Seattle Kraken News

Dunn (upper-body) is on the ice for warmups and is expected to play in Nashville on Tuesday.

Dunn is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, did not play on Sunday, but looks set to return on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. Dunn has started the season with a goal and two points through the first two games while averaging 21:22 TOI/GP.

Vince Dunn
Dunn (upper-body) will be a game-time decision on Tuesday in Nashville.

Dunn is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, did not play on Sunday, and is questionable for Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. Dunn has started the season with a goal and two points through the first two games while averaging 21:22 TOI/GP. Josh Mahura was Dunn's replacement on Sunday against the Dallas Stars.

Vince Dunn
Daccord will start on Tuesday in Nashville.

Seattle has alternated goalies through three games this season and will continue the trend on Tuesday, turning to Daccord between the pipes for the second time this season. Daccord was unspectacular in his season opener, allowing four goals on 38 shots (.895 SV%), but salvaged a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild, Seattle's only win this season. Seattle enters play on Tuesday as a +171 road underdog against a winless Nashville Predators club (0-2-0).

Joey Daccord
Dunn (upper-body) is out on Sunday in Dallas.

Dunn is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will not play on Sunday as the Kraken head to Dallas. Seattle will be without their top offensive defensemen who have started the year with a goal and two points through the first two games while averaging 21:22 TOI/GP. Josh Mahura will make his debut in Dunn's absence on Sunday.

Vince Dunn
Grubauer will start on Sunday in Dallas.

With Seattle on the backend of a back-to-back after a 5-4 win in Minnesota on Saturday, Philipp Grubauer will make his second start of the season in Dallas on Sunday. The 32-year-old German netminder struggled in his opening night start with St. Louis, allowing three goals on 25 shots (.880 SV%) in a losing effort. He takes on the undefeated Dallas Stars (2-0-0), who are also playing on a back-to-back after beating the Islanders 3-0 on Saturday.

Philipp Grubauer
Daccord led the Kraken onto the ice for warmups and will start Saturday in Minnesota.

Daccord served as the backup in the Kraken's season opener but will start Saturday in Minnesota. Fresh off of a five-year contract extension, Daccord will look to build off of a career-year in 2024. He was 19-18-11 with a 2.46 GAA and .916 SV% in 50 games with the Kraken. Seattle are +116 road underdogs.

Joey Daccord
Daccord is expected to start Saturday in Minnesota.

Daccord served as the backup in the Kraken's season opener but will start Saturday in Minnesota. Fresh off of a five-year contract extension, Daccord will look to build off of a career-year in 2024. He was 19-18-11 with a 2.46 GAA and .916 SV% in 50 games with the Kraken. Seattle are +116 road underdogs.

Joey Daccord
Seattle has signed Joey Daccord to a five-year contract extension worth $5.0M AAV ($25M total).

Despite having only 69 games of experience in his NHL career, the Seattle Kraken had no reservations about signing Daccord to a five-year, $25 million contract extension. The 28-year-old Daccord had a breakout 2023-24 campaign, posting an impressive 2.46 GAA, .916 SV%, and three shutouts in 50 games (19-18-11). Daccord served as the backup to Philipp Grubauer in Seattle's season opener, a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues, but should, at the very least, split time in the crease for the duration of the season.

Joey Daccord
Lindgren (upper body) practiced in a non-contact jersey on Wednesday.

Lindgren suffered an upper-body injury early in training camp and is currently two weeks into his initial four-week timeline. The 26-year-old Lindgren will be an important part of the Rangers defensive core when he is healthy. He had 17 points (3G / 14A), 103 blocks, and 114 hits in 76 games last season.

Ryan Lindgren
Grubauer will start Seattle's season opener on Tuesday vs. St. Louis.

The Seattle Kraken will turn to Grubauer as their starting netminder for their season-opening matinee against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Grubauer begins his fourth season with Seattle but has been unable to find his previously elite form since joining the club. Last season, Grubauer struggled with injuries and lost his starting job to Joey Daccord while posting an unspectacular 2.85 GAA and .899 SV% in 36 games (14-16-2), despite those being the best totals in his tenure with Seattle. The Kraken enter action on Tuesday as -165 home favorites against the Blues.

Philipp Grubauer
Lindgren (upper-body) has been placed on IR.

Lindgren suffered an upper-body injury early in training camp and is currently two weeks into his initial four-week timeline. The 26-year-old Lindgren will be an important part of the Rangers defensive core when he is healthy. He had 17 points (3G / 14A), 103 blocks, and 114 hits in 76 games last season.

Ryan Lindgren
Lindgren (upper-body) is not expected to be ready for the Rangers season opener.

Lindgren suffered an upper-body injury early in training camp and is currently two weeks into his initial four-week timeline. The 26-year-old Lindgren will be an important part of the Rangers defensive core when he is healthy. He had 17 points (3G / 14A), 103 blocks, and 114 hits in 76 games last season.

Ryan Lindgren
Lindgren (upper body) is expected to be out for a few weeks.

New York will be without one of their top defensemen for the start of the regular season after it was announced on Wednesday that Ryan Lindgren is expected to be out for a few weeks with an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old was a cog on New York's back end last season after putting up three goals, 17 points and a +22 plus/minus in 76 games played.

Ryan Lindgren
Seattle has signed Adam Larsson to a four-year, $21 million contract extension ($5,250,000 AAV).

Adam Larsson will continue to patrol Seattle's blueline for four more seasons after the towering defensemen signed a four-year, $21 million contract extension ($5,250,000 AAV) on Tuesday. The 31-year-old is entering his 14th NHL season and fourth with Seattle after putting up four goals, 18 points, a +6 plus/minus and 55 PIMs in 81 games in 2023-24.

Adam Larsson
Seattle has signed Matty Beniers to a seven-year, $49.98 million contract extension ($7,140,000 AAV).

Seattle has locked up 2022-23 Calder Trophy winner Matty Beniers to a seven-year, $49.98 million contract extension ($7,140,000 AAV) on Tuesday. The 21-year-old centre was Seattle's inaugural draft pick when he went 2nd overall in 2021 from the University of Michigan (NCAA). In 77 games in 2023-24, the 6'2" American had 15 goals, 37 points, 133 SOG and a -11 plus/minus.

Matty Beniers
New York and Ryan Lindgren have settled on a one-year, $4.5 million contract through arbitration.

The final arbitration contract in the NHL was figured out on Tuesday as Ryan Lindgren and the New York Rangers agreed to a one-year, $4.5 million contract extension. The 26-year-old dfensemen is entering his seventh NHL seasn with New York and had three goals, 17 points, 36 PIMs and a +22 plus/minus in 76 games played in 2023-24.

Ryan Lindgren
Seattle has signed Kim Saarinen to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Saarinen was a third-round pick (No.88 overall) in this year's NHL Draft. The 6-foot-4 netminder spent most of the 2024 season with HPK in the Finnish U20 league, were he was 14-5-0 with a. 2.41 GAA, .917 SV% and two shutouts. In two games in the top Finnish league (Liiga), he was 1-0-1 with a 2.46 GAA and .909 SV%.

Kim Saarinen
The Kraken have signed Eeli Tolvanen to a two-year contract worth $6.95 million ($3.475M AAV).

Tolvanen played up and down the Kraken's top-9 last season, finishing with a career-high 41 points (16G / 25A) in 81 games. The Kraken's most used and most consistent line throughout the season was Tolvanen with Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand, a trio that will likely see a lot of time together this upcoming season as well.

Eeli Tolvanen