Red Wings 3, Kraken 6 on October 9, 2026
Detroit Red Wings hosts Seattle Kraken at Little Caesars Arena. Final.
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DET
- PPViktor Arvidsson (3)
- William Wallinder (1)
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (1)
SEA
- Berkly Catton (2)
- Freddy Gaudreau (2)
- Mackie Samoskevich (3)
- Freddy Gaudreau (3)
- Ben Meyers (1)
- PPVince Dunn (2)
Recap
On October 9, 2026, the Seattle Kraken defeated the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 at Little Caesars Arena. Frederick Gaudreau scored twice in a four-goal second period, both times finishing passes from Ryan Winterton. Ben Meyers had a goal and two assists, Mackie Samoskevich and Vince Dunn also scored, and Philipp Grubauer made 38 saves in Seattle's first regulation win in Detroit.
William Wallinder scored his first NHL goal at 4:00 of the second to give Detroit a 2-1 lead, but Seattle answered with three goals on its next four shots. Gaudreau scored twice on passes from Ryan Winterton, Mackie Samoskevich scored at 6:59 after a Wallinder turnover, and Meyers made it 5-2 with 5:55 left in the period, 12 seconds after leaving the penalty box. John Gibson allowed five goals on 15 shots and was pulled after the fourth second-period goal. Daniil Tarasov made 10 saves on 11 shots in his Red Wings debut.
Dunn scored on a 5-on-3 power play in the third for a 6-2 lead before Michael Brandsegg-Nygard scored his first NHL goal for the 6-3 final. Detroit outshot Seattle 40-24 but went 0-for-3 on the power play. The Kraken improved to 3-2-0 to open a five-game road trip, and Detroit fell to 1-3-0 to close a season-opening four-game homestand.
Scoring
Seattle Kraken won 6–3 at Little Caesars Arena.
Who scored
- Viktor Arvidsson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (4), Moritz Seider (2)
- Berkly Catton Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Kaapo Kakko (4), Josh Mahura (1)
- William Wallinder Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Alex DeBrincat (3), Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (2)
- Freddy Gaudreau Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Winterton (2), Ben Meyers (1)
- Mackie Samoskevich Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared McCann (5)
- Freddy Gaudreau Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Winterton (3), Ben Meyers (2)
- Ben Meyers Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Berkly Catton (2), Brandon Montour (3)
- Vince Dunn Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Chandler Stephenson (4), Brandon Montour (4)
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goalies
- Philipp Grubauer stopped 37 of 40 for Seattle Kraken.
- Daniil Tarasov stopped 8 of 9 for Detroit Red Wings.
- John Gibson stopped 10 of 15 for Detroit Red Wings.
Mackie Samoskevich Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared McCann (5) That made the score 3–2 in the 2nd, and Seattle Kraken stayed ahead.