The Seattle Kraken took advantage of Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard’s late penalty when Brandon Montour connected with Jaden Schwartz for the winning power-play goal in Seattle’s 3-2 victory against Chicago on Thursday.

The Kraken were hit with a one-two punch at the end of the first period against the San Jose Sharks at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday, losing their goaltender immediately after giving up a goal. But a veteran standby saved the day, securing a big win over the Sharks.

Following Wednesday’s 6-1 loss to the Sharks, the Kraken returned to practice on Thursday with a higher pace and intensity coupled with some shuffling on the forward lines as Lane Lambert continues to make tweaks to the lineup.

In a 10-second span, the Kraken went from knocking on the door of a 3-0 lead to protecting a one-goal margin against the Blackhawks. But the home squad did not buckle, turning defense into offense late to secure the 3-1 win on Monday.

The Seattle Kraken once again salvaged a point in the standings by the skin of their teeth, but fell in overtime for the second time in a week, as J.T. Miller connected with Will Cuylle to give the New York Rangers a 3-2 overtime win at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday.

Despite the comeback going incomplete in overtime, Kraken head coach Lane Lambert made a personnel decision to jumpstart the team down three with 14 minutes left that allowed Seattle to come away from their Tuesday game with a point.

While the Kraken went 2-2-2 on their six-game road trip with a mixed bag of results before returning to Climate Pledge Arena for a 3-2 win against the Oilers on Saturday, Ryan Winterton has started to find his niche with an increasing role in his third season.

Jared McCann scored with 3.8 seconds left in overtime to lift the Seattle Kraken to a 2-1 overtime win against the Vegas Golden Knights at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday, improving to 2-0-0 in a low-event game.

The Seattle Kraken wrapped up their preseason slate with a 4-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Climate Pledge Arena on Wednesday. What stood out from the final exhibition tune-up?

While the Seattle Kraken welcomed two of their top veterans back to action, they had another one absent from Tuesday’s practice as they continue to deal with injuries during training camp leading up to the start of a new season.

Several Kraken players managed to raise their stock regarding their chances of making the roster or moving up the organizational depth chart in the preseason opener against the Canucks, while others did the opposite.

Heading into the 2025-26 season with a new coaching staff, the Kraken will be counting on big steps forward from Matty Beniers and recently re-signed Kaapo Kakko to elevate the play of an otherwise aging forwards group.

Despite all the offseason changes to the Seattle Kraken roster, the organization will rely on the returning top line to pick up where it left off last season to lead the charge in 2025-26.