Kraken defenseman Josh Mahura lay down a booming, clean hit on Kings forward Warren Foegele at the Kraken blue line. While officials tried to keep two annoyed Kings players off Mahura, Schwartz and Beniers sneaked off on a 2-on-1. Schwartz scored his team-leading 15th goal of the season.

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.

Seattle hoping to turn things around in Pittsburgh after a 6-2 loss against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday afternoon.

Jaden Schwartz (208 games, 54 goals, 64 assists, 118 points) D: Brandon Montour (37 games, eight goals, 13 assists, 21 points) D: Jamie Oleksiak (267 games, 14 goals, 50 assists, 64 points) F: Marian Gaborik (502 games, 219 goals, 218 assists, 437 points ...

Oliver Bjorkstrand, Jaden Schwartz, Jared McCann and Adam ... ESPN NHL analyst Ray Ferraro described what free-agent additions Brandon Montour and Chandler Stephenson bring to the Seattle Kraken.