News Category: Seattle Kraken

Kraken, Canadiens out to snap losing streaks

Say this for the Seattle Kraken: At least they’re consistent. During a seven-game winless streak (0-5-2), the Kraken have failed to score in the opening two periods five times. Yet they’ve trailed just 1-0 heading into the third in three of those games and have been in a scoreless tie twice. So don’t expect an offensive explosion Sunday night when Seattle plays host to the Montreal Canadiens. The Kraken (28-28-13, 69 points) return home after

Jordan Eberle aims to help Kraken end skid in clash vs. Coyotes

The Seattle Kraken easily could’ve dealt Jordan Eberle earlier this month at the NHL trade deadline. Plenty of teams likely would’ve been interested in acquiring a forward with his experience. Instead, the Kraken passed on all offers and gave Eberle a two-year contract extension. With Seattle’s playoff hopes dwindling heading into Friday night’s game against the Arizona Coyotes in Tempe, Ariz., it’s fair to wonder if the Kraken would’ve been better off dealing Eberle for

Sabres eager to move up in playoff chase, visit Kraken

When the Buffalo Sabres shipped off Erik Johnson, Casey Mittelstadt and Kyle Okposo at the NHL’s trade deadline, it appeared they were raising a white surrender flag on their season. Three straight victories followed, putting them right back in the Eastern Conference’s wild-card chase. Despite a 4-1 loss Saturday in Detroit to open their five-game trip, the Sabres will try to continue their playoff push when they meet the Seattle Kraken, a team that took

Preds out to extend unbeaten streak in trip to Seattle

This isn’t supposed to be the season of giving in the National Hockey League. But there the Seattle Kraken were Thursday night, allowing a pair of unassisted goals to the Washington Capitals in a 2-1 defeat that dimmed their playoff hopes. The Kraken, who are 0-2-1 to start their five-game homestand and have lost four in a row at Climate Pledge Arena, will try to be stingier when they play host to the Nashville Predators

Kraken aim to get back on track vs. Capitals

As the Vegas Golden Knights celebrated their 5-4 overtime victory at the far end of the rink Tuesday at Seattle, Kraken forward Oliver Bjorkstrand stood on the ice just outside the door to the bench. Bjorkstrand derisively clapped his gloves together five times and then flung his stick across the ice. The Kraken, who play host to the Washington Capitals on Thursday night, weren’t eliminated from playoff contention with the loss, but their hopes were

Kraken look to make up ground on visiting Knights

That the Seattle Kraken are chasing a Western Conference wild-card bid after an up-and-down season is no surprise. The team they are chasing is. The defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights are currently hanging on to the West’s second and final wild-card berth entering their Tuesday night game in Seattle. The Kraken are eight points behind Vegas with a game in hand. The Golden Knights snapped a four-game skid with a 5-3 victory Saturday

Andre Burakovsky steps up for Kraken ahead of rematch with Jets

Andre Burakovsky almost had to do a double-take. Burakovsky slipped a wrist shot from the top of the right faceoff circle past Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck with 2:39 remaining in regulation Tuesday night, breaking a tie and giving the visiting Seattle Kraken a 4-3 victory. The Jets and Kraken meet again Friday night in Seattle. “I almost forgot what it feels like, so it’s really nice,” the oft-injured Burakovsky said after netting just his second

Jets, fresh off consecutive comebacks, clash with Kraken

The Winnipeg Jets are one of the NHL’s hottest teams with nine wins in their past 11 games. Yet even with the recent run of success, the Jets — who will play host to the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night — had a hard time explaining how they pulled out a pair of road victories over the weekend. First was what Winnipeg fans are calling the “Rally in Raleigh” on Saturday. The Jets scored five

Kraken travel to face Flames team they’d like to emulate

The Seattle Kraken and the host Calgary Flames are in the same situation heading into Monday’s meeting at the Saddledome. With 22 games remaining this season, the distance between themselves and a playoff position is not insurmountable, but the margin for error is razor-thin, which puts even more on the line in their fourth and final meeting between the Pacific Division rivals. The Kraken finished a middling six-game homestand with a 2-1 loss to the

Connor McDavid glad to assist teammates as Oilers visit Kraken

When Connor McDavid is in a scoring slump, that doesn’t mean he isn’t producing. McDavid snapped a 10-game goalless drought, tallying with 26 seconds left in overtime of a 3-2 victory against visiting St. Louis on Wednesday. He also had two assists. Despite the recent lack of goals, McDavid has registered points in nine consecutive games, with one goal and 22 assists. He’ll look to extend that streak Saturday afternoon when the Oilers play at