Kraken’s Philipp Grubauer leaves game against Jets due with lower-body injury

An early end for a veteran goaltender north of the border.

As the third period began on Monday night in a game between the Seattle Kraken and the Winnipeg Jets, the Kraken revealed that goaltender Philipp Grubauer wouldn’t return to the game due to a lower-body injury.

Grubauer was hurt during the second period in a rather odd incident. The puck was dumped into the Kraken zone, and the German netminder crouched down to cover the puck. While the play seemed routine, he quickly jumped up and started skating over to the bench, favoring his right leg.

After briefly consulting with the trainers, Grubauer turned and skated off the ice at Canada Life Centre, making way for Joey Daccord to enter the game in relief. Grubauer exited the contest with the Kraken trailing 3-1. In 33:20 of work, he made 15 saves on the 18 shots he faced.

It has been a tough second half of the season for the 34-year-old, and the entire team in Seattle, for that matter. The team had a promising first few months, with Grubauer seemingly returning to form, helping the team portray a playoff contender. However, things have turned south for the Kraken, as the team hit a rough slide in February, and has struggled to find wins since the Olympic break, leading to the team falling further out of the Wild Card race.

Heading into Monday, Grubauer had a record of 13-11-4, with a 2.59 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage. While his numbers are far better than his terrible output during the 2024-25 campaign, they aren’t good enough to get the team back to the postseason.

The Kraken (32-32-11) are sixth in the Pacific Division, six points back of a Wild Card spot.