour (D): Day To Day (lower body), listed since 2026-10-15, expected back 2026-10-19
Jacob Melanson (RW): Out (chest), listed since 2026-10-03, expected back 2026-12-01
Jake O'Brien (C): Out (lower-body), listed since 2026-09-27, expected back 2026-10-24
Ryan Lindgren (D): Out (upper body), listed since 2026-10-06, expected back 2026-11-19
Officials
Who has the whistle
Named by the league, usually near puck drop. Each referee's record is from last season's play-by-play penalties; ranks are distance from league norms.
Not on file (the league has not named the officials yet)