Seattle Kraken

Seattle Kraken CURSD Luck Score

2025-26 NHL Season · View NHL standings →

-15
CLS Score

Seattle Kraken are getting roughly what their play deserves. 79 points vs 78.4 expected — neutral on the luck scale.

Data last updated Oct 20, 2018, 1:46 AM UTC

Key Stats

79
Points
Expected: 78.4
226
Goals For
263
Goals Against
0.6
Points Above Expected
Lucky gap

CLS Evolution

How the CLS has changed throughout the season

Unluckiest Match
Matchweek 26 · 2025-12-06 · vs Detroit Red Wings · at home
3-4
Lost at home against Detroit Red Wings

Lost 3-4 against Detroit Red Wings. A one-goal margin - the thinnest of margins.

3
Goals
4
Opp. Goals
-0.9
Pts Lost

Individual Games

☠ Unluckiest Matches

MW26 · 2025-12-06 · vs Detroit Red Wings · Home-0.9 pts
Lost 3-4 against Detroit Red Wings. A one-goal margin - the thinnest of margins.
Score: 3-4
MW23 · 2025-11-26 · vs Dallas Stars · Home-0.8 pts
Lost 2-3 against Dallas Stars. A one-goal margin - the thinnest of margins.
Score: 2-3
MW29 · 2025-12-12 · vs Utah Mammoth · Away-0.8 pts
Lost to Utah Mammoth 3-5.
Score: 3-5

✦ Luckiest Matches

MW22 · 2025-11-23 · vs New York Islanders · Away+1.0 pts
Shut out on the road against New York Islanders. 1 goals conceded, 0 scored.
Score: 0-1
MW78 · 2026-04-09 · vs Vegas Golden Knights · Home+0.9 pts
Edged Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in OT/SO. Close game that could have gone either way.
Score: 4-3
MW71 · 2026-03-26 · vs Tampa Bay Lightning · Away+0.9 pts
Edged Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in OT/SO. Close game that could have gone either way.
Score: 4-3

Core Contributing Factors

What's Driving the CLS

Each factor's contribution to the CLS score. These add up to the total.

Shootout Record
2-6 in shootouts (net -4)
-11.4
Close Games
13-16 in one-goal games (45% win rate vs expected 50%)
-6.1
Pythagorean Delta
1 more points than their goal differential predicts
+3
OT Loss Rate
11 OT losses earning loser points - collecting free points
-2.1
Injury Burden
High injury burden (252 player-games missed) - key absences hurting
+1.6
Total CLS-15

Rank Per Signal

Where Seattle Kraken ranks among NHL teams on each signal. #1 = most cursed.

6
Shootout Record
1
32
-11.4
12
Close Games
1
32
-6.1
12
OT Loss Rate
1
32
-2.1
17
Injury Burden
1
32
+1.6
18
Pythagorean Delta
1
32
+3

Future Outlook

Regression Outlook
Improvement Probable
Last 5: stable

Based on regression analysis - statistical tendencies, not guarantees.

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Why?

At -15, Seattle Kraken are meaningfully unlucky. They're roughly 1 points below where their performance says they deserve to be. The underlying quality is there - results are expected to follow as luck normalizes.

Next Matches

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