Those buying beers or battling traffic missed nearly all the scoring action in a 3-1 Dallas Stars victory over the Kraken on Monday night at Climate Pledge Arena. There were three goals in the first 3:19, and then none at all until a Stars empty netter with 1:07 left in the game.
Now that there’s no more glimmer of hope, the eulogies to the 2024-25 Seattle Kraken can safely begin. They knew how to rally, but never truly contended.
With nine games to go in the regular season, the Kraken were formally eliminated from 2025 postseason contention when the St. Louis Blues won their ninth game in a row against the Colorado Avalanche.
Kaapo Kakko scored twice and the Kraken put up a spirited fight on Saturday night. But even without their superstars, the Edmonton Oilers continued to dominate their Pacific Division neighbor.
PHILADELPHIA — Brandon Tanev’s tenure with the Kraken ended Friday after the winger was traded to his former team, the Winnipeg Jets, for a second-round draft pick in 2027.
SEATTLE – In one fell swoop, the Seattle Kraken said goodbye to an alternate captain and an All-Star, sending center Yanni Gourde and winger Oliver Bjorkstrand to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, two days before the NHL trade deadline.
Making his NHL debut at age 28, Kraken goaltender Ales Stezka held the Lightning to one goal until halfway through the third period Sunday. Seattle (25-30-4) managed little goal support and let up late. The visitors fell 4-1 in Tampa.
Jared McCann’s third-period goal and Joey Daccord’s 26 saves lifted the visiting Kraken over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers 2-1 in regulation on Saturday.
In the end, after more than a week of hockey that redefined how a professional league can imagine an all-star competition, there was Connor McDavid, the Canadian star, alone in front of the American net.
SEATTLE – Coming out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break with 25 games to play, the Seattle Kraken (24-29-4) are nearly as close to last place as they are to the second wild-card spot in the West. They are 11 points away from the cutoff.
The Seattle Kraken assigned captain Jordan Eberle to the Coachella Valley Firebirds on a conditioning loan Wednesday, seemingly one of the last steps in his return from surgery.
SEATTLE – The highlight of the Kraken’s Thursday came just before 10 a.m., when captain Jordan Eberle donned a regular blue contact jersey for morning skate for the first time since November.
