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Kraken win in OT, extend season-opening point streak
Defenseman Josh Mahura scored at 3:06 of overtime Saturday night and the visiting Seattle Kraken defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3.,Mahura scored on an 11-foot wrist shot in the Kraken's fourth straight overtime game (one went to a shootout). They have won three of five to open the season and hav...
Kraken D Brandon Montour on leave for family matter
Seattle Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour is taking a temporary leave for a family matter, the team announced on Saturday.,"No further details will be shared at this time, and the team requests that his family's privacy be respected during this period," the team posted on X ahead of the Kraken's gam...
Home ice favoring Maple Leafs as Kraken come to town
The Toronto Maple Leafs are enjoying considerable time at home these days and they intend to take advantage of it again Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken.,The Maple Leafs have won two of three to open their five-game homestand after their 2-1 overtime win over the New York Rangers on Thursda...
Brady Tkachuk-less Senators rally past Kraken
Dylan Cozens scored the tying goal with 1:46 left in regulation and the Ottawa Senators rallied to beat the visiting Seattle Kraken 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday night.,Shane Pinto and David Perron also scored in regulation for the Senators, who recovered after suffering an 8-4 loss Wednesday night ...
Kraken carry season-opening point streak into Ottawa
The Ottawa Senators will look to snap a three-game losing streak when they host the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.,Ottawa will be playing the second of back-to-back games after dropping an 8-4 decision to the host Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. The Senators have allowed 18 goals in their past three...
Cole Caufield’s 2nd goal seals overtime thriller for Canadiens against Kraken
Cole Caufield's second goal of the night came with 1:35 remaining in overtime, and the host Montreal Canadiens beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 on Tuesday.,Off a drop pass from Lane Hutson, Caufield skated to the side of the net and sent the puck off the shoulder of Seattle goaltender Joey Daccord (17 sa...
Canadiens host unbeaten Kraken for home opener
Both the Seattle Kraken and Montreal Canadiens are off to strong starts on the young season. ,Looking to open with three straight wins, the visiting Kraken aim to keep the Canadiens from recording a third consecutive victory Tuesday night. ,For the first time in its five-season NHL existence, Seattl...
Jared McCann's 400th point lifts Kraken over Knights in OT
Jared McCann's 400th career point -- a goal off a rebound with 3.8 seconds left in overtime -- lifted the Seattle Kraken over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 Saturday night.,Matty Beniers had a goal and an assist for the Kraken, who opened 2-0-0 for the first time in franchise history. Goalten...
Kraken ride Joey Daccord, host Golden Knights after opening win
Coming into the season, the Seattle Kraken knew they would have to rely on goaltender Joey Daccord and generate offensive production throughout the lineup to be successful.,That's precisely what happened on opening night.,Daccord made 35 saves, and eight players each contributed a point as the Krake...
Joey Daccord shines as Kraken down Ducks for 1st-ever opening win
Joey Daccord made 35 saves as the Seattle Kraken won an opener -- either season or home -- for the first time in their five years of existence, defeating the visiting Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Thursday.,Vince Dunn, Mason Marchment and Jared McCann scored for Seattle, which won its first game under new co...
Ducks start fresh under Joel Quenneville, face Kraken in season opener
After missing the NHL playoffs for a seventh consecutive season, the Anaheim Ducks made a bold move.,They hired Joel Quenneville, who ranks second in league history in coaching victories behind only Scotty Bowman. Quenneville, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, hadn't been behind a bench in nearly f...
Kraken, RW Kaapo Kakko agree to three-year deal
The Seattle Kraken liked what they saw in the 49 games that right winger Kaapo Kakko played for them last season.,On Tuesday, the franchise and the 24-year-old Finnish forward agreed to a three-year contract featuring an average annual value of $4,525,000. The team will avoid arbitration with the re...
Kraken acquire F Frederick Gaudreau from Wild
The Seattle Kraken acquired forward Frederick Gaudreau from the Minnesota Wild on Thursday in exchange for a fourth-round pick in this weekend's draft.,Gaudreau, 32, had 37 points (18 goals, 19 assists) while playing in all 82 games last season for Minnesota. He is heading into the third season of a...
Blackhawks acquire F Andre Burakovsky from Kraken
The Chicago Blackhawks acquired Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken on Saturday in exchange for fellow forward Joe Veleno.,Burakovsky, 30, recorded 37 points (10 goals, 27 assists) in 79 regular-season games with the Kraken this past season.,The two-time Stanley Cup winner carries a salary cap ...
Stars trade F Mason Marchment to Kraken for picks
The Dallas Stars traded veteran forward Mason Marchment to the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.,In exchange, the Stars received a fourth-round draft pick in 2025 and a third-round selection in 2026.,Marchment, 30, tied a career high with 22 goals and added 25 assists in 62 games for Dallas in 2024-...
Kraken hire Lane Lambert as next coach
The Seattle Kraken named Lane Lambert their head coach on Thursday, more than one month after firing Dan Bylsma.,Most recently the associate coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Lambert heads into his second stint as an NHL boss after leading the New York Islanders in 2022-23 and part of 2023-24.,"When...
Kraken tab Ron Francis as president, Jason Botterill as GM
The Seattle Kraken elevated Hall of Famer Ron Francis to president of hockey operations on Tuesday and promoted Jason Botterill to executive vice president and general manager.,The move comes one day after Seattle fired head coach Dan Bylsma following one season on the job. Botterill will lead the s...
Kraken fire coach Dan Bylsma after one season
The Seattle Kraken fired head coach Dan Bylsma on Monday after one season on the job.,In addition, Kraken general manager Ron Francis will transition to a new role as team president and assistant GM Jason Botterill will be elevated to general manager, The Athletic reported.,Bylsma, 54, spent two sea...
Playoff-bound Kings hang on for win over Kraken
Rookie Samuel Helenius scored twice and Alex Turcotte and Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist apiece as the Los Angeles Kings held on to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 6-5 on Tuesday.,Alex Turcotte and Warren Foegele also tallied and Kevin Fiala and Vladislav Gavrikov had two assists apiece for th...
Playoff home ice sealed, Kings head to Seatte
The Los Angeles Kings can rest easy.,Heading into games Tuesday on the road against the Seattle Kraken and Thursday at home against the Calgary Flames to close the regular season, the Kings have already clinched home-ice advantage in the opening round of the NHL's Western Conference playoffs.,And pe...