Seattle Kraken

Matty Beniers scores and Philip Grubauer makes the clinching stop on former Seattle Thunderbirds star Mat Barzal in the Kraken's much-needed 2-1 shootout win over the Islanders on Tuesday.

Philipp Grubauer was back in goal for the Kraken on Tuesday for the first time since early December, but Joey Daccord still has a firm grasp on the No. 1 job.

The Kraken, who’ve dropped eight of their last 10 after an ugly 3-1 loss to the Devils on Monday, didn’t look sharp heading into the All-Star break and have gotten even worse with the 11-day layoff between games.

After record-setting turnarounds last season, the Kraken are on pace for a 16-point drop and the Devils a 24-point tumble entering Monday's game.

The Kraken came out of the All-Star break with a costly loss to the Flyers, one that one website said dropped their playoff hopes from 42.9% to 22.1%.

A rusty bunch of Kraken returned from the All-Star break with a 3-2 road loss to the Flyers, their seventh loss in the last nine games.

Kraken defenseman Justin Schultz did not accompany the team to the East Coast for “personal reasons” but would hopefully rejoin the squad within a matter of days.

The Kraken return from the All-Star break Saturday against the Flyers, a break of 11 days. Here are three thoughts on what they need to do the rest of the season.

Ryker Evans, the team's second draft pick, has had one foot in the NHL the past two months and is poised to become the Kraken’s first homegrown defenseman.

Jared McCann learned about hard work at his family's construction business in Ontario, something that has served him well as he became a 40-goal scorer for the Kraken.

A sexual-assault case involving ex-Silvertips goalie Carter Hart and four other players is another reminder about some police investigations that are dropped. 

With the All-Star Game over, it's time to look back on what the Kraken did the first 50 games and where change is needed. Here are three thoughts on the first half.

Kraken prospect watch: Shane Wright is excelling for Coachella Valley after receiving his AHL exemption, Carson Rehkopf is still rolling, Jagger Firkus continues to amass points and more.