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Wild cruise to win, knock Kraken to brink of elimination
Joel Eriksson Ek scored and had two assists while Matt Boldy and Marcus Johansson each had a goal and an assist as the Minnesota Wild won their fourth straight game, downing the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Tuesday.,Marcus Foligno and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for Minnesota (45-21-2, 102 poi...
Kraken keep faint playoff hopes alive ahead of clash vs. Wild
Time is running out on the Seattle Kraken.,With six games left and sitting eight points adrift of a playoff spot, the Kraken (32-33-11, 75 points) are looking for a spark. ,Seattle hopes a solution presents itself on Tuesday night when it visits the Minnesota Wild in Saint Paul, Minn.,"It's not too ...
Kyle Connor tallies twice as rising Jets handle Kraken
Kyle Connor scored two goals and Mark Scheifele had three assists in the Winnipeg Jets' 6-2 win over the visiting Seattle Kraken on Monday.,The Jets improved to 6-2-0 in their past eight games. This hot streak has put Winnipeg (34-31-12, 80 points) three points back of the final Western Conference w...
Jets, Kraken both hope for late playoff push
Two teams going in different directions, but still outside the Western Conference playoff picture, meet Monday when the Seattle Kraken visit the Winnipeg Jets., ,Winnipeg (33-31-12, 78 points) sits three points behind the Nashville Predators for the final West wild card slot while the Kraken (32-32-...
Kraken suffer damaging loss to spoiler Blackhawks
Sacha Boisvert scored his first NHL goal as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated host Seattle 4-2 Saturday night, further damaging the Kraken's dwindling playoff hopes.,Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and an assist, Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler Bertuzzi also tallied and Wyatt Kaiser had two assists for the Blackh...
Out-of-contention Blackhawks aim to send Kraken in that direction
The Chicago Blackhawks were eliminated from playoff contention with a 3-1 road loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.,The Seattle Kraken, who will play host to the Blackhawks on Saturday, might not be far behind.,The Kraken (32-31-11, 75 points) barely are hanging on in the Western Conference's po...
Mammoth score 6 unanswered goals in rout of Kraken
Logan Cooley scored twice and had an assist and Dylan Guenther had a goal and two assists as the Utah Mammoth rallied from an early two-goal deficit to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 6-2 Thursday night.,Nick Schmaltz added a goal and an assist, JJ Peterka and Michael Carcone also tallied and Kailer ...
Chasing Mammoth in wild-card race, Kraken out to trim deficit
The six-game trip the Seattle Kraken just completed was supposed to make or break their playoff chances.,It did neither.,Despite going just 1-3-2, the Kraken (32-30-11, 75 points) remain only three points out of the Western Conference's second and final wild-card spot entering a Thursday home game a...
Connor Ingram, Oilers blank Kraken, tighten Pacific race
Connor Ingram made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season and Connor McDavid extended his goal streak to five games as the Edmonton Oilers recorded a 3-0 victory over the visiting Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.,It was the ninth career shutout for Ingram, who was celebrating his 29th birthday. Max...
As Kraken battle for playoff spot, Oilers eye division title
The Edmonton Oilers will continue their late push for a possible Pacific Division championship on Tuesday when they host the Seattle Kraken.,Edmonton (37-28-9, 83 points) comes into the contest with just its second three-game winning streak of the season. The Oilers, who entered Monday's play in sec...
Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen comes up big in shootout win over Kraken
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves in regulation and overtime, and stopped both attempts in the shootout, helping the Buffalo Sabres rally for a 3-2 victory against the visiting Seattle Kraken on Saturday evening.,Rasmus Dahlin and Peyton Krebs scored in regulation, and Tage Thompson and Jack Quinn ...
Kraken's Bobby McMann, Brandon Montour strive to stay hot vs. Sabres
The Seattle Kraken are running out of runway in their bid to return to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.,Heading into their matchup on Saturday at the Buffalo Sabres, the Kraken are three points out of the second-wild card spot in the Western Conference with 11 games remaining.,...
Brandon Montour, Kraken earn key OT win vs. Lightning
Brandon Montour scored twice, including the winner at 2:47 of overtime, as the Seattle Kraken defeated the host Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night.,Kaapo Kakko and Bobby McCann each had a goal and an assist for the Kraken, who snapped a four-game winless streak (0-3-1). ,Philipp Grubauer stop...
Kraken trying to end skid, face smooth-running Lightning
If there was a game that encapsulated the Seattle Kraken's season, it might have come Tuesday night.,Playing against the injury-riddled Florida Panthers, the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, the Kraken rallied from a three-goal deficit in the final six minutes of regulation only to lose 5-4...
Panthers edge Kraken in shootout in Paul Maurice's 2000th game
Vinnie Hinostroza scored the only goal in the shootout, and Paul Maurice coached his 2,000th game as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Seattle Kraken 5-4 on Tuesday night in Sunrise.,Seattle trailed 4-1 with less than six minutes remaining before tying the game on goals by Matty Beniers, Jordan...
'Desperate' Kraken out to boost playoff hopes vs. ailing Panthers
The Seattle Kraken have gone cold, and their frigid play has put their shot at the playoffs in serious jeopardy.,Seattle (31-29-9, 71 points), which has lost three straight and seven of its past nine, visits the Florida Panthers (34-32-3, 71 points) on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Kraken are 0...
Sebastian Aho ecstatic that Hurriances will play Kraken twice in Finland
Hurricanes standout Sebastian Aho was beaming when he learned Monday that Carolina will face the Seattle Kraken in two games in his homeland of Finland next season.,The contests, slated for Nov. 12 and Nov. 14, are part of the 2026 Global Series and will be played in the Finnish capital of Helsinki....
Blue Jackets blast Kraken, extend point streak to 12 games
Cole Sillinger had a goal and two assists and Zach Werenski had three helpers as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Saturday.,Mathieu Olivier had a goal and an assist and Danton Heinen, Damon Severson and Kent Johnson also scored for Columbus (37-21-11, 85 points),...
Streaking Blue Jackets get set for slumping Kraken
At this point in the season, each NHL game can have a profound effect on the standings.,Saturday's matchup between the Seattle Kraken and host Columbus Blue Jackets is a prime example.,The Kraken are one point out of the Western Conference's second and final wild-card spot. The Blue Jackets are tied...
Justus Annunen carries Preds past Kraken in surprise start
Justus Annunen, making an unscheduled start after Juuse Saros suffered an upper-body injury during the morning skate, stopped 25 shots as the Nashville Predators defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 3-1 Thursday night.,Filip Forsberg had a goal and two assists and Ryan Ufko and Ryan O'Reilly also sc...