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 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.

All signs point to Kaapo Kakko returning from his broken hand on Saturday, when the Kraken host his former team, the Rangers. Two of his projected linemates spoke 1-on-1 with the Emerald City Spectrum to discuss what the 24-year-old forward brings to the lineup.

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.

The Seattle Kraken will be short handed in Saturday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs with two key veterans out for different reasons.

After missing the entirety of Kraken training camp due to an ankle injury, the 31-year-old defenseman Brandon Montour resumed skating on Tuesday and was a full participant in practice on Wednesday.

The Seattle Kraken defenseman has missed training camp with an ankle injury, and coach Lane Lambert said he has “no idea” if Montour will be available by Thursday’s season-opener.

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.

Training updates about the Seattle Kraken after Thursday’s practice following two road preseason games against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday and the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.

With a new coach taking over for the second straight season and camp soon to kick off, the Kraken hope a young nucleus can gel with several newcomers to steer the team back towards playoff contention.

Only a month away from the start of training camp, the Kraken not only return several quality defensemen, but they further bolstered that group during free agency. Will the unit be able to mesh in Lane Lambert’s system?

Securing one of their top young defenders for continued development under Lane Lambert’s new coaching staff, the Kraken handed Ryker Evans a new deal with hopes he will keep lifting his game in 2025-26 and beyond.

Opening free agency by prioritizing improving their defense, the Kraken made a multi-year investment in one of the more proven blue liners available on the market in Ryan Lindgren.