National Hockey League

FINAL Saturday, October 17, 2026
Seattle Kraken 3
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Florida Panthers 8
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Match Report

Verhaeghe, Bennett each get hat tricks, Panthers roll past Kraken 8-3

— Carter Verhaeghe had a history-making natural hat trick, Sam Bennett scored his first three goals of the season and the Florida Panthers rolled past the Seattle Kraken 8-3 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

17
Blocked Shots
12
20
Hits
27
5
Takeaways
5
23
Shots
37
0
Power Play Goals
2
4
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
66.7
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
37
Faceoffs Won
19
66.1
Faceoff Win Percent
33.9
15
Giveaways
14
3
Total Penalties
4
6
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

SEA

  • Joey Daccord GA 8 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • Shane Wright BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Ben Meyers BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Frederick Gaudreau BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

FLA

  • Jacob Markstrom GA 3 · SA 23 · SOS 0
  • Brady Tkachuk BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1
  • Sam Bennett BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Sam Reinhart BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:27 · 3rd Matty Beniers faceoff won against Sam Lafferty
  4. 19:27 · 3rd Goalie Stopped
  5. 19:25 · 3rd Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Freddy Gaudreau
  6. 19:23 · 3rd Sam Lafferty Wrist Shot saved by Joey Daccord
  7. 18:51 · 3rd Takeaway by Anton Lundell
  8. 18:40 · 3rd Bobby McMann hit Eetu Luostarinen

Highlights

01:19 Seattle Kraken vs. Florida Panthers: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:23 Sam Bennett lights the lamp for Panthers Watch on ESPN 00:43 Shane Wright scores goal vs. Panthers Watch on ESPN 00:37 Carter Verhaeghe scores goal vs. Kraken Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

FLA leads series 1-0

Injuries

Florida Panthers

  • Jacob Markstrom Injured Reserve
  • Brad Marchand Injured Reserve
  • Aleksander Barkov Injured Reserve
  • Jonah Gadjovich 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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