Joey Daccord matched his own Seattle franchise record with 42 saves 20 in the first period and survived a furious final three minutes to help the Kraken hold off the Los Angeles Kings 2-1.
The league's western expansion paid off in the Pacific Division where the Vegas Golden Knights won the Stanley Cup and Seattle Kraken emerged as contenders in their second year of existence.
Brandon Tanev scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period and the Seattle Kraken rebounded from an opening loss to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1
Adrian Kempe scored 1:12 into overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers for a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series.
Phillip Danault scored at 14:46 of the third period, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers night in Game 1 of the teams’ first-round playoff series.
Alex Wennberg scored 14 seconds into the game, Jared McCann got his team-leading 24th goal and the Seattle Kraken dominated on both ends of the ice in a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Aisha Visram became the first woman to work on the bench of an NHL regular-season game as athletic trainer for the Los Angeles Kings in their 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins