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The youth are our future: new dad Geekie, fresh call up Kartye help Kraken take game five over reeling Avalanche
On the road again in Colorado, the Seattle Kraken marched into Ball Arena once again and stuck it to the defending champion Avalanche to take a 3-2 series lead as we now shift back to Seattle for a potential history-making game six. New father Morgan Geekie and AHL call up Tye Kartye got the scoring started for the Kraken, as Yanni Gourde’s tip in helped Seattle pull out a victory.
Grubauer great, depth delivers in game one Kraken win over Avalanche
The Seattle Kraken opened up their first Stanley Cup Playoffs run with a game one victory in the first round against the defending champion Colorado Avalanche. Seattle used several keys to their success throughout the regular season to stun Colorado on their own ice.
Kraken come within inches, can’t end regular season with win, falling to Golden Knights
The Seattle Kraken finished out their 2022-23 regular season with a tight loss to the Las Vegas Golden Knights, as an odd bounce and a too many men call hurt Seattle while their offensive waves of pressure failed to find the back of the net more than once.
Kraken continue to climb, tighten up before Playoffs with 7-3 rout of Chicago
The Seattle Kraken continue to rumble along, with their playoff berth already clinched, as they dropped seven goals on the Chicago Blackhawks in a game that Seattle never saw too much danger in. The Kraken had their depth continue to decimate Chicago, with some defensive miscues to clean up as they prepare for the Stanley Cup Playoffs
Kraken overwhelm Coyotes with tidal wave of goals for critical victory in playoff race
Playing the first game of the final two weeks of the NHL regular season, and first of two in three days against the Coyotes, the Seattle Kraken established utter domination with an 8-1 victory. Seattle’s four goals in the third period ultimately put things away, and the Kraken magic point number to clinch a playoff berth now sits at 6.
Kraken battle hard, fall just short of season sweep over big bad Bruins in 6-5 loss
In an epic rematch of their January 12th thriller, the Seattle Kraken and Boston Bruins traded heavy blows all night long. Ultimately, Boston was able to take advantage of Seattle’s mistakes enough to edge the upstart Kraken.
Kraken dismantle Bluejackets in 3-1 victory to head into All-Star break on a high note
In their final game before the All-Star break, the Seattle Kraken were able to handily dismantle the Columbus Blue Jackets. Resulting in a 3-1 score, Seattle hardly ever had resistance to manage as the Kraken got scoring contributions from Morgan Geekie, Alex Wennberg, and Eeli Tolvanen while Philipp Grubauer was again solid in net.
Kraken end 2022 with crude, nightmarish blowout loss to Oilers
The Seattle Kraken were embarrassed on home ice by division rival, the Edmonton Oilers. Seattle was hit in the mouth early, blowing three defensive assignments in under four minutes that resulted in three goals. The Kraken were never able to recover.
Kraken give the Flames too much air in frustrating 3-2 loss
The Seattle Kraken fell to the Calgary Flames in a tight, grinding divisional matchup. The Kraken drop the first game of a three-contest homestand, before the time begins a rough month of January to begin the year of 2023.
Kraken make Blues face the music in convincing 5-2 win
In the second game of their short homestand, the Seattle Kraken scored a symphony of goals against the St. Louis Blues. Seattle’s three goal second period gave the Kraken a 4-goal lead that they would never look back from.
The Wright moment comes in a mistake laden game for Kraken, falling 4-2 to Montreal
The Seattle Kraken end their three game homestand in poor fashion, losing 4-2 to the Montreal Canadiens. Shane Wright scored his first NHL goal in the first period and put in a good performance, but the rest of his team couldn’t pull their weight in a teeth grinding effort.
Kraken pounce on Predators early, extending win streak to five with 5-1 win
The Seattle Kraken extended their win streak to five, as they opened a six game homestand with a thrashing 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators. Andre Burakovsky tallied three points, while Jordan Eberle netted two goals. The Kraken put on a beautiful performance on national television
Kraken grind out thrilling win against Penguins behind stellar defensive effort
To end their homestand, the Seattle Kraken grinded out a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins thanks to a solid defensive performance.
Kraken rout Sabres in 5-1 dominating win to open homestand
The Seattle Kraken blew out the Buffalo Sabres in the first game of the their homestand, thanks in large part to the fourth line of Brandon Tanev, Morgan Geekie, and Daniel Sprong. Seattle remains at third in the Pacific Division.