Kraken’s Jared McCann to miss game against Wild with injury

The Seattle Kraken announced that forward Jared McCann is being evaluated for a lower-body injury and will not be available for Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Wild.

The Kraken also announced that forward Jani Nyman from the AHL’s Coachella Valley Firebirds has been recalled.

McCann has three goals and five assists for eight points in 11 games this season with Seattle. Now in his 12 NHL campaign, the 30-year-old winger has 207 goals and 239 assists for 446 points in 731 career regular-season games with the Kraken, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers and Vancouver Canucks.

He has also appeared in 20 Stanley Cup Playoff games, where he’s recorded one goal and five assists for six points.

McCann, a first-round pick for the Canucks in 2014, played three seasons of junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Soo Greyhounds. In 184 career games, he scored 82 goals and added 105 assists for 187 points.

Internationally, the Stratford, Ont., native has represented Canada several times during his career. He was part of both the 2019 and 2024 World Championships and earned a silver medal in 2019.

Meanwhile, Nyman, 22, has nine goals and 11 points in nine games with the Firebirds in 2026-27. Now in his fourth season of professional hockey in North America, Nyman has scored 60 goals and 30 assists for 90 points in 111 career AHL regular-season games.

He’s also played in 40 NHL games with the Kraken, where he’s scored seven goals and added six assists for 13 points.