Kings At Kraken Preview: Seattle Hosts Final '24-'25 Home Game For "Fan Appreciation Night".

Seattle, WA – The Seattle Kraken will wrap up their 2024–25 season Tuesday night against the LA Kings on Fan Appreciation Night at Climate Pledge Arena. It’s the fourth and final meeting between the teams this season, with Seattle winning two of the first three (2–1 on April 7 in LA and 4–2 on Jan. 18 at home). The Kraken are 7–6–1 all-time vs. LA, including a 2–3–1 mark at home.

The Kings currently sit in second place in the Pacific Division with a 47-24-9 record (103 points) and have clinched a playoff spot. Their 47 wins are tied for the second-most in a season in franchise history, trailing only the 2015–16 Kings, who went 48-28-6. The Kraken will finish the season in seventh place at 35-40-6 (76 points).

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Team Stats:

Kraken: Power Play: 17.9% (26th) Penalty Kill: 77.4% (21st) Faceoff Win Percentage: 48.6% (24th) Goals For/Game: 2.96 (16th) Goals Against/Game: 3.16 (21st)

Kings: Power Play: 17.4% (28th) Penalty Kill: 82.3% (3rd) Faceoff Win Percentage: 50.6% (14th) Goals For/Game: 3.03 (13th) Goals Against/Game: 2.41 (2nd)

Roster Notes: Ville Ottavainen has been recalled from the Coachella Valley Firebirds on an emergency basis and was active during morning skate.

Key Matchups vs. the Kings: Chandler Stephenson shares second on the team in goals (8) and ranks fourth in points (15) in 26 career games against LA. Andre Burakovsky shares the team lead in assists (14) and sits third in points (21) through 24 contests. Vince Dunn ranks fourth in assists (9) and has 12 points (3g/9a) in 27 games vs. the Kings. Jared McCann has six goals and nine points (6g/3a) in 19 matchups. Matty Beniers enters the game with nine points (3g/6a) in 11 contests, while Kaapo Kakko has eight points (2g/6a) in nine games.

In Net: Joey Daccord is 3-1-1 with a 1.59 GAA and .950 save percentage in five career games vs. LA. Philipp Grubauer is 7-5-0 with a 1.98 GAA, .924 SV%, and three shutouts in 13 appearances—his second-most shutouts against any opponent (San Jose: 5).

Players to Watch:

Kraken: Jaden Schwartz has been nominated for both the 2024–25 King Clancy Memorial Trophy and the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, the latter voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association in Seattle. Schwartz leads active Kraken skaters in goals (11) and points (22), and ranks third in assists (11) in 30 career games vs. the Kings.

Brandon Montour recently played his 600th NHL game. He has four goals and nine points (4–5–9) in 15 career games vs. LA, including the game-winning goal in last week’s 2–1 victory at Crypto.com Arena.

Kings: Kevin Fiala has 16 career points (2–14–16) against Seattle, with his 14 assists ranking second-most in the league vs. the Kraken—trailing only Leon Draisaitl’s 20.

Following the game, the Kraken will hold their annual team awards ceremony at center ice and gift lucky fans with game-worn jerseys as part of Fan Appreciation Night.

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