The 2023–24 Seattle Kraken season was the third season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. They played their home games at Climate Pledge Arena.

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2023–24 Seattle Kraken
Division6th Pacific
Conference12th Western
2023–24 record34–35–13
Home record17–18–6
Road record17–17–7
Goals for217
Goals against236
Team information
General managerRon Francis
CoachDave Hakstol
CaptainVacant
Alternate captainsJordan Eberle
Yanni Gourde
Adam Larsson
Jaden Schwartz
ArenaClimate Pledge Arena
Average attendance17,151[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)
Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJared McCann (29)
AssistsOliver Bjorkstrand (39)
PointsJared McCann (62)
Penalty minutesVince Dunn (78)
Plus/minusVince Dunn
Tomas Tatar (+8)
WinsJoey Daccord (19)
Goals against averageJoey Daccord (2.46)
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During the season, the Kraken played in the 2024 Winter Classic, winning 3–0 against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Park on January 1, 2024, achieving the first shutout in Winter Classic history.[2]

On April 3, the Kraken were eliminated from playoff contention after a 5–2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.[3]

On April 29, following the season, Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol was fired,[4] being replaced by Coachella Valley Firebirds head coach Dan Bylsma on May 28.[5]

Standings

Divisional standings

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Pacific Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y Vancouver Canucks 82 50 23 9 44 279 223 +56 109
2 x Edmonton Oilers 82 49 27 6 39 294 237 +57 104
3 x Los Angeles Kings 82 44 27 11 37 256 215 +41 99
4 x Vegas Golden Knights 82 45 29 8 34 267 245 +22 98
5 e Calgary Flames 82 38 39 5 32 253 271 18 81
6 e Seattle Kraken 82 34 35 13 28 217 236 19 81
7 e Anaheim Ducks 82 27 50 5 21 204 295 91 59
8 e San Jose Sharks 82 19 54 9 14 181 331 150 47
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Source: National Hockey League[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e Eliminated from playoff contention; x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division

Conference standings

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Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x Nashville Predators 82 47 30 5 38 269 248 +21 99
2 PA x Vegas Golden Knights 82 45 29 8 34 267 245 +22 98
3 CE e St. Louis Blues 82 43 33 6 31 239 250 11 92
4 CE e Minnesota Wild 82 39 34 9 32 251 263 12 87
5 PA e Calgary Flames 82 38 39 5 32 253 271 18 81
6 PA e Seattle Kraken 82 34 35 13 28 217 236 19 81
7 CE e Arizona Coyotes 82 36 41 5 28 256 274 18 77
8 PA e Anaheim Ducks 82 27 50 5 21 204 295 91 59
9 CE e Chicago Blackhawks 82 23 53 6 17 179 290 111 52
10 PA e San Jose Sharks 82 19 54 9 14 181 331 150 47
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Source: National Hockey League[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e Eliminated from playoff contention; x Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.[8]

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Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[15]

More information October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2), # ...
2023–24 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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Player statistics

Skaters

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Regular season[98]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Jared McCann80293362−1031
Oliver Bjorkstrand82203959−2012
Vince Dunn59113546+878
Jordan Eberle78172744+117
Eeli Tolvanen81162541−1524
Matty Beniers77152237−1120
Yanni Gourde80112233−1162
Jaden Schwartz62131730−1524
Justin Schultz7071926−2322
Alexander Wennberg6091625+114
Will Borgen8232225−565
Tye Kartye7711920−137
Adam Larsson8141418+655
Kailer Yamamoto598816−918
Brandon Tanev667916+251
Andre Burakovsky497916−1514
Brian Dumoulin8061016+320
Tomas Tatar438715+810
Jamie Oleksiak8221315−237
Ryker Evans36189−520
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare40437+46
Shane Wright8415+10
Devin Shore21134+34
Logan Morrison4000−10
Ryan Winterton9000−10
Marian Studenic2000−12
Kole Lind100000
Cale Fleury1000+10
Andrew Poturalski2000−10
Gustav Olofsson100000
John Hayden2000−10
Max McCormick100000
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Goaltenders

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Regular season[99]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Joey Daccord50462,832:471918111162.461,374.9163000
Philipp Grubauer36341,996:3614162952.85941.8992014
Chris Driedger22119:3511052.5160.9170000
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Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Kraken. Stats reflect time with the Kraken only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Kraken only.

Transactions

The Kraken have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

   Contract is entry-level.
   Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades

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DateDetailsRef
December 16, 2023 (2023-12-16) To Colorado Avalanche
5th-round pick in 2024
To Seattle Kraken
Tomas Tatar
[100]
March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) To New York Rangers
Alexander Wennberg[a]
To Seattle Kraken
2nd-round pick in 2024
4th-round pick in 2025
[101]
June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) To Florida Panthers
6th-round pick in 2024
7th-round pick in 2024
To Seattle Kraken
5th-round pick in 2024
[102]
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Notes:

  • a Seattle retains 50% of Wennberg's remaining contract.
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Draft picks

Below are the Seattle Krakens' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)
1 20 Eduard Sale LW  Czechia HC Kometa Brno (ELH)
2 50[upper-alpha 1] Carson Rehkopf LW  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
52 Oscar Fisker Molgaard C  Denmark HV71 (SHL)
57[upper-alpha 2] Lukas Dragicevic D  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
3 84 Caden Price D  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
4 116 Andrei Loshko C  Belarus Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
5 148 Kaden Hammell D  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
6 168[upper-alpha 3] Visa Vedenpaa G  Finland Oulun Kärpät (U20 SM-sarja)
180 Zeb Forsfjall C  Sweden Skellefteå AIK (J20 Nationell)
7 212 Zaccharya Wisdom RW Canada Canada Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
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Notes

  1. The Winnipeg Jets' second-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on July 28, 2021, that sent Vitek Vanecek to Washington in exchange for this pick.[127] Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 26, 2021, that sent Brenden Dillon to Winnipeg in exchange for a second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[128]
  2. The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in 2022, a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.[129]
  3. The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Marcus Johansson to Washington in exchange for Daniel Sprong, a fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick.[130]

References

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