The Seattle Kraken couldn’t have scripted a much better return from the holiday break, and goaltender Philipp Grubauer made sure to highlight exactly why Sunday night’s performance mattered.
The Seattle Kraken came up just short on Monday, dropping a 3-2 decision in a shootout to the Vancouver Canucks. Seattle was—without a doubt—the better team in this one, but while the Kraken generated oodles of offensive chances despite playing on tired legs, they only got two pucks behind goalie Kevin Lankinen.
On Sunday, Dec. 28, the Seattle Kraken hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. While the Flyers won the first meeting between the two teams back on Oct. 20, the Kraken evened the season series tonight.
Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves and Eeli Tolvanen had two goals -- both empty-netters -- and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 Sunday night.
On Sunday, Dec. 28, the Seattle Kraken announced they have activated forward Jared McCann from injured reserve (IR). This comes just hours before the Kraken are slated to host the Philadelphia Flyers. McCann was a full participant in practice on Saturday ahead of this game.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Kraken will see Jared McCann return to the lineup against the Flyers tonight, teammate Matty Beniers told reporters (including Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times).
Judging by their recent performances, the Philadelphia Flyers and Seattle Kraken both enjoyed their holiday break. The Flyers have won two games in a row, and the Kraken swept their three-game California trip leading into the break.
Welcome to “Down on the Farm,” your weekly Seattle Kraken prospects update. This week, we have one more slim “holiday” update before returning with more standard columns next week.
The Edmonton Oilers are coming out of the holiday break confident, having found themselves competing for the top of the Pacific Division and seemingly in position to ride their way into a playoff spot as the rest of the season moves along.
The Kraken entered the break on a strong note with three straight wins, but they’ve only won four of their last 14 games. Thanks to many of their tweener companions in the West struggling, they’re only three points out of a playoff spot with four games in hand on the Mammoth.
It is finally the Christmas season, and with that comes the time to write out any wishes for the holiday. With the way the Seattle Kraken have played the last month, they will need all of the help they can get.
The Kraken closed out their four‑game road trip through Calgary and California with the kind of gritty, resilient win that was a staple of this team in the early stages of the season, edging the Kings 3–2 to complete the first three-game Golden State sweep in franchise history.
On Tuesday, Dec. 23, the Seattle Kraken played against the Los Angeles Kings for their last game before the Christmas break. The first period remained scoreless, but the Kings took a penalty late in the first frame.
The Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Tuesday, Dec. 23 ahead of the Christmas break. On top of that, Matty Beniers recorded his 100th NHL assist in this game.
For the second leg of a back-to-back for both teams before the holiday break, the Los Angeles Kings hosted the Seattle Kraken inside Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night.
Ahead of their Tuesday, Dec. 23 game against the Los Angeles Kings, the Seattle Kraken announced they have activated forward Berkly Catton off of injured reserve (IR).
The Seattle Kraken beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Monday, picking up their second consecutive win. After a great start to the year, Seattle hit a 1-9-1 skid before picking up two regulation wins this week.
Jordan Eberle tallied twice in the third period as the Seattle Kraken defeated the host Anaheim Ducks 3-1 Monday night. Freddy Gaudreau also scored for Seattle, which won consecutive games for the first time in a month, and Kaapo Kakko had two assists.
There have been multiple trades in the NHL so far this month, with various players heading to new cities. But there was also recently a trade between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Seattle Kraken that resulted in only one player switching addresses, and that was forward Mason Marchment.
The Seattle Kraken won’t be loaning forward Berkly Catton to Team Canada for the 2026 World Junior Championships, according to hockey insider Frank Seravalli.
As per Elliotte Friedman and a couple of other reputable sources, Mason Marchment is being dealt from Seattle to Columbus. The deal comes in under the wire of the NHL roster freeze on Friday night.
While there’s still plenty of hockey to be played, we’re less than three months away from the NHL Trade Deadline, and prognostications on the notable names that might be on trade boards are starting to come to the forefront.
There’s no doubt that the Seattle Kraken have fallen far short of replicating the success the Vegas Golden Knights experienced immediately upon entering the National Hockey League.