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Prime Monday Hockey: Seattle Kraken vs Winnipeg Jets

Monday Night Hockey on Prime continues today with a Western Conference matchup. This matchup features the Seattle Kraken visiting the Winnipeg Jets. Don’t forget to check out more NHL Predictions, as our writers continue this series throughout the 2025-26 season.

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Monday Musings: Kraken are virtually eliminated

Last Monday, the Kraken’s playoff hopes were wobbling but still technically alive — thin ice, sure, but not fully cracked. I said three points would be acceptable, fewer than two would be devastating, and… well, here we are.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / April 6

Fantasy Hockey 2025-26: Weekly Strength of Schedule and Streaming Targets — Week 24

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NHL News / Last Word On Sports / April 4

NHL Predictions: Chicago Blackhawks vs Seattle Kraken, April 4

Tonight, the Chicago Blackhawks continue their road trip against the Seattle Kraken. Welcome to this edition of NHL Predictions! Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey analyze the day’s games and provide in-depth analysis.

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Kraken Notebook – Trying to stay positive despite terrible stretch, Schwartz back, PP personnel changing?

When a team goes from being firmly in a playoff position to effectively playing itself out of the conversation, one might expect the mood at a late-season practice—with eight games left, a four-point deficit, and four teams to leapfrog to return to the postseason picture—to be fairly drab.

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The 25 best NHL teams who didn't win the Stanley Cup

In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / April 3

3 Takeaways From Kraken’s Embarrassing 6-2 Loss to Mammoth

On Thursday, April 2, the Seattle Kraken hosted the Utah Mammoth for their final matchup of the season. The Kraken returned home from a six-game road trip, ready to get back into the win column.

NHL News / Sound of Hockey / April 3

Three Takeaways – Kraken likely kill last playoff hopes with 6-2 loss to Mammoth

That feels like the end of the Seattle Kraken’s playoff hopes. Optimism around the team’s chances had certainly waned in recent weeks, as the group continued to sputter its way farther out of the picture.

Seattle Kraken News / The Hockey Writers / April 2

Seattle Kraken’s 3 Stars for March

They say March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, but for the Seattle Kraken, it was a ferocious battle the entire time. The Kraken played 14 games in March and earned a record of 4-8-2.

NHL News / Field Level Media / April 2

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

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / April 1

3 Takeaways From Kraken’s Frustrating 3-0 Loss to Oilers

On Tuesday, March 31, the Seattle Kraken took on the Edmonton Oilers for their fourth and final matchup of the season. Heading into this game, the Oilers had a 2-1 lead in the season series.

NHL News / Sound of Hockey / April 1

Three Takeaways – Kraken come up empty in 3-0 loss at Oilers

The Seattle Kraken played a decent game against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday but didn’t take advantage of their opportunities and—as we’ve seen so many times with this team in its five years of existence—made the opposing goalie, in this case Connor Ingram, look like a star.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / March 29

3 Takeaways From Kraken’s 3-2 Shootout Loss to Sabres

On Saturday, March 28, the Seattle Kraken took on the Buffalo Sabres for the two teams’ second and final matchup of the 2025-26 season. The Sabres already beat the Kraken earlier in the season in Seattle, 3-1. The Kraken took an early lead with a goal in the first period and followed it up with another goal in the second.

NHL News / Sound of Hockey / March 29

Three Takeaways – Kraken take 3-2 shootout loss at Sabres but gain ground in playoff race

It wasn’t the best road trip for the Seattle Kraken, but when you consider how it started—a 3-1 loss in a critical matchup with the Nashville Predators, followed by a 5-2 drubbing by the Columbus Blue Jackets, Seattle’s fourth straight regulation loss at the time—closing it out 1-2-2 is downright palatable.

Shane Wright News / Daily Faceoff / March 28

Kraken’s Shane Wright leaves game against Sabres

The Seattle Kraken announced on social media that forward Shane Wright left Saturday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres and would not return. The Kraken didn’t share why the 22-year-old would exit the game, but his last shift came late in the first period after taking a hit from Sabres’ Logan Stanley.

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Kraken Recall Logan Morrison

The Seattle Kraken have recalled forward Logan Morrison from the AHL under emergency conditions. He will help Seattle address a slew of injuries, including to Jaden Schwartz, Jared McCann, and Ryan Winterton.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / March 27

3 Takeaways From Kraken’s 4-3 OT Win Over Lightning

On Thursday, March 26, the Seattle Kraken traveled to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. The two teams kicked off the season series earlier this month in Seattle, on March 17, where the Lightning took a commanding 6-2 win. The Kraken kicked off scoring in the first period, but Tampa Bay answered back with a goal of their own.

NHL News / Sound of Hockey / March 27

Three Takeaways – Montour scores twice, Kraken earn “gutsy” 4-3 OT win at Lightning

Seattle Kraken coach Lane Lambert wondered aloud on Wednesday if his team’s rally back from a three-goal deficit to steal a standings point at the Florida Panthers on Tuesday could be the “event” that gets the group playing up to its potential again, something it has not done since before the Olympic break.

NHL News / Field Level Media / March 26

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.

NHL News / Field Level Media / March 25

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 in a shootout.

Oscar Fisker Molgaard News / Pro Hockey Rumors / March 25