2025–26 Seattle Kraken season

2025–26 Seattle Kraken
2025–26 Seattle Kraken
Division	7th Pacific
Conference	13th Western
2025–26 record	0–0–0
Home record	0–0–0
Road record	0–0–0
Goals for	0
Goals against	0
Team information
General manager	Jason Botterill
Coach	Lane Lambert
Captain	Jordan Eberle
Alternate captains	Matty Beniers; Adam Larsson; Jaden Schwartz
Arena	Climate Pledge Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL); Kansas City Mavericks (ECHL)

The 2025–26 Seattle Kraken season is the upcoming fifth season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. They played their home games at Climate Pledge Arena.

This is the first season of Lane Lambert being the Kraken's head coach, as he replaced Dan Bylsma at the position on May 29, 2025.^[1]

Background

2024–25 season

After the end of the season (April–June)

Off-season

Preseason

Schedule and results

Preseason

The Seattle Kraken's preseason schedule was released on June 30, 2025.^[2]

Seattle Kraken preseason game log featuring all six Kraken games played during the 2025–26 NHL preseason
2025 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21	Vancouver	–	Seattle				0–0–0
2	September 23	Seattle	–	Calgary				0–0–0
3	September 24	Seattle	–	Edmonton				0–0–0
4	September 26	Seattle	–	Vancouver				0–0–0
5	September 29	Calgary	–	Seattle				0–0–0
6	October 1	Edmonton	–	Seattle				0–0–0

Regular season

2025–26 regular season game log: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)

October: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 9	Anaheim	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
2	October 11	Vegas	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
3	October 14	Seattle	–	Montreal			Bell Centre		0–0–0	0
4	October 16	Seattle	–	Ottawa			Canadian Tire Centre		0–0–0	0
5	October 18	Seattle	–	Toronto			Scotiabank Arena		0–0–0	0
6	October 20	Seattle	–	Philadelphia			Xfinity Mobile Arena		0–0–0	0
7	October 21	Seattle	–	Washington			Capital One Arena		0–0–0	0
8	October 23	Seattle	–	Winnipeg			Canada Life Centre		0–0–0	0
9	October 25	Edmonton	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
10	October 28	Montreal	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0

November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 1	NY Rangers	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
12	November 3	Chicago	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
13	November 5	San Jose	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
14	November 8	Seattle	–	St. Louis			Enterprise Center		0–0–0	0
15	November 9	Seattle	–	Dallas			American Airlines Center		0–0–0	0
16	November 11	Columbus	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
17	November 13	Winnipeg	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
18	November 15	San Jose	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
19	November 18	Seattle	–	Detroit			Little Caesars Arena		0–0–0	0
20	November 20	Seattle	–	Chicago			United Center		0–0–0	0
21	November 22	Seattle	–	Pittsburgh			PPG Paints Arena		0–0–0	0
22	November 23	Seattle	–	NY Islanders			UBS Arena		0–0–0	0
23	November 26	Dallas	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
24	November 29	Edmonton	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0

December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
25	December 4	Seattle	–	Edmonton			Rogers Place		0–0–0	0
26	December 6	Detroit	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
27	December 8	Minnesota	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
28	December 10	Los Angeles	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
29	December 12	Seattle	–	Utah			Delta Center		0–0–0	0
30	December 14	Buffalo	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
31	December 16	Colorado	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
32	December 18	Seattle	–	Calgary			Scotiabank Saddledome		0–0–0	0
33	December 20	Seattle	–	San Jose			SAP Center		0–0–0	0
34	December 22	Seattle	–	Anaheim			Honda Center		0–0–0	0
35	December 23	Seattle	–	Los Angeles			Crypto.com Arena		0–0–0	0
36	December 28	Philadelphia	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
37	December 29	Vancouver	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0

January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
38	January 1	Nashville	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
39	January 2	Seattle	–	Vancouver			Rogers Arena		0–0–0	0
40	January 5	Seattle	–	Calgary			Scotiabank Saddledome		0–0–0	0
41	January 6	Boston	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
42	January 8	Minnesota	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
43	January 10	Seattle	–	Carolina			Lenovo Center		0–0–0	0
44	January 12	Seattle	–	NY Rangers			Madison Square Garden		0–0–0	0
45	January 14	Seattle	–	New Jersey			Prudential Center		0–0–0	0
46	January 15	Seattle	–	Boston			TD Garden		0–0–0	0
47	January 17	Seattle	–	Utah			Delta Center		0–0–0	0
48	January 19	Pittsburgh	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
49	January 21	NY Islanders	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
50	January 23	Anaheim	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
51	January 25	New Jersey	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
52	January 27	Washington	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
53	January 29	Toronto	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
54	January 31	Seattle	–	Vegas			T-Mobile Arena		0–0–0	0

February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
55	February 3	Seattle	–	Anaheim			Honda Center		0–0–0	0
56	February 4	Seattle	–	Los Angeles			Crypto.com Arena		0–0–0	0
57	February 25	Seattle	–	Dallas			American Airlines Center		0–0–0	0
58	February 26	Seattle	–	St. Louis			Enterprise Center		0–0–0	0
59	February 28	Vancouver	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0

March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
60	March 2	Carolina	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
61	March 4	St. Louis	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
62	March 7	Ottawa	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
63	March 10	Nashville	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
64	March 12	Colorado	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
65	March 14	Seattle	–	Vancouver			Rogers Arena		0–0–0	0
66	March 15	Florida	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
67	March 17	Tampa Bay	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
68	March 19	Seattle	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
69	March 21	Seattle	–	Columbus			Nationwide Arena		0–0–0	0
70	March 24	Seattle	–	Florida			Amerant Bank Arena		0–0–0	0
71	March 26	Seattle	–	Tampa Bay			Benchmark International Arena		0–0–0	0
72	March 28	Seattle	–	Buffalo			KeyBank Center		0–0–0	0
73	March 31	Seattle	–	Edmonton			Rogers Place		0–0–0	0

April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
74	April 2	Utah	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
75	April 4	Chicago	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
76	April 6	Seattle	–	Winnipeg			Canada Life Centre		0–0–0	0
77	April 7	Seattle	–	Minnesota			Grand Casino Arena		0–0–0	0
78	April 9	Vegas	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
79	April 11	Calgary	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
80	April 13	Los Angeles	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
81	April 15	Seattle	–	Vegas			T-Mobile Arena		0–0–0	0
82	April 16	Seattle	–	Colorado			Ball Arena		0–0–0	0

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) OT/SO loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM

^†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 2025–26 season.

Italics indicate contract is entry-level.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)	To Philadelphia Flyers 2nd-round pick in 2025 TOR 2nd-round pick in 2025	To Seattle Kraken 2nd-round pick in 2025 3rd-round pick in 2025	^[3]
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)	To Columbus Blue Jackets 7th-round pick in 2025	To Seattle Kraken 7th-round pick in 2025 VGK 7th-round pick in 2025	^[4]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)	Ryan Lindgren	Colorado Avalanche	4-year	^[5]
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)	Matt Murray	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	^[6]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)	Mikey Eyssimont	Boston Bruins	^[7]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)	Brandon Biro	AK Bars Kazan (KHL)
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)	Nikolas Brouillard	San Diego Gulls (AHL)	^[8]
July 15, 2025 (2025-07-15)	Gustav Olofsson	Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL)	^[9]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref

Other signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 3, 2025 (2025-07-03)	Jake O'Brien	3-year	^[10]
July 5, 2025 (2025-07-05)	Tye Kartye	2-year	^[11]
July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)	Kaapo Kakko	3-year	^[12]

Other players lost

Date	Player	Term	Ref
June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30)	Joe Veleno	Contract buyout	^[13]

Draft picks

Below are the Seattle Krakens' selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 to 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club (League)
1	8	Jake O'Brien	C	Canada	Brantford Bulldogs (OHL)
2	36^[A]	Blake Fiddler	D	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
3	68^[B]	Will Reynolds	D	Canada	Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
5	134	Maxim Agafonov	D	Russia	Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
7	205^[C]	Karl Annborn	D	Sweden	HV71 J20 (J20 Nationell)
7	218^[D]	Loke Krantz	RW	Sweden	Linköping HC J20 (J20 Nationell)

Notes

^ # The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent a second-round pick in 2025 (38th overall) and Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 (57th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2025 (68th overall) and this pick
^ # The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent a second-round pick in 2025 (38th overall) and Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 (57th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025 (38th overall) and this pick
^ # The Columbus Blue Jackets' seventh-round pick went to the Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2025 (198th overall) to Columbus in exchange for Vegas' seventh-round pick in 2025 (218th overall) and this pick
^ # The Vegas Golden Knights' seventh-round pick went to the Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2025 (198th overall) to Columbus in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2025 (205th overall) and this pick

References

^ "Lambert hired as coach of Kraken, replaces Hakstol". NHL.com. May 29, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
^ "Seattle Kraken Announce 2025 Preseason Schedule". National Hockey League. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
^ "Flyers Select Nine Players in the 2025 NHL Draft". June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ "NHL Entry Draft Live Blog". June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ "Seattle Kraken agree to terms with defenseman Ryan Lindgren to four-year contract". Seattle Kraken. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ https://www.nhl.com/kraken/news/kraken-sign-veteran-nhl-netminder-matt-murray-bn
^ "Bruins announce July 1 Transactions". Boston Bruins. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ "San Diego Gulls Sign Matthew Phillips And Nikolas Brouillard". San Diego Gulls. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ "Gustav Olofsson signs two-year deal to return to the Coachella Valley". NBC Palm Springs. July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
^ "Seattle Kraken Sign Forward Jake O'Brien to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract". Seattle Kraken. July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ "Seattle Kraken Sign Forward Tye Kartye to Two-Year Contract". Seattle Kraken. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
^ "Kraken Ink Three-Year Pact With Kaapo Kakko". Seattle Kraken. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
^ "Kraken's Veleno and Lightning's Sheary to be bought out after clearing waivers". Sportsnet.ca. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.

[14] # The Philadelphia Flyers' second-round pick went to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent a second-round pick in 2025 (38th overall) and Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 (57th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2025 (68th overall) and this pick

[15] # The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent a second-round pick in 2025 (38th overall) and Toronto's second-round pick in 2025 (57th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025 (38th overall) and this pick

[16] # The Columbus Blue Jackets' seventh-round pick went to the Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2025 (198th overall) to Columbus in exchange for Vegas' seventh-round pick in 2025 (218th overall) and this pick

[17] # The Vegas Golden Knights' seventh-round pick went to the Kraken as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2025 (198th overall) to Columbus in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2025 (205th overall) and this pick

[1] "Lambert hired as coach of Kraken, replaces Hakstol". NHL.com. May 29, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.

[2] "Seattle Kraken Announce 2025 Preseason Schedule". National Hockey League. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.

[3] "Flyers Select Nine Players in the 2025 NHL Draft". June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[4] "NHL Entry Draft Live Blog". June 28, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[5] "Seattle Kraken agree to terms with defenseman Ryan Lindgren to four-year contract". Seattle Kraken. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[6] ttps://www.nhl.com/kraken/news/kraken-sign-veteran-nhl-netminder-matt-murray-bn

[7] "Bruins announce July 1 Transactions". Boston Bruins. July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[8] "San Diego Gulls Sign Matthew Phillips And Nikolas Brouillard". San Diego Gulls. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[9] "Gustav Olofsson signs two-year deal to return to the Coachella Valley". NBC Palm Springs. July 15, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.

[10] "Seattle Kraken Sign Forward Jake O'Brien to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract". Seattle Kraken. July 3, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[11] "Seattle Kraken Sign Forward Tye Kartye to Two-Year Contract". Seattle Kraken. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2025.

[12] "Kraken Ink Three-Year Pact With Kaapo Kakko". Seattle Kraken. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.

[13] "Kraken's Veleno and Lightning's Sheary to be bought out after clearing waivers". Sportsnet.ca. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.

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Seattle Kraken
Founded in 2021 Based in Seattle, Washington
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Draft picks expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	Ice hockey in Seattle Award winners Broadcasters Records
Personnel	Owner(s) Seattle Hockey Partners (Jerry Bruckheimer and Tod Leiweke) General manager Jason Botterill Head coach Lane Lambert Team captain Jordan Eberle Current roster
Arena	Climate Pledge Arena
Affiliates	AHL Coachella Valley Firebirds ECHL Kansas City Mavericks
Media	TV Kraken Hockey Network Radio KJR-FM KJR (AM)
Culture and lore	Buoy "Lithium" MV Hyak Kraken Community Iceplex 2024 Winter Classic

2025–26 NHL season
Pacific	Anaheim Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Vancouver Vegas
Central	Chicago Colorado Dallas Minnesota Nashville St. Louis Utah Winnipeg
Atlantic	Boston Buffalo Detroit Florida Montreal Ottawa Tampa Bay Toronto
Metropolitan	Carolina Columbus New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
See also	Entry draft Winter Classic Stadium Series Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines