Tonight's 9-8 victory gives the Kraken six consecutive wins for the first time in franchise history.
It also marks the Kraken's sixth-consecutive road win, which is also a franchise record.
With today’s win, the
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set an NHL record for the largest points improvement for an expansion team from its first to its second season since the Original Six era.
The Kraken now have 88 points — a 28-point improvement from last season’s total.
Jordan Eberle’s three-goal game marks the first hat trick in franchise history.
It is the fourth hat trick of his career and first since Feb. 21, 2020 vs. Detroit.
Vince Dunn’s goal makes the Kraken the first team in NHL history to open the scoring in each of a franchise’s first six playoff games according to
@PR_NHL
.
The Kraken scored two goals in the opening 0:59 of tonight’s game, the fastest opening two goals in a game this season.
It marks the first time that a team has scored two goals in the first minute of a game since the St. Louis Blues did so on Jan. 30, 2021.
Carson Soucy’s goal is the first
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goal of his career.
He is the 16th Seattle skater to score a goal this postseason. No team has more unique goals scorers than the Kraken.
Justin Schultz’s, Oliver Bjorkstrand’s and Jordan Eberle’s first-period goals came in a span of 52 seconds. It is the sixth-fastest three goals by one team in a game in
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history according to
@PR_NHL
.
Kailer Yamamoto’s Seattle debut marks the first time in franchise history that a Washington-born player has appeared in a game for the Kraken.
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The
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have re-signed forward Jared McCann to a five-year extension ($5 million AAV).
The signing marks the first time in franchise history that a player has re-signed with the Kraken.
Seattle’s first period marks the first time they have scored four goals in a single period during the
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Playoffs.
It’s also the first time this postseason that a team has recorded a four-goal first period and the sixth time a team has scored four goals in any period.
Cale Fleury is expected to make his Kraken debut tonight, joining older brother Haydn on the team’s blue line. It will mark the first time that the duo will play together as teammates at the professional level.
Jared McCann (one goal, one assist) and Yanni Gourde (one assist) have each reached the 300-point milestone in tonight’s game against Columbus.
Congrats, Jared and Yanni!
Eeli Tolvanen’s first-period goal is the first
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Playoff goal in franchise history.
It is his second career playoff goal, with his first also coming against the Avalanche on May 7, 2022.
Vince Dunn’s assist on Oliver Bjorkstrand’s goal was his 100th as a member of the Kraken.
He is the first player in franchise history to total 100 assists with the team.
On Oct. 7, 2010, a 20-year-old Jordan Eberle made his
@NHL
debut. 4,906 days later, he is set to play in his 1,000th NHL regular-season game.
Alexa, play "Just The Way You Are" 🎶
The Seattle Kraken will make a special announcement tomorrow at approximately 10:30am PT.
Media wishing to attend can find more information in their inboxes or contact the Kraken PR Department.
Believed to be the first open LGBTQ+ staff member on an NHL bench,
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assistant athletic trainer Justin Rogers has found acceptance and support with a team that knows his sexuality.
Now, he looks to help other members of the LGBTQ+ community →
With tonight’s overtime victory, the Kraken extend their winning streak to seven games, the longest active winning streak in the NHL and the longest winning streak in franchise history.
Jared McCann is the 18th Seattle skater to score a goal during the 2023
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.
The Kraken join the 1989-90 and 1992-93 Los Angeles Kings as the only teams in NHL history to have 18 unique goal scores through their first 12 games of a postseason according to
The
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have made the following roster moves:
-Yanni Gourde has been activated off of IR
-Joey Daccord has been recalled from the Charlotte Checkers
-Chris Driedger has been placed on IR
-Kole Lind has been reassigned to Charlotte
The Seattle Kraken have made the following roster moves:
• Recalled F Kole Lind from Charlotte (AHL)
• Re-assigned F Alexander True to Charlotte
• Placed F Marcus Johansson (lower body) on IR