Points pace: 101 Playoff position: N/A He has produced 1.22 points per game in the playoffs, seventh in NHL history among players who have appeared in more than 37 games behind Gretzky, Lemieux, MacKinnon, Mark Messier (1.25), Bobby Orr (1.24) and Mike Bossy (1.24). Regulation wins: 27 Edmonton faces Ottawa at home Tuesday. Playoff position: WC2 Playoff chances: >99% Next game: vs. FLA (Thursday) Regulation wins: 49 Avalanche: Cale Makar missed the last seven games of the regular season with a lower-body injury, after missing nine games in a 10-game stretch from Feb. 9-March 1 with a concussion and four games from Jan. 18-24 with an upper-body injury. All rights reserved. Regulation wins: 34 Playoff position: N/A Pacific Division 1st, 2nd, 3rd: Vegas (88 points), Los Angeles (85), KRAKEN (81), Wild Card Spots: Edmonton (80), Winnipeg (79), Western Conference 9th, 10th: Nashville (73), Calgary (73). Vegas Golden Knights vs. Winnipeg Jets. Sportlogiq looks at some of their strengths and areas. Points pace: 94 Seattle hasn't had a team face an NHL team in the playoffs since 1920, when the Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association lost to the original Ottawa Senators in the forerunner of the Stanley Cup Final. The Preds scored early third period to make it 2-1 and then again with 90 seconds remaining to get the score to 3-2. All games not on ESPN, TNT or NHL Network are available via NHL Power Play, which is included in an ESPN+ subscription (local blackout restrictions apply). / NHL.com Independent Correspondent, Stanley Cup Final | Golden Knights vs. Panthers. Games left: 7 But Toronto held and Nashville picks up no ground on Seattle or Winnipeg. The series, played in Seattle, ended in a 2-2-1 tie because of the Spanish flu. But should they aim higher? If no results appear, use Enter to do a full site search. The most likely scenario? The Kraken are 44-26-8 after going 27-49-6 in 2021-22. 1 Community Cove Opening Doors and Growing the Game Playing with PRIDE Celebrating Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Patch with a Purpose Meet Buoy! "We're excited.". C2 Dallas Stars vs. C3 Colorado Avalanche Points pace: 109 Scores. April 1, 2023 Updated 11:13 PM PT. Points pace: 89 Next Kraken Game:Thursday at Nashville, 5:00 p.m. Pacific Division 1st, 2nd, 3rd:Vegas (94 points), Los Angeles (92), Edmonton (88), Wild Card Spots:KRAKEN (85), Winnipeg (83), Western Conference 9th, 10th:Calgary (79), Nashville (78). All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective NHL teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. Tragic number: N/A, Points: 98 Two wins, of any kind, against Vegas Tuesday and Thursday would land the Kraken with 104 standings points and at least 37 regulation wins. "We're not going to be satisfied with getting in now," Hakstol said after the Kraken clinched a berth with a 4-2 win against the Arizona Coyotes at Climate Pledge Arena on Thursday. Next Kraken Game:Thursday vs. Anaheim, 7 p.m. Pacific Division 1st, 2nd, 3rd:Vegas (98 points), Los Angeles (96), Edmonton (95), Wild Card Spots:KRAKEN (88), Winnipeg (85), Western Conference 9th, 10th:Calgary (83), Nashville (82). They finished the regular season on a 7-0-1 run to win the Central Division. As it stands the Kraken are two points behind Los Angeles but have a game in hand. There are two types of schedule watchers (minus the fans) at this time of the year in the NHL. A2 Toronto Maple Leafs vs. A3 Tampa Bay Lightning The Zamboni word mark and configuration of the Zamboni ice resurfacing machine are registered trademarks of Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. 2023. Regulation wins: 29 The focus instead is on the top three places in the Pacific Division, all of which provide an unconditional invite to professional sports' most exciting postseason. But he hasn't been close to that level since signing with the Kraken as an unrestricted free agent July 28, 2021. Next Kraken Game: Tuesday at Colorado, 7:00 p.m. Pacific Division 1st, 2nd, 3rd:x-Vegas (111 points), x-Edmonton (109), x-Los Angeles (104), Wild Card Spots:x-KRAKEN (100), x-Winnipeg (95). The NHL uses a draft lottery to determine the order of the first round, so the team that finishes in last place is not guaranteed the No. Last night's scores They earned nine of a possible 12 points on the just-completed six-game road trip and are 7-2-1 in the last 10 despite being sellers at the trade deadline. The center set NHL career highs in goals (42), assists (69) and points (111) in the regular season, finishing fifth in the League in scoring. Avalanche: Mikko Rantanen finished third in the NHL goals (55) and eighth in the League in points (105) in the regular season, setting an NHL career high in each category. Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey League, Bienvenue LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockey, Tervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiin, Vlkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sida, Vtejte na NHL.com, oficilnch strnkch National Hockey League, Vitajte na NHL.com, oficilnych strnkach National Hockey League, Willkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey League, Bienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey League. This figure is reflected in the ROW column. Use arrows to navigate between autocomplete results. 1 pick, A1 Boston Bruins vs. WC2 Pittsburgh Penguins Next Kraken Game:Monday vs. Arizona, 7 p.m. Pacific Division 1st, 2nd, 3rd:Vegas (101 points), Los Angeles (100), Edmonton (99), Wild Card Spots:KRAKEN (90), Winnipeg (89), Western Conference 9th, 10th:Calgary (87), Nashville (84). Seattle Kraken. Those "wild card" teams will come from the Pacific and/or Central divisions. Welcome to the Kraken Standings Watch blog. Seattle now has two games in hand on Winnipeg. Second-place Los Angeles (87 points) beat the New York Islanders Tuesday in the first night of a six-game homestand that continues Thursday with Columbus and Saturday versus Vancouver. Tragic number: N/A, Points: 92 NHL Championships: (0 Stanley Cup) Playoff Record: 7-7. The math says that would be current Central Division leader and last year's Stanley Cup Champion, Colorado but the top three teams in the Central (COL, DAL, and MIN) are separated by just 4 points and each has led the division for at least a day in the month of April. To help put the Kraken's playoff picture into focus, here is playoffstatus.com's first-round matchup probabilities for the Kraken prior to puck drop on April 10th: It was a busy day around the NHL with all 32 teams in action for the first time in league history and there was a lot on the line with three teams vying for the final wildcard position in the West while others were jockeying for home ice and the division crowns in both the Central and Pacific. But circle your calendars for Thursday, March 23 and Saturday, March 25 when the Kraken face-off against Nashville in back-to-back tilts with big implications in the Western Conference wild-card race. Playoff chances: 0% Second-place Los Angeles (85 points) is hosting the New York Islanders, currently in the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Games left: 7 The Predators' next matchup is at Boston Tuesday, then the revised Penguins in Pittsburgh Thursday. Vegas inched closer to securing their ticket to the NHL Playoffs with a convincing win over Columbus on Sunday that puts the Knights in the driver's seat of the Pacific Division with 92 points - two ahead of LA with the same number of games played. When more than two Clubs are tied, the percentage of available points earned in games among each other (and not including any "odd games") shall be used to determine standing. The wild-card standings have not changed but both Calgary and Nashville have one less game to catch up to the Kraken or Winnipeg. Last Kraken Game: Thursday: Kraken 2, Sharks 1 (OT). The Oilers, who host Dallas Thursday, will be at Climate Pledge Arena Saturday afternoon (1 p.m. puck drop) for a divisional showdown. Regulation wins: 32 Note: All times Eastern. Games left: 7 The Kraken don't have anybody in the league in the top 10 in scoring, but they do have 13 players with at least 13 goals. Playoff position: C2 The Flames visit Vegas Thursday, then are home Saturday against Dallas. Calgary ended Los Angeles' 12-game point streak with a 2-1 win at home. The Kraken left the cozy confines of Mullet Arena with two standings points to hit the century mark in only the franchise's second season but up north, the Kings took care of business in Vancouver, picking up two points of their own to keep the gap between Seattle and LA at two points. Finishing third would land Seattle in a first-round matchup with Vegas or Edmonton - whichever does not win the Pacific Division. Wednesday, October 4 at 7:00 PM. Next game: @ OTT (Thursday) Nashville now heads home to face the Kraken Thursday night and again Saturday afternoon. This figure is reflected in the RW column. Next up for the Kraken is a Saturday matchup against Chicago, who are just 1-9-0 in their last 10. Next game: @ DET (Thursday) This would avoid a first-round showdown with the team that finishes best in the West. Seattle Kraken: NHL: Pacific: 82: 27: 49: 0: 5: 1: 60: 0.366: 216: 285: 17151: Dave Hakstol: Out of Playoffs: 2022-23: Seattle Kraken: NHL: Pacific: 82: 46: 28: 0: 4: 4: 100: 0.610: 289: 256: 17151: Dave Hakstol: Lost in round 2 + The Jets are now within a point of the Kraken, though Seattle still has two games in hand. Next Kraken Game:Saturday vs. Chicago, 7:00 p.m. Pacific Division 1st, 2nd, 3rd:x-Vegas (106 points), x-Edmonton (103), x-Los Angeles (100), Wild Card Spots:x-KRAKEN (96), Winnipeg (89), Western Conference 9th, 10th:Calgary (89), Nashville (88). Pacific leader Vegas has its four-game winning streak snapped by host Calgary Thursday. MacKinnon would play hero, scoring the game-winner on a blistering wrist shot with just under two minutes to go in regulation. Climate Pledge Arena - Seattle, WA. The task at hand now is to fend off Winnipeg which currently holds the final wild-card spot. The Kraken won't have Burakovsky, however. NHL draft winners and losers: Blackhawks, Blues, USNTDP and patience? It's the least fans can do to fret, er, follow along. All NHL team jerseys customized with NHL players' names and numbers are officially licensed by the NHL and the NHLPA. Games left: 9 Watch. If the Avalanche win in any fashion they will host the Kraken on Tuesday, April 18. Next Kraken Game:Monday at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Pacific Division 1st, 2nd, 3rd:Vegas (98 points), Los Angeles (94), Edmonton (91). The city hasn't hosted a playoff game involving an NHL team since 1919, when the Metropolitans played the Montreal Canadiens for the Cup. Playoff position: N/A The Kraken hold onto their top wild-card position and play the division winner that accumulates fewer standings points. Elsewhere in the Western Conference, Winnipeg defeated San Jose 6-2 to hold onto the 8th and final playoff position in the West. Watch. ST. PAUL -Other wild-card contenders Winnipeg, Nashville, and Calgary were idle Tuesday, so the Kraken remain in command of the first wild-card position with 88 points, three points ahead of second wild-card holder Winnipeg and seven ahead of Calgary and eight ahead of Nashville. That's because Vegas won again against a tough Eastern Conference foe Carolina with trade acquisition Jonathan Quick posting the 4-0 shutout and his second win in a Vegas uniform. Tragic number: 13, Points: 74 I think we match up well with anyone. In the Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Final, home-ice advantage goes to the team that had the better regular-season record - regardless of the teams' final standing in their respective divisions. Watch out for Lukas Reichel, the rookie has picked up points in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games. Two and a half hours before the Kraken host the Coyotes at Climate Pledge Arena, the puck will drop at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville as the Predators take on the Hurricanes. The Predators' win eliminated a scenario in which the Kraken could still clinch with an overtime or shootout loss but the Kraken players made it clear that they weren't about to back into the 2023 playoffs. Scores. Mt. In the First Round, the division winner with the best record in each conference will be matched against the wild-card team with the lesser record; the wild card team with the better record will play the other division winner. Next up for Calgary is a home contest against Chicago on Tuesday. Seattle Kraken stats, scoring leaders and demographics breakdown in the 2023 NHL playoffs. Vegas' victory against the Kraken keeps the Knights in the driver's seat of the Pacific, needing just a single point on Thursday in Seattle or an Edmonton loss to clinch the #1 seed overall in the Western Conference and a first-round matchup with Winnipeg. Points pace: 99 World Cup 2023. But the Kraken have improved their PK over the second half of the season. Seattle Kraken Wild Card standings, conference rankings, updated Seattle Kraken records and playoff standings. The Avs were led by Nathan MacKinnon's three-point night, including the OT winner. And we've probably just put a little building block of tradition in place by solidifying a playoff spot.". NHL.com is the official web site of the National Hockey League. NHL.com/kraken is the official web site of the Seattle Hockey Partners, LLC d/b/a Seattle Kraken, and cannot be used or reproduced without the prior written consent of Seattle Kraken. While Seattle battles the Wild Monday, Edmonton travels to Arizona the same night. March 24, 2023 at 3:41 pm By Geoff Baker Seattle Times staff reporter NASHVILLE Some folks keep writing in to ask about why we seem so confident the Kraken will make the playoffs and. In 33 playoff games, 29 of them with Colorado, he has gone 19-11 with a 2.50 GAA, a .913 save percentage and two shutouts. Regulation wins: 28 Points pace: 116 Still, they have gone 31-7-4 since Jan. 14, the third-best points percentage (.786) in that span behind the Boston Bruins (.817) and Edmonton Oilers (.789). They enter Saturday as the first wild card in the Western Conference, but four points behind the Kings for third place in the Pacific. With all eight teams now accounted for in the Western Conference, the picture becomes only slightly clearer when trying to decipher who may meet in round one. Games left: 8 Nashville and the Kraken have now both played 72 games. With the Vegas win (88 standings points after winning, 5-3, in St. Louis Sunday) and Kraken (81) overtime loss, Seattle is seven points behind the division leader with the Kraken having a game in hand. Playoff position: WC2 As we enter the final stretch of the regular season, it's time to check all the playoff races -- along with the teams jockeying for position in the 2023 NHL draft lottery. Gavrikov is playing second-pair minutes for the Kings, who face the New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets at home Tuesday and Thursday. The Kraken's opponent in round one will be decided Friday night when Colorado heads to Nashville for a makeup game that was originally intended to be played in November. Playoff position: N/A The first time being in Seattle, it's going to be pretty crazy.". "Before I won, we had a lot of of good hard playoff series that didn't go our way," Schwartz said. Edmonton beat Arizona, 5-4, Monday night, to move five points ahead of Seattle in the battle for third place in the Pacific Division. Renewing Old Acquaintances. Columbus retains 50 percent of Quick's remaining salary this season. Although this is the Kraken's first NHL playoff appearance, it's not Seattle's. The Seattle Metropolitans made the playoffs seven times in their nine-year run from 1915 to 1924, and the team .