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.

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 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.

Jaden Schwartz nets his fifth-career hat trick and first as a member of the Kraken as Seattle returns home from a five-game road trip and beats the Kings 4-2 on

Daccord secured the 6-4 victory over the Sabres on Monday despite giving up four goals on 29 shots.

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Daccord will guard the home net Saturday against the Kings, Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times reports. Daccord's appeared in Seattle's last five games, going 2-1-0 with an impressive .929 save percentage and 2.

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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.

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