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.

Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick, Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves in the third period and the Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 on Saturday night. Schwartz opened the scoring 28 seconds into the game and broke a 1-1 tie at 7:40.

Notable: Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord was the star of the third period, rewarded for his efforts when Jaden Schwartz completed a hat trick with an empty netter. That was, improbably ...

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Less than a minute later, the Kraken were back in front as Oleksiak finished off a play started by the good work behind the goal by Jared McCann and Shane Wright. McCann won a puck away from Buffalo’s Owen Power along the boards, passed to Wright and the young center found Oleksiak flashing between the circles for his fourth goal.

Seattle has a 7-1 record all-time against the Sabres and has outscored them, 40-24. And remember, this is a fourth-year franchise that has only made the playoffs once and isn't likely to get there this year either.

Jamie Oleksiak scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, and Adam Larsson and Jared McCann added scores in a 6-4 Seattle Kraken win.

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The Sabres fell to 1-7 against the Kraken since Seattle joined the league in 2021, easily their worst record against any current NHL team. Seattle has outscored the Sabres 40-24

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Somewhat lost in Jaden Schwartz’s hat trick and a 4-2 win for the Kraken over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night was what happened in the third period.