Kraken’s Freddy Gaudreau leaves game against Senators with undisclosed injury

The Seattle Kraken announced on social media that forward Freddy Gaudreau would not return to their Thursday contest against the Ottawa Senators after suffering an undisclosed injury.

Gaudreau did not join the team for the third period. According to the Sound of Hockey, he took a hit in the second period and went awkwardly into the boards, heading straight to the locker room.

The Kraken would lose 4-3 in a shutout. Dylan Cozens and Shane Pinto scored for the Sens, while Chandler Stephenson potted two for the Kraken.

In four games this season, Gaudreau has one assist. He was acquired by the Kraken last June in a trade with the Minnesota Wild.

The 32-year-old scored 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points in 82 regular-season games with the Wild last season. In six playoff games, he was held scoreless. 

Now in his ninth NHL season, Gaudreau, a native of Bromont, Que., has 61 goals and 92 assists for 153 points in 414 career regular-season games with the Kraken, Wild, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Nashville Predators.

He’s also appeared in 32 career Stanley Cup Playoff games, scoring eight goals and two assists for 10 points. 

Gaudreau has played six seasons in the American Hockey League, scoring 78 goals and 98 assists for 176 points in 286 career regular-season games. 

An undrafted free agent, Gaudreau spent three seasons in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League with the Shawinigan Cataractes and Drummondville Voltigeurs. During those three seasons, he scored 50 goals and 84 assists for 134 points in 195 career regular-season games. In 19 QMJHL playoff games, he scored 11 goals and four assists for 15 points. 

The Kraken finished the 2024-25 season with a 35-41-6 record with 76 points, seventh in the Pacific Division and failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second straight season.