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.
2023–24 Seattle Kraken | |
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Division | 6th Pacific |
Conference | 12th Western |
2023–24 record | 34–35–13 |
Home record | 17–18–6 |
Road record | 17–17–7 |
Goals for | 217 |
Goals against | 236 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ron Francis |
Coach | Dave Hakstol |
Captain | Vacant |
Alternate captains | Jordan Eberle Yanni Gourde Adam Larsson Jaden Schwartz |
Arena | Climate Pledge Arena |
Average attendance | 17,151[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Jared McCann (29) |
Assists | Oliver Bjorkstrand (39) |
Points | Jared McCann (62) |
Penalty minutes | Vince Dunn (78) |
Plus/minus | Vince Dunn Tomas Tatar (+8) |
Wins | Joey Daccord (19) |
Goals against average | Joey Daccord (2.46) |
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
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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]
2023 preseason game log: 3–2–1 (home: 1–1–1; road: 2–1–0) | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | |
1 | September 25[A] | Seattle | 5–3 | Calgary | Stezka | 15,205 | 1–0–0 | [9] | ||
2 | September 25[A] | Calgary | 3–2 | Seattle | SO | Daccord | 10,000 | 1–0–1 | [10] | |
3 | September 28 | Vancouver | 1–3 | Seattle | Daccord | 17,151 | 2–0–1 | [11] | ||
4 | October 2 | Edmonton | 4–1 | Seattle | Grubauer | 17,151 | 2–1–1 | [12] | ||
5 | October 4 | Seattle | 2–1 | Vancouver | Driedger | 6,563 | 3–1–1 | [13] | ||
6 | October 6 | Seattle | 1–3 | Edmonton | Grubauer | 18,141 | 3–2–1 | [14] | ||
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[15]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Jared McCann | 80 | 29 | 33 | 62 | −10 | 31 |
Oliver Bjorkstrand | 82 | 20 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 12 |
Vince Dunn | 59 | 11 | 35 | 46 | +8 | 78 |
Jordan Eberle | 78 | 17 | 27 | 44 | +1 | 17 |
Eeli Tolvanen | 81 | 16 | 25 | 41 | −15 | 24 |
Matty Beniers | 77 | 15 | 22 | 37 | −11 | 20 |
Yanni Gourde | 80 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 62 |
Jaden Schwartz | 62 | 13 | 17 | 30 | −15 | 24 |
Justin Schultz | 70 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −23 | 22 |
Alexander Wennberg‡ | 60 | 9 | 16 | 25 | +1 | 14 |
Will Borgen | 82 | 3 | 22 | 25 | −5 | 65 |
Tye Kartye | 77 | 11 | 9 | 20 | −1 | 37 |
Adam Larsson | 81 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +6 | 55 |
Kailer Yamamoto | 59 | 8 | 8 | 16 | −9 | 18 |
Brandon Tanev | 66 | 7 | 9 | 16 | +2 | 51 |
Andre Burakovsky | 49 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −15 | 14 |
Brian Dumoulin | 80 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +3 | 20 |
Tomas Tatar† | 43 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +8 | 10 |
Jamie Oleksiak | 82 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 37 |
Ryker Evans | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −5 | 20 |
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 40 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
Shane Wright | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 0 |
Devin Shore | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
Logan Morrison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Ryan Winterton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Marian Studenic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
Kole Lind | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cale Fleury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
Andrew Poturalski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Gustav Olofsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Hayden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Max McCormick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Joey Daccord | 50 | 46 | 2,832:47 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 116 | 2.46 | 1,374 | .916 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philipp Grubauer | 36 | 34 | 1,996:36 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 95 | 2.85 | 941 | .899 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Chris Driedger | 2 | 2 | 119:35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.51 | 60 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†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
Date | Details | Ref | |
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December 16, 2023 | To Colorado Avalanche 5th-round pick in 2024 |
To Seattle Kraken Tomas Tatar |
[100] |
March 6, 2024 | To New York Rangers Alexander Wennberg[a] |
To Seattle Kraken 2nd-round pick in 2024 4th-round pick in 2025 |
[101] |
June 29, 2024 | To Florida Panthers 6th-round pick in 2024 7th-round pick in 2024 |
To Seattle Kraken 5th-round pick in 2024 |
[102] |
Notes:
- a Seattle retains 50% of Wennberg's remaining contract.
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Lost via waivers
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Lost via retirement
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Other signings
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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.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club (League) |
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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 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
Notes
- 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]
- 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]
- 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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