SEA @ TBL Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-15 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-15 04:00:10

SEA @ TBL

Venue: Benchmark International Arena

Puck drop: Thu Oct 15, 2026 7:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

SEA (last 10)

Record 4-6-0
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 3.2 · 3
Power play 5/24 (20.8%)
Last game L vs PHI (2–2)

TBL (last 10)

Record 6-4-0
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.6 · 2.6
Power play 2/33 (6.1%)
Last game L vs NYR (1–4)

Recent meetings:

2026-03-26 SEA 4 @ TBL 3 OT/SO
2026-03-17 TBL 6 @ SEA 2

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

SEA

Ben Meyers 5 pts · 1 G · 4 SOG
Freddy Gaudreau 4 pts · 3 G · 5 SOG
Kaapo Kakko 4 pts · 1 G · 5 SOG
Ryan Winterton 4 pts · 1 G · 3 SOG

TBL

Brandon Hagel 5 pts · 3 G · 10 SOG
Nikita Kucherov 4 pts · 0 G · 4 SOG
Jake Guentzel 3 pts · 2 G · 6 SOG
B. Hagel 3 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: SEA 2.93 · TBL 2.92 · Win odds: SEA 49.4% · TBL 50.6% · OT/SO chance: 15.8%

3-2 35.9%
2-3 32.6%
2-2 31.4%

Box Score

SEA 3 Final TBL 4

2026-10-15

Stat	SEA	TBL
Goals	3	4
Shots	27	35
Power Play	1/3 (33.3%)	0/3 (0.0%)
PIM	6	6
Faceoffs	35 / 25	25 / 35
Blocks	11	7
Saves	31	24

SEA Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Jared McCann	1	0	1
Matty Beniers	1	0	1
Ryan Winterton	1	0	1
Chandler Stephenson	0	1	1
Freddy Gaudreau	0	1	1
Jordan Eberle	0	1	1
Vince Dunn	0	1	1

TBL Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Brandon Hagel	2	0	2
Ilya Mikheyev	1	0	1
Victor Hedman	1	0	1
Anthony Cirelli	0	1	1
Brayden Point	0	1	1
Dominic James	0	1	1
Jake Guentzel	0	1	1
Pontus Holmberg	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-10-12 11:46PM EDT · Latest pregame lines available

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

SEA Away

Forwards

Line 1

Jared McCann

#19 · LW

TOI 16:21xGF/60 3.12xGA/60 3.32CF/60 36.7SC±/60 +7.34G±/60 0.00CF% 47.6xGF% 48.4

Matty Beniers

#10 · C

TOI 16:53xGF/60 2.37xGA/60 3.22CF/60 28.4SC±/60 +3.55G±/60 0.00CF% 42.1xGF% 42.5

Mackie Samoskevich

#11 · RW

TOI 13:48xGF/60 4.15xGA/60 4.32CF/60 52.2SC±/60 +13.04G±/60 0.00CF% 52.2xGF% 49.0

Line 2

Bobby McMann

#74 · LW

TOI 16:24xGF/60 2.66xGA/60 4.56CF/60 40.2SC±/60 +7.31G±/60 0.00CF% 40.7xGF% 36.8

Chandler Stephenson

#9 · C

TOI 17:16xGF/60 2.53xGA/60 4.61CF/60 38.2SC±/60 +6.95G±/60 -3.47CF% 37.9xGF% 35.4

Jordan Eberle

#7 · RW

TOI 17:25xGF/60 2.83xGA/60 4.93CF/60 41.3SC±/60 +10.33G±/60 -3.44CF% 38.7xGF% 36.5

Line 3

Kaapo Kakko

#84 · LW

TOI 11:14xGF/60 6.27xGA/60 3.71CF/60 74.8SC±/60 +16.03G±/60 -5.34CF% 56.0xGF% 62.8

Berkly Catton

#27 · C

TOI 12:26xGF/60 5.21xGA/60 2.96CF/60 62.7SC±/60 +14.47G±/60 0.00CF% 59.1xGF% 63.8

Shane Wright

#51 · RW

TOI 12:39xGF/60 4.16xGA/60 2.49CF/60 52.2SC±/60 +4.74G±/60 0.00CF% 52.4xGF% 62.6

Line 4

Ben Meyers

#59 · LW

TOI 14:25xGF/60 2.56xGA/60 1.03CF/60 25.0SC±/60 -4.16G±/60 0.00CF% 46.2xGF% 71.3

Frederick Gaudreau

#89 · C

TOI 13:58xGF/60 0.00xGA/60 0.00CF/60 0.0SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00

Ryan Winterton

#26 · RW

TOI 15:18xGF/60 3.12xGA/60 1.38CF/60 35.3SC±/60 +3.92G±/60 0.00CF% 56.3xGF% 69.3

Defense

Pair 1

Vince Dunn

#29 · LD

TOI 28:24xGF/60 1.98xGA/60 3.16CF/60 27.5SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 38.2xGF% 38.5

Adam Larsson

#6 · RD

TOI 27:18xGF/60 2.27xGA/60 3.89CF/60 33.0SC±/60 -4.39G±/60 -2.20CF% 37.5xGF% 36.9

Pair 2

Ryker Evans

#41 · LD

TOI 26:50xGF/60 3.94xGA/60 2.71CF/60 47.0SC±/60 +20.12G±/60 0.00CF% 55.3xGF% 59.2

Brandon Montour

#62 · RD

TOI 8:05xGF/60 5.93xGA/60 4.06CF/60 66.8SC±/60 +22.27G±/60 +7.42CF% 52.9xGF% 59.4

Pair 3

Joshua Mahura

#28 · LD

TOI 16:27xGF/60 4.57xGA/60 3.15CF/60 51.1SC±/60 +7.30G±/60 -7.29CF% 51.9xGF% 59.2

Ville Ottavainen

TOI 11:16xGF/60 5.10xGA/60 2.70CF/60 63.9SC±/60 +15.98G±/60 0.00CF% 60.0xGF% 65.4

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Joey Daccord
G2	Philipp Grubauer

TBL Home

Forwards

Line 1

Gage Goncalves

#93 · LW

TOI 16:20xGF/60 3.91xGA/60 2.34CF/60 55.3SC±/60 +15.81G±/60 -7.90

Brayden Point

#21 · C

TOI 18:33xGF/60 2.31xGA/60 4.73CF/60 38.8SC±/60 -25.88G±/60 0.00CF% 38.7xGF% 32.9

Nikita Kucherov

#86 · RW

TOI 22:16xGF/60 3.64xGA/60 3.68CF/60 51.2SC±/60 -10.78G±/60 0.00CF% 52.8xGF% 49.7

Line 2

Brandon Hagel

#38 · LW

TOI 23:24xGF/60 2.54xGA/60 2.06CF/60 35.9SC±/60 -2.56G±/60 -2.57CF% 58.3xGF% 55.2

Anthony Cirelli

#71 · C

TOI 18:19xGF/60 2.96xGA/60 1.23CF/60 39.3SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 70.6xGF% 70.6

Jake Guentzel

#59 · RW

TOI 19:24xGF/60 1.89xGA/60 3.57CF/60 34.0SC±/60 -18.56G±/60 +3.09CF% 42.3xGF% 34.6

Line 3

Ilya Mikheyev

#95 · LW

TOI 14:57xGF/60 4.36xGA/60 3.28CF/60 52.2SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 52.0xGF% 57.0

Zemgus Girgensons

#28 · C

TOI 15:11xGF/60 4.49xGA/60 3.28CF/60 55.3SC±/60 -3.95G±/60 0.00CF% 56.0xGF% 57.8

Pontus Holmberg

#29 · RW

TOI 14:04xGF/60 3.87xGA/60 2.74CF/60 51.2SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 54.5xGF% 58.5

Defense

Pair 1

J.J. Moser

#90 · LD

TOI 22:56xGF/60 2.99xGA/60 3.32CF/60 47.1SC±/60 -5.23G±/60 -2.61CF% 54.5xGF% 47.4

John Carlson

#74 · RD

TOI 21:35xGF/60 2.93xGA/60 3.05CF/60 44.5SC±/60 -11.12G±/60 -2.78CF% 53.3xGF% 49.0

Pair 2

Ryan McDonagh

#27 · LD

TOI 16:49xGF/60 4.77xGA/60 4.14CF/60 64.2SC±/60 -3.56G±/60 +7.14CF% 54.5xGF% 53.5

Erik Cernak

#81 · RD

TOI 14:55xGF/60 5.08xGA/60 2.55CF/60 60.3SC±/60 0.00G±/60 +4.02CF% 57.7xGF% 66.6

Pair 3

Victor Hedman

#77 · LD

TOI 17:13xGF/60 1.52xGA/60 3.26CF/60 24.4SC±/60 -13.94G±/60 0.00CF% 38.9xGF% 31.8

Maxwell Crozier

#24 · RD

TOI 16:30xGF/60 4.46xGA/60 0.82CF/60 66.7SC±/60 +19.61G±/60 0.00

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Andrei Vasilevskiy
G2	Dennis Hildeby

Injuries

As of 2026-10-15

SEA

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Ryan Lindgren	D	55	upper body	OUT
Jacob Melanson	RW	63	upper body	OUT
Jake O'Brien	C	44	lower body	OUT

TBL

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Yanni Gourde	C	37	hip	OUT
Dennis Hildeby	G	35	undisclosed	QUESTIONABLE

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