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Seattle Kraken

Pacific · Western Conference

Wins

Losses

OTL

Points

6th

Pacific

Team Snapshot

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Key Insight

Seattle's season is defined by the worst penalty kill in the NHL allowing 59 goals against on 207 opportunities, a structural failure costing them roughly 12 points versus league-average special teams. The contradiction: their power play ranks 18th at 20.0%, functional but insufficient to offset the bleeding on the PK, while 5v5 offense ranks 27th in goals per game, creating a compounding deficit that has produced a -33 goal differential and 28th-place finish with four games remaining.

Strengths

Third-period goal production at 80 tallies outpaces first (57) and second (73) periods, showing late-game offensive engagement that prevents total blowouts and keeps goal differential from worsening beyond -33

Power play conversion at 20.0% ranks 18th, a functional if unspectacular rate that has generated 43 goals and represents the team's only special-teams competency

Road record of 15–18–6 mirrors home performance (18–16–5), indicating consistent execution regardless of venue rather than location-dependent volatility

Risks

The 71.5% penalty kill ranks dead last in the NHL at 31st, surrendering 59 goals in 207 situations and single-handedly costing Seattle playoff viability—this is the season-defining failure, outweighing all other weaknesses combined

Scoring 2.79 goals per game (27th) produces bottom-five offensive output, compounding the PK disaster by failing to generate margin for error, with last-5 production dropping further to 2.4 goals per game

Last-5 defensive collapse allowing 4.8 goals per game projects continued hemorrhaging through the final four games against Calgary, Los Angeles, and Vegas, all playoff-contending opponents who will exploit special-teams incompetence

Goal differential of -33 reflects structural imbalance between offense (27th) and defense (23rd exacerbated by 31st PK), with no single area performing well enough to stabilize results heading into the offseason

Last 5 Record

1W–4L

Avg Scored (L5)

2.4

Avg Conceded (L5)

4.8

The last-5 record of 1–4 with 2.4 goals scored and 4.8 conceded represents a complete systems breakdown, conceding double the season average and scoring below an already-anemic baseline. This is not variance—it is defensive collapse intersecting with offensive stagnation, projecting continued losses through the final four games. The trend is sharply declining, with no statistical evidence of stabilization in either goals for or goals against.

Core Analytics

Core Performance

Offence

Scoring 2.79 goals per game ranks 27th league-wide, a bottom-five offensive output that has become critical with playoff elimination imminent. The power play converts at 20.0% (18th), middling efficiency that fails to compensate for 5v5 struggles, while the last-5 average of 2.4 goals scored reflects continued offensive dysfunction. Period distribution shows slight improvement through regulation (P1: 57, P2: 73, P3: 80), but the cumulative volume remains inadequate to support playoff contention.

2.79Avg 3.08

25th in NHL

Defence

Allowing 3.22 goals per game ranks 23rd, a mid-tier defensive rate that becomes catastrophic when combined with 31st-ranked penalty killing. The 71.5% PK success rate has surrendered 59 goals against in 207 situations, the league's worst rate and the single factor most responsible for Seattle's negative goal differential. Period-by-period concessions are distributed evenly (P1: 71, P2: 82, P3: 87), indicating consistent vulnerability rather than situational collapse, with the last-5 average of 4.8 goals against representing a sharp deterioration that has torpedoed recent playoff hopes.

3.22Avg 3.08

22nd in NHL

Special Teams

Power Play

Average power play — functional but leaving power play goals on the table that could decide games.

20.0%

18th in NHL

43 of 215 PP chances converted

Penalty Kill

One of the most exploitable penalty kills in the league. This unit is consistently targeted and gives up momentum.

71.5%

31st in NHL

Killed 148 of 207 penalties

Period-by-Period Danger

Most dangerous: 3rd

Goals scoredGoals conceded

1st

2nd

3rd

Most vulnerable: 3rd period

3rd period is simultaneously their most active — high-tempo play creates both chances scored and chances conceded.

Goaltending

Joey Daccord

Starting Goaltender · #

0.897

SV%

3.03

GAA

Joey Daccord posts a .897 save percentage and 3.03 GAA across 20 wins, below-average metrics that interact destructively with the league's worst penalty kill. With Seattle mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, goaltending has been adequate at 5v5 but overwhelmed on special teams, where the PK's structural failure magnifies every below-league-average save percentage point.

NHL regular season only — stats update as games are indexed

Top Players

Jordan Eberle

Right Wing · #

PTS

Chandler Stephenson

Center · #

PTS

Matty Beniers

Center · #

PTS

Bobby McMann

Center · #

PTS

Joey Daccord

Goaltender · #

0.897

SV%

3.03

GAA

Goals Scored — Last 10 Games

Goals For

Goals Against

4–3

VGK

Apr 9

2–5

MIN

Apr 7

2–6

WPG

Apr 6

2–4

CHI

Apr 4

2–6

UTA

Apr 2

Pattern: 3 of the last 5 losses have been by 3+ goals — suggesting difficulty recovering from early deficits rather than close, competitive games.