National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, October 1, 2026
Seattle Kraken 6
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Calgary Flames 1
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Match Report

Vince Dunn has a three-point night to lift Kraken over Flames, 6-1

— Vince Dunn had a goal and two assists, Matty Beniers scored and had an assist, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Calgary Flames 6-1 in the season opener for both teams.

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Team Stats

20
Blocked Shots
9
20
Hits
24
8
Takeaways
2
32
Shots
25
1
Power Play Goals
0
5
Power Play Opportunities
1
20.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
31
48.3
Faceoff Win Percent
51.7
14
Giveaways
18
2
Total Penalties
6
4
Penalty Minutes
12

Top Performers

SEA

  • Joey Daccord GA 1 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Chandler Stephenson BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Shane Wright BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 2
  • Matty Beniers BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 1

CGY

  • Dustin Wolf GA 6 · SA 32 · SOS 0
  • Mikael Backlund BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Morgan Frost BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Matt Coronato BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 18:54 · 3rd Josh Mahura shot blocked by Samuel Honzek
  4. 18:27 · 3rd Mikael Backlund Snap Shot Short
  5. 18:24 · 3rd Giveaway by Josh Mahura
  6. 18:03 · 3rd Adam Larsson hit Martin Pospisil
  7. 17:53 · 3rd Giveaway by Kaapo Kakko
  8. 17:48 · 3rd Zayne Parekh Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord

Highlights

00:25 Jordan Eberle scores power-play goal vs. Flames Watch on ESPN 00:24 Vince Dunn scores goal for Kraken Watch on ESPN 00:29 Dustin Wolf robs Kraken with save Watch on ESPN 00:36 Chandler Stephenson tallies goal vs. Flames Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

SEA leads series 1-0

Injuries

Calgary Flames

  • Mikael Backlund Day-To-Day
  • Jonathan Huberdeau Injured Reserve
  • Samuel Honzek Injured Reserve

Seattle Kraken

  • Jared McCann Injured Reserve
  • Jacob Melanson Injured Reserve
  • Ryan Lindgren Injured Reserve
  • Jake O'Brien Injured Reserve

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