Kuemper will protect the road goal versus the Kraken on Saturday, Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site reports. Kuemper is 5-1-0 with just seven goals allowed on 164 shots over his last six starts.

Jaden Schwartz netted a hat trick and goaltender Joey Daccord staved off a furious third-period push as the Seattle Kraken opened a long home stretch with a 4-2 victory against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

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The Los Angeles Kings wrap up their five-game road trip against the Seattle Kraken. LA are 2-2-0 on this current road trip, coming off a 5-1 victory over the

An early start, aided by some Jaden Schwartz goals and a huge open ice hit by Josh Mahura, helped the Kraken gain momentum in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings

Jaden Schwartz recorded his fifth career hat trick and the Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 for their third win in five games.

They were singing in falsetto on Thursday in Vancouver, where Alex Turcotte’s two goals and his no-look assist to Adrian Kempe in the opening 9:42 of the match staked the Kings and lights-out goaltender Darcy Kuemper to a three-score advantage en route to a 5-1 win.

Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves ... Foegele’s move and stopped the attempt to preserve the one-goal cushion. Seattle Kraken center Jaden Schwartz, left, celebrates his goal with center Matty ...

Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 of 21 shots. The Kraken broke a 2-2 tie at 1:37 of ... he carried the puck into the offensive zone led to Seattle's second goal. While Quinton Byfield and Tanner Jeannot ...

William Wallinder was named the first star for the Grand Rapids Griffins in a 4-1 victory over the Rockford IceHogs.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

The calling card of the Kings during their championship years (2012, 2014), led by Doughty and center Anze Kopitar, was being a heavy, possession-savvy team, and their shot attempts percentage at 5-on-5 has once again been near the top of the NHL over the past four seasons: Kings’ recent SAT% percentages: