Seattle Kraken at Vegas Golden KnightsJan 9, 2027

Time TBDSaturday, Jan 9, 2027

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Vegas Golden KnightsVGK

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

Edge: VGK +12.5 pts

SEAaway−12.4 pts

Back-to-back · 979 km travel · -1 h

B2B vs rested VGK −9.3 pts
Backup likely (75%) −3.1 pts

VGKhome+12.5 pts

1 day rest

SEA on a B2B +9.3 pts
SEA backup likely (75%) +3.2 pts

VGK has the schedule edge (+12.5 pts net win probability): sea on a b2b, sea backup likely (75%), b2b vs rested vgk, backup likely (75%).

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Seattle Kraken

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Philipp Grubauer75%
Joey Daccord25%
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
Last game: W 6–1 at CGY · Oct 1

L1Winterton – Wright – Catton
9:50
L2McCann – Kakko – Beniers
9:30
L3Eberle – Stephenson – McMann
8:27
L4Gaudreau – Douglas – Melanson
4:11
D1Montour – Evans
16:08
D2Larsson – Dunn
13:59
D3Lindgren – Mahura
11:50
PP1Montour – Kakko – Beniers – Wright – Catton
3:09

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Vegas Golden Knights

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Carter Hart51%
Adin Hill32%
Carl Lindbom18%
Schedule: Rested
Last game: W 5–2 vs CHI · Sep 29

L1Karlsson – Marner – Howden
12:18
L2Stone – Barbashev – Eichel
11:01
L3Hertl – Olofsson – Connelly
8:37
L4Dowd – Gatcomb – Bowman
6:34
D1Andersson – Wotherspoon
15:38
D2Hanifin – Lauzon
15:09
D3McNabb – Theodore
14:38
PP1Stone – Hertl – Theodore – Eichel – Marner
3:31

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Game day: all games on Jan 9.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.