Seattle's expansion franchise borrowed its name from maritime folklore when the Kraken joined the NHL in 2021, one of the league's newest additions. The club's official Deep Sea Blue, Ice Blue and Boot Green color palette reflects its Pacific Northwest setting, and Climate Pledge Arena was rebuilt around the preserved roof of the historic KeyArena. Seattle is still writing its first chapters of playoff history.
As of Oct 30, 2026, here are the most recently projected forward lines, defense pairings and power-play units for the Seattle Kraken. On the top line, the Seattle Kraken are currently projected to run left wing Bobby McMann, center Matthew Beniers and right wing Jordan Eberle together, a trio expected to log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the roster, though without last change on the road it does not always draw the other team's top shutdown pairing. On the blue line, the top pairing is Vince Dunn and Adam Larsson, who typically log the heaviest 5-on-5 minutes on the back end and face the toughest zone starts, though the team's primary penalty-kill pairing is not always the same duo. On the power play, the PP1 unit runs Jordan Eberle, Matty Beniers, Bobby McMann, Chandler Stephenson and Vince Dunn, the unit most teams send out first on a power play, though a delayed-penalty scramble already in progress or a late matchup change can put a different five over the boards. These combinations reflect pre-game reporting rather than real-time tracking, and can change between games and even between periods, so check the today's lines tool for the most current deployment before puck drop.
| # | Player | Off | Def | PP | PK | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared McCann | 60 | 58 | 62 | 55 | 87 |
| 2 | Jordan Eberle | 58 | 60 | 52 | 0 | 81 |
| 3 | Vince Dunn | 64 | 31 | 69 | 0 | 79 |
| 4 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | 46 | 71 | 56 | 0 | 74 |
| 5 | Ben Meyers | 61 | 55 | 0 | 33 | 65 |
As of Oct 30, 2026, the most recently projected lineup for the Seattle Kraken includes 4 forward lines, 3 defense pairings and 2 power-play units, updated whenever a new pre-game lineup is reported.
As of Oct 30, 2026, the top line projected for the Seattle Kraken is left wing Bobby McMann, center Matthew Beniers and right wing Jordan Eberle.
These projected lines are drawn from Daily Faceoff's pre-game reporting, typically beat writers covering morning skates and warmups before puck drop. They reflect the coaching staff's intended deployment rather than shift-by-shift tracking collected once a game is already underway, and can still shift between a morning skate and the opening faceoff.
Lines can change from game to game, and sometimes within a single game, as a coaching staff reacts to matchups, injuries, scoring droughts or chemistry. Check back before each Seattle Kraken game for the latest projected combinations, or browse the historical lines archive to see how often this team's lines have shifted recently.
