Wild vs Kraken Live: Stream Info, Start Time, Odds & Must-See Highlights of Tonight’s NHL Showdown

The Minnesota Wild vs. Seattle Kraken matchup tonight at Climate Pledge Arena (10 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. PT on ESPN+) pits two Western Conference teams trending in opposite directions but desperate for points. Minnesota (15-9-5) opens as a -135 money-line favorite after dropping back-to-back games in Vancouver and Calgary, while Seattle (11-9-6) returns home riding a five-game skid in which it has surrendered 17 goals. Key storylines • Kaprizov’s charge: Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov leads the club with 32 points (17 G, 15 A) and sits three goals shy of tying Marian Gaborik’s franchise mark for fastest to 20 in a season. He has torched Seattle for seven points in his last four meetings. • Kraken goal drought: Seattle ranks 27th in goals per game (2.54) and has been shut out twice during its slide. The return of Matty Beniers (13 assists) to the top line is expected to spark a unit that generated 37 shots against Detroit but still fell 4-3. • Special-teams battle: Minnesota’s penalty kill has climbed to 83.2 percent since Nov. 15, the fourth-best clip in the NHL over that span, while Seattle’s power play has slipped to 16.9 percent, 25th league-wide. Projected starting goalies • Filip Gustavsson (MIN): 2.76 GAA, .905 SV% • Philipp Grubauer (SEA): 2.63 GAA, .895 SV% Betting and fantasy nuggets • The Wild are 7-3-1 on the road when scoring first; the Kraken have lost eight of nine when trailing after one. • Over/under is set at 5.5. The under has hit in five of Minnesota’s last seven, while Seattle games have gone over in three straight. • Sleeper DFS play: Matt Boldy (MIN) rides a five-game point streak and still costs under $5,000 on most platforms. How to watch and stream TV: ESPN+ (U.S.), Sportsnet Pacific (Canada) Streaming: ESPN+ app, NHL Power Play on ESPN+, fuboTV trial Injury report Wild – Marco Rossi (illness, day-to-day); Marcus Foligno (lower body, IR) Kraken – Jaden Schwartz (upper body, IR); Berkly Catton (shoulder, out) Bottom line If the Wild’s revamped penalty kill continues to neutralize chances and Kaprizov finds open ice against a shaky Seattle blue line, Minnesota should close its trip with two points. For the Kraken, solving Gustavsson early and staying out of the box are non-negotiable if they hope to snap the slide and reignite playoff hopes in the Pacific Division.