# 2023–24 Seattle Kraken season

The 2023–24 Seattle Kraken season was the third season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. They played their home games at Climate Pledge Arena.
During the season, the Kraken played in the 2024 Winter Classic, winning 3–0 against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Park on January 1, 2024, achieving the first shutout in Winter Classic history.
On April 3, the Kraken were eliminated from playoff contention after a 5–2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
On April 29, following the season, Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol was fired, being replaced by Coachella Valley Firebirds head coach Dan Bylsma on May 28.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Pacific Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 44 | 279 | 223 | +56 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 49 | 27 | 6 | 39 | 294 | 237 | +57 | 104 |
| 3 | x – Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 256 | 215 | +41 | 99 |
| 4 | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 267 | 245 | +22 | 98 |
| 5 | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 271 | −18 | 81 |
| 6 | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 217 | 236 | −19 | 81 |
| 7 | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 295 | −91 | 59 |
| 8 | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 181 | 331 | −150 | 47 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 38 | 269 | 248 | +21 | 99 |
| 2 | PA | x – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 34 | 267 | 245 | +22 | 98 |
| 3 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 31 | 239 | 250 | −11 | 92 |
| 4 | CE | e – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 251 | 263 | −12 | 87 |
| 5 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 32 | 253 | 271 | −18 | 81 |
| 6 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 28 | 217 | 236 | −19 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 28 | 256 | 274 | −18 | 77 |
| 8 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 21 | 204 | 295 | −91 | 59 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 17 | 179 | 290 | −111 | 52 |
| 10 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 14 | 181 | 331 | −150 | 47 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.
2023–24 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jared McCann | 80 | 29 | 33 | 62 | −10 | 31 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 82 | 20 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 12 |
| Vince Dunn | 59 | 11 | 35 | 46 | +8 | 78 |
| Jordan Eberle | 78 | 17 | 27 | 44 | +1 | 17 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | 81 | 16 | 25 | 41 | −15 | 24 |
| Matty Beniers | 77 | 15 | 22 | 37 | −11 | 20 |
| Yanni Gourde | 80 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 62 |
| Jaden Schwartz | 62 | 13 | 17 | 30 | −15 | 24 |
| Justin Schultz | 70 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −23 | 22 |
| Alexander Wennberg$^‡$ | 60 | 9 | 16 | 25 | +1 | 14 |
| Will Borgen | 82 | 3 | 22 | 25 | −5 | 65 |
| Tye Kartye | 77 | 11 | 9 | 20 | −1 | 37 |
| Adam Larsson | 81 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +6 | 55 |
| Kailer Yamamoto | 59 | 8 | 8 | 16 | −9 | 18 |
| Brandon Tanev | 66 | 7 | 9 | 16 | +2 | 51 |
| Andre Burakovsky | 49 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −15 | 14 |
| Brian Dumoulin | 80 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +3 | 20 |
| Tomas Tatar$^†$ | 43 | 8 | 7 | 15 | +8 | 10 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | 82 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 37 |
| Ryker Evans | 36 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −5 | 20 |
| Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | 40 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| Shane Wright | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 0 |
| Devin Shore | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| Logan Morrison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Ryan Winterton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Marian Studenic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Kole Lind | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Fleury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Andrew Poturalski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Gustav Olofsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hayden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Max McCormick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Joey Daccord | 50 | 46 | 2,832:47 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 116 | 2.46 | 1,374 | .916 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 36 | 34 | 1,996:36 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 95 | 2.85 | 941 | .899 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Driedger | 2 | 2 | 119:35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2.51 | 60 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$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 2023–24 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| December 16, 2023 (2023-12-16) | To Colorado Avalanche5th-round pick in 2024 | To Seattle KrakenTomas Tatar |
| March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) | To New York RangersAlexander Wennberg | To Seattle Kraken2nd-round pick in 2024 4th-round pick in 2025 |
| June 29, 2024 (2024-06-29) | To Florida Panthers6th-round pick in 2024 7th-round pick in 2024 | To Seattle Kraken5th-round pick in 2024 |
Notes:
* $^a$ Seattle retains 50% of Wennberg's remaining contract.
Lost via waivers
DatePlayerNew teamRef
January 3, 2024 (2024-01-03)Jaycob MegnaChicago Blackhawks :
Lost via retirement
DatePlayerRef
August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27)Joonas Donskoi :
Other signings
DatePlayerTermRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)John Hayden1-year
Jimmy Schuldt
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)Connor Carrick
July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06)Tucker Robertson3-year†
July 8, 2023 (2023-07-08)Will Borgen2-year
Kole Lind1-year
July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09)Cale Fleury2-year
July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17)Eduard Sale3-year†
July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)Vince Dunn4-year
March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08)Jordan Eberle2-year
March 26, 2024 (2024-03-26)Lleyton Roed3-year†
March 27, 2024 (2024-03-27)Lukas Dragicevic
April 3, 2024 (2024-04-03)Victor Ostman2-year†‡
April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21)Carson Rehkopf3-year†
April 24, 2024 (2024-04-24)Caden Price
June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14)Oscar Fisker Molgaard
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)John Hayden1-year
Luke Henman1-year†
Ales Stezka
Max McCormick2-year† :

## Draft picks

Below are the Seattle Krakens' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club (League) |
| 1 | 20 | Eduard Sale | LW | Czechia | HC Kometa Brno (ELH) |
| 2 | 50 | Carson Rehkopf | LW | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 2 | 52 | Oscar Fisker Molgaard | C | Denmark | HV71 (SHL) |
| 2 | 57 | Lukas Dragicevic | D | Canada | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 3 | 84 | Caden Price | D | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 4 | 116 | Andrei Loshko | C | Belarus | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 148 | Kaden Hammell | D | Canada | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
| 6 | 168 | Visa Vedenpaa | G | Finland | Oulun Kärpät (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 6 | 180 | Zeb Forsfjall | C | Sweden | Skellefteå AIK (J20 Nationell) |
| 7 | 212 | Zaccharya Wisdom | RW | Canada | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
Notes
* ↑ The Winnipeg Jets' second-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on July 28, 2021, that sent Vitek Vanecek to Washington in exchange for this pick. Washington previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 26, 2021, that sent Brenden Dillon to Winnipeg in exchange for a second-round pick in 2022 and this pick.
* ↑ The Toronto Maple Leafs' second-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 20, 2022, that sent Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell to Toronto in exchange for a second-round pick in 2022, a third-round pick in 2024 and this pick.
* ↑ The Washington Capitals' sixth-round pick will go to the Seattle Kraken as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Marcus Johansson to Washington in exchange for Daniel Sprong, a fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick.