Seattle Kraken took on Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL on October 7th, 2026, and the visitors made no mistake about it. The final whistle found the scoreboard reading 6:2 in favour of the away side, a result that shifted expectations for both clubs early in their campaigns.
By then, the visitors had already established their rhythm. They came in with two wins from three games, matching Seattle's record but sitting a place lower on the board. To be fair, form guides tell only part of the story, but Vegas had shown they could string results together when it mattered.
We had called this one in advance. Our prediction pointed to a Vegas victory at 47 per cent confidence, and the match unfolded along those lines. It was not a certainty by any means, but the visitors had enough quality to impose themselves when the game opened up.
Seattle had started brightly enough themselves, winning 6:1 against Calgary Flames twice in the opening week before dropping 1:3 to Edmonton Oilers. The recent runs suggested a team capable of scoring freely, but the Kraken let the game slip against a side that knew how to punish defensive errors.
The visitors' own recent form told a different story. Three goals against Vancouver Canucks, a narrow loss to Anaheim Ducks, then five past Chicago Blackhawks before that 2:4 defeat to San Jose Sharks. They had been inconsistent but never truly outclassed, and here they found their best version.
Both clubs now sit on zero points from three games each, which tells you nothing about where they will finish but everything about how early this season remains. Sixth and eighth place mean little when the table has barely begun to take shape.
What the result does mean is that Vegas extended their momentum while Seattle's unbeaten hopes took a hit. The gap between them in the standings stays the same, but the psychological weight has shifted. And here's the thing — in games like these, the table goes out of the window entirely.
