Back from break, Kraken edge Flames behind Chris Driedger in goal
<p><p>CALGARY, Alberta — Goaltender Chris Driedger got the nod in the Kraken net for the first time in nearly a season and a half on Wednesday night. He was on cleanup duty as the Kraken...
View ArticleKraken beat Flyers in OT to tie franchise-record points streak
<p><p>A scuffling Kraken offense getting talented winger Andre Burakovsky back three weeks after his latest injury was only half the battle in Friday night’s final game of the calendar...
View ArticleKraken’s Joey Daccord shines in shutout win over Vegas in NHL Winter Classic...
<p><p>SEATTLE – About the last possible off-ice hurdle to a successful NHL Winter Classic at T-Mobile Park was overcome two hours before Monday’s noon puck drop when a dense morning fog...
View ArticleKraken forward Oliver Bjorkstrand earns first NHL All-Star nod
<p><p>SEATTLE – Kraken forward Oliver Bjorkstrand, second on the team in goals, assists and points, was selected Thursday to play in his first NHL All-Star Game next month in...
View ArticleJoey Daccord shines in goal again as Kraken keep streaking
<p><p>SEATTLE – The now familiar “Jo-ey! Jo-ey!” cheers were once again ringing down from the Climate Pledge Arena stands before Kraken netminder Joey Daccord had stopped even a single...
View ArticleKraken suddenly have offensive-finishing depth they’ve been lacking
<p><p>A potentially season-defining road trip for the Kraken appears poised to start with some additional finish.</p></p><p><p>Make that offensive finishing ability,...
View ArticleKraken find their offense, run winning streak to 7 games, points streak to 11
<p><p>BUFFALO, N.Y. — This hardly began like the night Jaden Schwartz and his Kraken teammates would notch more than four goals for the first time in nearly four weeks and only the second...
View ArticleJoey Daccord’s scorpion save helps Kraken tie club’s longest win streak
<p><p>WASHINGTON — Add a scorpion save to the growing legend of Kraken netminder Joey Daccord, whose elite hockey origins already emanate from playing for teams based in the Arizona and...
View ArticleKraken beat Blue Jackets to break club record with ninth straight win
<p><p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kraken forward Jared McCann and company quickly realized Saturday night’s franchise-record-setting ninth straight win was going to prove more soul-testing than others...
View ArticleAbsences bite Kraken in loss to Penguins as club-record win streak ends
<p><p>PITTSBURGH – The Kraken’s franchise-record, nine-game win streak buckled under the weight of absences, including their top-line center and top two defensemen as they fell 3-0 to the...
View ArticleKraken lose on back-to-back days as Chris Driedger struggles to hold off Rangers
<p><p>NEW YORK — Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann each had a goal and an assist as the Kraken fell, 5-2 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Seattle goaltender Chris Driedger’s second...
View ArticleKraken’s losing streak hits three as Oilers up their win streak to 12
<p><p>EDMONTON, Alberta — Whether or not this really was the “must win” game Jordan Eberle described it as earlier this week, the Kraken sure came out Thursday night playing as if it...
View ArticleKraken’s losing streak hits four as Maple Leafs take care of business
<p><p>Kraken No. 7 Jordan Eberle recorded his seventh goal of the season — and seventh point in eight games — to close the gap to one goal, but the comeback bid ended there as the Toronto...
View ArticlePhilipp Grubauer returns to Kraken, but Joey Daccord continues to shoulder...
<p><p>SEATTLE – There was no immediate change on the Seattle Kraken netminding front Wednesday despite it being the first time in nearly seven weeks Philipp Grubauer returned to a game in...
View ArticleKraken turn back Blackhawks to snap four-game losing streak
<p><p>SEATTLE – One of those trap kind of games began sneaking up on the Kraken midway through Wednesday night’s first period of what initially looked like a victory that would be far...
View ArticleBlues beat Kraken in OT in matchup of teams scrambling for playoff positioning
<p><p>SEATTLE – Oliver Bjorkstrand played like it was his All-Star audition tape, even though he’s already booked his ticket.</p></p><p><p>Bjorkstrand and linemate...
View ArticleJordan Eberle finds scoring groove as Kraken get much-needed win vs. Blue...
<p><p>SEATTLE – Amid a season of offensive challenges for the Kraken, the scoring drop-off by Jordan Eberle had loomed larger than most.</p></p><p><p>So, the Kraken...
View ArticleEeli Tolvanen showing last season's production with Kraken was no fluke
<p><p>One of the quieter Kraken success stories thus far has been winger Eeli Tolvanen already surpassing last season’s unexpectedly high points total with the...
View ArticleKraken sputter into All-Star break with shutout loss to lowly Sharks
<p><p>SAN JOSE, Calif. — Spring break was looming and the Kraken blew off their last assignment Tuesday night in front of a patchy crowd at SAP...
View ArticleKraken need more than ‘loser’ points from here to make playoffs
<p><p>SEATTLE – No major professional sports league rewards losing quite like the NHL, and few teams are capitalizing the way the Kraken have.</p></p><p><p>That’s...
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