NHL Game Preview: Seattle Kraken (11-5-5) vs. New York Islanders (12-8-2)

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Venue & Match Details

Location: UBS Arena, Elmont, New York

Puckdrop: 5:00 PM ET

Broadcast: MSGSN, ESPN+, Kraken regional partners

Injury Report

New York Islanders:

Out: Pierre Engvall (ankle), Semyon Varlamov (knee), Ethan Bear (undisclosed), Alexander Romanov (upper body)

Seattle Kraken:

Out: Jared McCann (lower body), Kaapo Kakko (lower body), Matt Murray (lower body)

Player Matchups

Bo Horvat (NYI, 25 pts) vs. Jaden Schwartz (SEA, 15 pts): Horvat leads Isles’ scoring; Schwartz anchors Seattle’s attack.

Mathew Barzal (NYI, 17 pts) vs. Matty Beniers (SEA, 14 pts): Dynamic centers driving playmaking.

David Rittich (NYI, 5-2-0, 2.99 GAA) vs. Joey Daccord (SEA, 7-3-3, 2.78 GAA): Goaltending duel; Daccord unbeaten vs. Islanders (2-0-0, 2.00 GAA).

Team Recent Form

Islanders: 12-8-2, 3rd in Metro; 6-3-1 in last 10; averaging 3.0 goals/game, allowing 2.2.

Kraken: 11-5-5, 2nd in Pacific; 6-3-1 in last 10; averaging 2.7 goals/game, allowing 2.4.

Recent Results:

Islanders: Lost 2-1 vs. Blues (Nov. 22).

Kraken: Beat Penguins 3-2 OT (Nov. 22).

Series History

All-time head-to-head: Islanders 2-4-2 vs. Kraken.

Islanders currently on a four-game losing streak vs. Seattle; last meeting Dec. 5, 2024 (Kraken won 5-2).

No playoff meetings to date.

Betting Trends

Islanders: 3-5 as favorites; games have gone over 6 goals in 13 of 22.

Kraken: 8 upset wins as underdogs (50%); 42.9% of games over 6 goals.

Both teams 6-3-1 in last 10, scoring ~3 goals/game.

Game Odds

Seattle Kraken                  5.5

New York Islanders         – 162

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, November 22, 2025

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