MARCH 22 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
SEATTLE KRAKEN 10-10-1 · 6TH IN WEST, PACIFIC
10-10-1 · 6TH IN WEST, PACIFIC
Next Game at Ducks · Tue 3:00AM
SEA -149 TOTAL 5.5
Kraken @ Golden Knights 3/21 | NHL Highlights 2024
MARCH 22 • YOUTUBE
Kolesar breaks tie and Golden Knights beat Kraken 3-1 Keegan Kolesar scored off a rebound with 1:20 left to put Vegas ahead for good in a 3-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night, s...
Jamie Oleksiak - Good to go Oleksiak (undisclosed) is expected to play Thursday versus the Golden Knights.
Impact Oleksiak was banged up Monday versus the Sabres, but it appears he'll be able to tough it out. He remains in a second-pairing role alongside Will Borgen.
MARCH 22 • ROTOWIRE
Jaden Schwartz - Set to play Thursday Schwartz (upper body) is expected to be in the lineup Thursday versus the Golden Knights.
Impact Schwartz will return from a four-game absence. He'll play on the second line and is expected to see power-play time. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare will exit the lineup to make room for Schwartz.
MARCH 22 • ROTOWIRE
Jamie Oleksiak - Questionable Thursday Oleksiak is dealing with an undisclosed injury and is consequently questionable for Thursday's game against Vegas, per Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network.
Impact Oleksiak has two goals, 10 points, 98 hits and 150 blocks in 67 contests this season. He was limited to 9:49 of ice time in Seattle's 6-2 loss to Buffalo on Monday. If Oleksiak can't play Thursday, then Cale Fleury might make his NHL season debut.
MARCH 21 • ROTOWIRE
Vince Dunn - Not traveling with team Dunn (upper body) didn't join the team for its two-game road trip. Coach Dave Hakstol told reporters Thursday, "No change in his status. His progress continues. He's at home contin...
Impact Dunn has already missed six games due to his upper-body issue and now finds himself on the shelf for another pair of contests. Before getting hurt, the 27-year-old blueliner was producing offensive with points in six of his last seven contests, registering three goals and three assists. Ryker Evans should continue to slot into the third pairing with Dunn on the shelf.
MARCH 21 • ROTOWIRE
Jaden Schwartz - Game-time call Thursday Schwartz (upper body) is expected to be a game-time decision Thursday versus Vegas, according to Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times.
Impact Schwartz has missed the Kraken's last four contests. He has 11 goals and 23 points in 47 outings in 2023-24. If Schwartz does return Thursday, then he will likely serve in a middle-six role.
MARCH 21 • ROTOWIRE
Philipp Grubauer - Leaves ice first Thursday Grubauer was the first goalie off the ice Thursday, Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times reports, indicating he'll patrol the crease on the road against the Golden Knights.
Impact Grubauer is winless in his last three appearances, posting a 0-1-1 record, 3.76 GAA and .876 save percentage. Despite the slump, the 32-year-old backstop continues to see the majority of the workload ahead of Joey Daccord. Still, with the Kraken all but eliminated from playoff contention, Grubauer could be forced to split the netminding duties down the stretch.
MARCH 21 • ROTOWIRE
Cale Fleury - Up from minors Fleury was called up from AHL Coachella Valley on Thursday.
Impact Fleury has five goals and 29 points in 57 contests with Coachella Valley in 2023-24. Vince Dunn has been dealing with an upper-body injury, so Fleury's presence gives the Kraken another option on defense ahead of Thursday's game against Vegas.
MARCH 21 • ROTOWIRE
Looking to improve wild-card grip, Knights face Kraken With the Minnesota Wild and St.Louis Blues nipping at their heels for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference playoff race, the d...
MARCH 21 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Eberle has been 'role model,' steadying presence for Kraken | NHL.com 33-year-old forward mentoring young players like Beniers, Kartye
MARCH 21 • NHL.COM
Kraken enter matchup with the Golden Knights on losing streak
The Seattle Kraken come into the matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights after losing five games in a rowMARCH 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sabres play the Canucks after Skinner's hat trick
The Buffalo Sabres visit the Vancouver Canucks after Jeff Skinner recorded a hat trick in the Sabres' 6-2 win against the Seattle KrakenMARCH 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brian Dumoulin - Garners assist Dumoulin notched an assist in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres.
Impact Dumoulin snapped a 10-game point drought with his helper on Jordan Eberle's first-period tally. The 32-year-old Dumoulin has filled in on the top pairing while Vince Dunn (upper body) is out of the lineup. Dumoulin has 13 points, 55 shots on net, 61 hits, 66 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating over 65 appearances, doing little to earn fantasy interest in most formats.
MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE
Joey Daccord chased early, Kraken cap brutal homestand with loss to Sabres Had they bottled up the first 24 seconds of Monday night’s game and gone home, it would have been a perfect outing for a Kraken team in desp...
MARCH 19 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Justin Schultz - Records power-play helper Schultz notched a power-play assist and went minus-3 in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres.
Impact Schultz has two points over eight games in March, matching his production from seven outings in February. The 33-year-old defenseman has seen steady power-play time this month while Vince Dunn (upper body) is sidelined. Schultz has 20 points (six on the power play), 78 shots on net, 58 blocked shots and a minus-18 rating over 57 appearances this season, playing mainly in a third-pairing role.
MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE
Eeli Tolvanen - Dishes two assists Tolvanen logged a pair of assists, two hits and four PIM in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres.
Impact Tolvanen set up both of the Kraken's goals in this contest after getting shuffled up to the top line amid significant changes by head coach Dave Hakstol. The 24-year-old Tolvanen had produced just four points over his previous 16 contests. He's at 36 points (nine on the power play), 137 shots on net, 171 hits, 67 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating through 67 appearances.
MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE
Matty Beniers - Capitalizes on fortunate bounce Beniers scored a power-play goal on two shots and added three hits in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres.
Impact A shot deflected off multiple players, including Beniers, before the puck landed on the doorstep of the goal. Beniers was the first to get to it, tapping it in over a defender's stick. The 21-year-old has four points over his last seven outings and is up to 10 goals, 28 points (eight on the power play), 111 shots on net and a minus-7 rating through 63 contests overall.
MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE
Jordan Eberle - Pots goal in loss Eberle scored a goal on four shots in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres.
Impact This was Eberle's first goal in five games since he signed a two-year contract extension March 8. The winger had gone eight contests without a goal before scoring in the first minute Monday. He's up to 16 tallies, 39 points, 147 shots on net and a plus-7 rating through 64 appearances this season, well off the pace that saw him put up 63 points a year ago.
MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE
Philipp Grubauer - Makes relief appearance Grubauer stopped 23 of 26 shots in relief of Joey Daccord in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres.
Impact Daccord was pulled early in the first period after allowing three goals on four shots. Grubauer was able to steady things for a while, but the Kraken's offense ultimately didn't give him enough support to turn the game around. The loss belongs to Daccord, so Grubauer stays at 10-11-2 on the year with a 2.87 GAA and an .899 save percentage through 27 appearances. With an upcoming road back-to-back in Vegas on Thursday and in Arizona on Friday, both Grubauer and Daccord should get a chance to start soon.
MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE
Joey Daccord - Pulled early Monday Daccord stopped just one of four shots in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres.
Impact The Kraken were unable to cover the damage Daccord left behind over the first 5:41 of the game, so he'll take his third straight loss. Philipp Grubauer stopped 23 of 26 shots in a relief appearance during the Kraken's worst loss in 2024. Daccord is down to 17-15-10 with a 2.52 GAA and a .917 save percentage through 43 appearances this season. The Kraken have a back-to-back Thursday in Vegas and Friday in Arizona, so both Daccord and Grubauer should be due for starts later in the week.
MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE
Skinner nets hat trick, Sabres chase Daccord with early barrage in 6-2 win over Kraken Jeff Skinner had a hat trick, with his first goal coming during a three-goal outburst in the first six minutes to chase Seattle Kraken goalt...
MARCH 19 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Jeff Skinner's hat trick powers Sabres past Kraken Jeff Skinner scored three goals as the Buffalo Sabres continued their playoff push with a 6-2 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Mon...
MARCH 19 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Skinner gets hat trick in Sabres win against Kraken | NHL.com Thompson, Tuch each has goal, assist for Buffalo, which is 4-1-0 in past 5
MARCH 19 • NHL.COM
