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Top Kraken performers from Seattle’s home win over the Philadelphia Flyers on October 18th, 2024

The past two wins for the Seattle Kraken have been reminiscent of how the team won during their 2022-23 season that saw them reach game seven of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, with plenty of contribution throughout the lineup. To highlight those contributions, here’s Silvia-Leija Rosas’ top performers from the Kraken’s 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, October 17th, 2024.

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Top takeaways from the Seattle Kraken season opening home loss to the St. Louis Blues on October 8th, 2024

Our Seattle Kraken began their 2024-25 campaign with a frustrating defeat at the hands of the St. Louis Blues at Climate Pledge Arena, as what seemed to be an exciting second period quickly flipped with a lapse in time where the Kraken were caught sleeping and the Blues took advantage. Here are a few takeaways from the game from Silvia-Leija Rosas.

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Aces beat Storm 85-72, snapping four-game win streak

In the final regular season home game that the Seattle Storm played in 2024, the team fell to the Las Vegas Aces without two all-stars in Jewell Loyd and Ezi Magbegor. The Storm hosted the Aces in what will likely be a first round WNBA playoffs matchup, and held their own until very late in the fourth quarter.

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Savvy roster construction by the front office builds a winning Storm

A year after one of the worst seasons for the Seattle Storm, record wise, the roster is one of the best in the WNBA and are looking to secure a top four seed in the playoffs. Rowan Schaberg of Circling Seattle Sports discusses the turnaround for the roster and the impacts of Nneka Ogwumike, Skylar Diggins-Smith, and Gabby Williams.

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Storm will be without Loyd and Magbegor due to injury against Sparks on September 15th

The Seattle Storm will be without two members of their core four for the teams final head-to-head matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks, as the team announced that guard Jewell Loyd and forward Ezi Magbegor are going to miss the game with a knee injury and concussion, respectively.

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Storm clears the Sky, 84-71

The Seattle Storm win the season series over the Chicago Sky with an 84-71 victory on Sunday, taking the second game against them over the span of three-days. Although Chicago was able to push Seattle in the first half, the Storm pulled away in the latter half and got a satisfying Sunday afternoon win.

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The Storm need Jewell Loyd to deliver against Fever

With some struggles from the field to begin the 2024 season, there’s some worry about Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd and her scoring, as she hasn’t been able to be efficient in the teams first 16 games of the season. Against an Indiana Fever team that struggles to protect the paint against guards, the opportunity for Loyd to have a big impact lies ahead.

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