Seattle Kraken Land Seven National TV Games For 2026-27 Season
· Yahoo Sports
The Seattle Kraken won’t be hiding from the national spotlight next season.
The NHL announced its national broadcast schedule for the 2026-27 season Wednesday, with Seattle set to appear on national television seven times across TNT, ESPN and ESPN+/Hulu.
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The Kraken’s national schedule begins Oct. 22, when Seattle hosts the Utah Mammoth at Climate Pledge Arena. The game will air on ESPN+ and will now start at 7 p.m. PT, 20 minutes later than originally scheduled.
Seattle will make four national appearances at home and three on the road, with some intriguing matchups sprinkled throughout the season.
The Kraken will host the Dallas Stars on Dec. 3 in another ESPN+ matchup before welcoming the Washington Capitals on Dec. 10 for an ESPN broadcast. Seattle’s fourth and final home national game comes March 11 against the Los Angeles Kings, also on ESPN+.
The Kraken’s three road appearances include a Jan. 19 trip to Los Angeles, a Jan. 28 visit to Minnesota and a Feb. 19 matchup against the Mammoth in Utah.
The Jan. 28 game against the Wild will air on TNT, while the Feb. 19 rematch with Utah will be carried by ESPN.
Kraken’s 2026-27 National TV Schedule
- Oct. 22: Utah at Seattle — ESPN+
- Dec. 3: Dallas at Seattle — ESPN+
- Dec. 10: Washington at Seattle — ESPN
- Jan. 19: Seattle at Los Angeles — ESPN+
- Jan. 28: Seattle at Minnesota — TNT
- Feb. 19: Seattle at Utah — ESPN
- March 11: Los Angeles at Seattle — ESPN+
The NHL also announced several changes to Seattle’s game times.
The Oct. 22 matchup with Utah and Dec. 3 meeting with Dallas have both been moved from 6:40 p.m. PT to 7 p.m. PT. The Dec. 10 game against Washington will now begin at 6:30 p.m. PT instead of 6 p.m.
Seattle’s March 6 road game against Ottawa has been moved up to 3 p.m. PT from 3:30 p.m., while the March 11 meeting with Los Angeles will begin at 6:30 p.m. rather than 6:40 p.m.
Two late-March road games have also been moved earlier. Seattle’s March 27 matchup at Minnesota will now begin at 1 p.m. PT instead of 3 p.m., followed by a 1 p.m. PT start at Chicago on March 28, moved up from 2 p.m.
Outside of the national broadcasts, the Kraken Hockey Network will produce every Seattle game not carried nationally. Those games will be distributed across KING 5, KONG and select TEGNA, Gray, Cox and Morgan Murphy television stations, as well as Prime Video.
Every game will also be available on Sports Radio 93.3 KJR FM and local iHeart affiliates where available.
Seattle’s complete local broadcast schedule will be announced at a later date.