Getty The Vegas Golden Knights kick their season off against the Seattle Kraken on October 10.
The NHL returns as the Vegas Golden Knights host the Seattle Kraken at T-Mobile Arena in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday, October 10.
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The game will be televised on ESPN, but if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream for free on FuboTV or DirecTV Stream.
Here’s how:
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch the Kraken vs Golden Knights live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials to do that.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN is included in all of them, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch the Kraken vs Golden Knights live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials to do that.
ESPN+
If you’ve used up all your free trials for other streaming services, ESPN+ is the cheapest way to watch a live stream of the game:
ESPN+ includes hundreds of NHL games this season, plus dozens of other live sports, every 30-for-30 documentary and additional original content (both video and written) for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year (or $13.99 per month for a bundle of all three of ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu).
Once signed up for ESPN+, you can watch the Kraken vs Golden Knights live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com.
Compatible devices for the ESPN app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation 4 or 5, Xbox One or Series X/S, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Samsung Smart TV, Oculus Go, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Sling TV
Another low-priced option if you’ve used up your free trials, Sling TV is the cheapest long-term cable-replacing streaming service that includes this game. ESPN is included in the “Sling Orange” bundle, which is just $20 for your first month:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the Kraken vs Golden Knights live on the Sling TV app or Sling TV website.
Compatible devices for the Sling TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
Kraken vs Golden Knights Preview
The Golden Knights finished with a 51-22-9 record last year, eventually winning the 2023 Stanley Cup. They plan on raising their championship banner prior to the start of this game.
“There’s teams during the year that might be non-playoff teams that know they’re still working their way toward that, and they say, ‘This is a measuring stick game for us.’ We’re going to get everybody’s ‘This is a measuring stick game.’ We won’t get let off by any team, at least early on,” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy acknowledged. “We’ll get everyone saying, ‘They’re the cream of the division, the cream of the conference, the cream of the League, and we better be ready to go.’ That’s part of being a champ. It’s good pressure to have. It forces you to be ready.”
In their second season last year, the Kraken went 46-28-8 which surprised fans and analysis alike. Seattle added Brian Dumoulin, Kailer Yamamoto and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in the offseason, building up an already talented roster.
“We’re not going to surprise anybody. I think they understand that we’re for real,” Kraken general manager Ron Francis said. “So it’s a tough leap. We hopefully can pick up and do what we did last year. I think our guys are hungry to do that.”
Seattle clinched its first-ever playoff spot last year, and it handed heavy favorites the Colorado Avalanche an opening round loss before falling to the Dallas Stars in the next round.
“You get to that point where anytime you get past the first round you see the light at the end of the tunnel, it’s almost achievable and it becomes real. And then it doesn’t happen, it’s a tough settling in your stomach,” Kraken wing Jordan Eberle said. “You look at some good teams and you have to lose before you win, and I know for sure this group felt bad and felt rattled about how it ended and I think should add motivation for this year.”
Kraken: Forwards: Jared McCann – Matty Beniers – Jordan Eberle, Jaden Schwartz – Alex Wennberg – André Burakovsky, Eeli Tolvanen – Yanni Gourde – Oliver Bjorkstrand, Tye Kartye – Pierre-Édouard Bellemare — Brandon Tanev Kailer Yamamoto. Defensemen: Vince Dunn – Adam Larsson, Jamie Oleksiak – Will Borgen, Brian Doumoulin – Justin Schultz. Goaltenders: Philipp Grubauer and Joey Daccord.
Golden Knights: Forwards: Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Jonathan Marchessault, Brett Howden — Chandler Stephenson — Mark Stone, Paul Cotter — William Karlsson — Michael Amadio, William Carrier — Nicolas Roy — Keegan Kolesar. Defensemen: Alec Martinez — Alex Pietrangelo, Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore, Nic Hague — Zach Whitecloud. Goaltenders: Adin Hill and Logan Thompson.