Seattle Kraken

Seasoned NHL patrons will tell you nothing beats a heated regional rivalry, and a first-round playoff matchup vs. Vancouver would create some local hockey buzz.

Seattle Totems great Guyle Fielder, 93, received a long-awaited in-person tribute from the Kraken on Monday. Fielder is pro hockey’s fourth all-time leading point-getter – trailing only Wayne Gretzky, Jaromir Jagr and Mario Lemieux.

The Kraken forced overtime but surrendered an important extra point in a 4-3 loss to the Red Wings on Monday. The Kraken entered the game four standings points behind the second wild-card spot.

The Kraken’s injury list has emptied and line combinations that worked in the past are giving it another go. That leaves a handful of players in undesirable spots.

The Kraken’s playoff hopes are wobbly but intact. If they’re lucky, it will be a tense final two months. It starts with a six-game homestand that starts Monday.

Here's where the Kraken rank in the weekly NHL power rankings as they come out of the All-Star break.

Michael Penix Jr. and the Washington football team took two of the top awards at the Seattle Sports Star of the Year Awards.

Joey Daccord, who is from Boston, turned away 37 of 38 shots as the Kraken stunned one of the best teams in the NHL to beat the Bruins 4-1.

The Kraken upended one of the league’s best teams on their own ice for the second straight year, defeating the Bruins 4-1 to salvage a .500 mark on this four-game trip.

Morgan Geekie is playing with the Bruins, and will get his shot at his former team. Here's a look at how the players who have left the Kraken have performed.

Seattle legend Guyle Fielder, pro hockey's fourth all-time points getter, will get the Royal Brougham Sports Legend Award at the Seattle Sports Star of the Year banquet.

Odunze, who was a dominant force at wide receiver this past season for Washington, is one of five nominees for the men’s Sports Star of the Year award.

Matty Beniers scores and Philip Grubauer makes the clinching stop on former Seattle Thunderbirds star Mat Barzal in the Kraken's much-needed 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders on Tuesday.

Philipp Grubauer was back in goal for the Kraken on Tuesday for the first time since early December, but Joey Daccord still has a firm grasp on the No. 1 job.