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.
==Standings==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was released on June 23, 2023.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 25 	Seattle 	5–3 	Calgary 	 	Stezka 	15,205 	1–0–0 	 	
2 	September 25 	Calgary 	3–2 	Seattle 	SO 	Daccord 	10,000 	1–0–1 	 	
3 	September 28 	Vancouver 	1–3 	Seattle 	 	Daccord 	17,151 	2–0–1 	 	
4 	October 2 	Edmonton 	4–1 	Seattle 	 	Grubauer 	17,151 	2–1–1 	 	
5 	October 4 	Seattle 	2–1 	Vancouver 	 	Driedger 	6,563 	3–1–1 	 	
6 	October 6 	Seattle 	1–3 	Edmonton 	 	Grubauer 	18,141 	3–2–1 	 	
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===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.
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October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2)	October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2)	October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2)	October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2)	October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2)	October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2)	October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2)	October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2)	October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2)	October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2)	October: 3–5–2 (home: 1–2–0; road: 2–3–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 10 	Seattle 	1–4 	Vegas 	 	Grubauer 	18,724 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 12 	Seattle 	0–3 	Nashville 	 	Grubauer 	17,629 	0–2–0 	0 	
3 	October 14 	Seattle 	1–2 	St. Louis 	SO 	Daccord 	18,096 	0–2–1 	1 	
4 	October 17 	Colorado 	4–1 	Seattle 	 	Grubauer 	17,151 	0–3–1 	1 	
5 	October 19 	Carolina 	4–7 	Seattle 	 	Daccord 	17,151 	1–3–1 	3 	
6 	October 21 	NY Rangers 	4–1 	Seattle 	 	Grubauer 	17,151 	1–4–1 	3 	
7 	October 24 	Seattle 	5–4 	Detroit 	OT 	Daccord 	16,894 	2–4–1 	5 	
8 	October 26 	Seattle 	2–3 	Carolina 	OT 	Daccord 	18,780 	2–4–2 	6 	
9 	October 28 	Seattle 	2–3 	Florida 	 	Daccord 	16,780 	2–5–2 	6 	
10 	October 30 	Seattle 	4–3 	Tampa Bay 	OT 	Grubauer 	19,092 	3–5–2 	8 	
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	80	29	33	62	−10	31
 	82	20	39	59	−20	12
 	59	11	35	46	+8 	78
 	78	17	27	44	+1 	17
 	81	16	25	41	−15	24
 	77	15	22	37	−11	20
 	80	11	22	33	−11	62
 	62	13	17	30	−15	24
 	70	7 	19	26	−23	22
‡ 	60	9 	16	25	+1 	14
 	82	3 	22	25	−5 	65
 	77	11	9 	20	−1 	37
 	81	4 	14	18	+6 	55
 	59	8 	8 	16	−9 	18
 	66	7 	9 	16	+2 	51
 	49	7 	9 	16	−15	14
 	80	6 	10	16	+3 	20
† 	43	8 	7 	15	+8 	10
 	82	2 	13	15	−2 	37
 	36	1 	8 	9 	−5 	20
 	40	4 	3 	7 	+4 	6
 	8 	4 	1 	5 	+1 	0
 	21	1 	3 	4 	+3 	4
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	+1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	50	46	2,832:47	19	18	11	116	2.46	1,374	.916	3	0	0	0
 	36	34	1,996:36	14	16	2 	95 	2.85	941 	.899	2	0	1	4
 	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 NHL season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Colorado Avalanche5th-round pick in 2024	To Seattle KrakenTomas Tatar 	
 	To New York RangersAlexander Wennberg* 	To Seattle Kraken2nd-round pick in 20244th-round pick in 2025	
Notes:
* *Seattle retains 50% of Wennberg's remaining contract.
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Brian Dumoulin 	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-year	Free agency	
 	Marian Studenic 	Dallas Stars 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Kailer Yamamoto 	Detroit Red Wings 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	Tampa Bay Lightning	1-year	Free agency	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Ryan Donato 	Chicago Blackhawks 	2-year	Free agency	
 	Daniel Sprong	Detroit Red Wings 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Carson Soucy 	Vancouver Canucks 	3-year	Free agency	
 	Martin Jones 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jaycob Megna 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Waivers 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Joey Daccord 	2-year	
 	John Hayden 	1-year	
 	Jimmy Schuldt 	1-year	
 	Connor Carrick 	1-year	
 	Tucker Robertson	3-year	
 	Will Borgen 	2-year	
 	Kole Lind 	1-year	
 	Cale Fleury 	2-year	
 	Eduard Sale 	3-year	
 	Vince Dunn 	4-year	
 	Jordan Eberle 	2-year	
 	Lleyton Roed 	3-year	
 	Lukas Dragicevic	3-year	
 	Victor Ostman 	2-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 	 	HC Kometa Brno (ELH)
2 	50 	Carson Rehkopf 	LW 	 	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
2 	52 	Oscar Fisker Molgaard	C 	 	HV71 (SHL)
2 	57 	Lukas Dragicevic 	D 	 	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
3 	84 	Caden Price 	D 	 	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
4 	116	Andrei Loshko 	C 	 	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
5 	148	Kaden Hammell 	D 	 	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
6 	168	Visa Vedenpaa 	G 	 	Oulun Kärpät (U20 SM-sarja)
6 	180	Zeb Forsfjall 	C 	 	Skellefteå AIK (J20 Nationell)
7 	212	Zaccharya Wisdom 	RW 	Canada 	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)
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==References==
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