NHL Game Preview: San Jose Sharks (4-6-3) vs. Seattle Kraken (6-2-4)

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Venue & Game Info

Location: Climate Pledge Arena, 334 1st Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

Puckdrop: 10:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. PT)

Broadcast: ESPN+, Root Sports NW, NBC Sports California

Team Form

San Jose Sharks:

Pacific Division, 14th in Western Conference

Last 5 Games: 2-2-1 (lost 3-2 SO to Detroit in last outing)

Goals For/Against: 42 GF (3.2 per game), 52 GA (4.0 per game)

Road Record: 2-3-1

Seattle Kraken:

Pacific Division, 4th in Western Conference

Last 5 Games: 3-1-1 (beat Chicago 3-1 on Nov. 3)

Goals For/Against: 33 GF (2.8 per game), 32 GA (2.7 per game)

Home Record: 3-0-0 vs. Pacific Division

Injury Report

San Jose Sharks: No major injuries reported; Yaroslav Askarov (G) and Alex Nedeljkovic (G) splitting duties.

Seattle Kraken: No significant injuries listed.

Key Player Matchups

San Jose:

Macklin Celebrini — 18 points (7G, 11A), leads team scoring

William Eklund — 11 points (5G, 6A), steady secondary scoring

Will Smith — 11 points (4G, 7A), rookie impact forward

Seattle:

Jaden Schwartz — 10 points (4G, 6A), team leader

Jordan Eberle — 10 points (5G, 5A), veteran scoring presence

Brandon Montour — 8 points in 8 games, key two-way defenseman

Goaltending Battle:

Sharks: Yaroslav Askarov (2-4-1, 4.29 GAA, .867 SV%) vs. Alex Nedeljkovic (2-2-2, 3.29 GAA, .895 SV%)

Kraken: Joey Daccord and Philipp Grubauer rotating, both above .900 SV%

Series History

First meeting of the 2025–26 season.

Seattle leads all-time series 8-5 since entering the NHL.

Sharks have lost 3 of last 4 visits to Seattle.

Betting Trends

Seattle Trends:

2-0 as moneyline favorite this season

5 of 12 games have gone Over 6.5 goals

San Jose Trends:

4 upset wins as underdog this season (30.8%)

8 of 13 games have gone Over 6.5 goals

Predicted Score: Kraken 4 – Sharks 2

Game Odds

San Jose Sharks                 6.5

Seattle Kraken                  – 140

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Tuesday, November 4, 2025

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