2021–22 Seattle Kraken season

2021–22 Seattle Kraken
Division	8th Pacific
Conference	15th Western
2021–22 record	27–49–6
Home record	16–22–3
Road record	11–27–3
Goals for	216
Goals against	285
Team information
General manager	Ron Francis
Coach	Dave Hakstol
Captain	Mark Giordano (Oct. – Mar.) Vacant (Mar. – May)
Alternate captains	Jordan Eberle Yanni Gourde Adam Larsson Jaden Schwartz
Arena	Climate Pledge Arena
Average attendance	17,151[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Allen Americans (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Jared McCann (27)
Assists	Vince Dunn (28)
Points	Jared McCann (50)
Penalty minutes	Jeremy Lauzon (67)
Plus/minus	Carson Soucy (+7)
Wins	Philipp Grubauer (18)
Goals against average	Chris Driedger (2.96)

The 2021–22 Seattle Kraken season was the inaugural season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. They played their home games at Climate Pledge Arena.

The Kraken played their first regular season game on October 12, 2021 against the Vegas Golden Knights, a 4–3 loss. In their second game just two days later, the Kraken earned their first win in franchise history, defeating the Nashville Predators 4–3. The Kraken played their first home game on October 23, against the Vancouver Canucks, a 4–2 loss. The franchise recorded its first ever shutout on February 2, 2022, with Philipp Grubauer making 19 saves against the New York Islanders 3–0 at home. On March 30, the Kraken were eliminated from playoff contention after a 3–0 loss to the Golden Knights. The Kraken finished last in the Pacific Division with 60 points, the second-worst in the Western Conference ahead of the Arizona Coyotes.

Background

Establishment

On December 4, 2017 the Seattle City Council voted 7–1 to approve a memorandum of understanding between the city of Seattle and the Los Angeles-based Oak View Group, co-founded by Tim Leiweke, for renovations of KeyArena.^[2] Renovations for the arena began in 2018 and were completed in 2021.^[3] The original roof remains in place, as it is considered a local historical landmark.^[4] Three days later, the NHL Board of Governors agreed to consider an expansion application from Seattle, with an expansion fee set at US$650 million.^[5] The Seattle ownership group was represented by David Bonderman and Jerry Bruckheimer, who conducted a preliminary season ticket drive to gauge interest in Seattle.^[6]

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan celebrating the city's expansion team in September 2018

On February 13, 2018, the Oak View Group filed an application with the NHL for an expansion team and paid a $10 million application fee.^[7][8] At the time, the earliest a Seattle NHL team could have begun playing was the 2020–21 season pending the completion of arena renovations.^[7] A few weeks later, a ticket drive began to gauge interests in season ticket deposits. Oak View Group reported that their initial goal of 10,000 deposits was surpassed in 12 minutes,^[9] and that they received 25,000 deposits in 75 minutes.^[10] On April 11, Tod Leiweke was named chief executive officer (CEO) of Seattle's NHL expansion team.^[11] On October 2, another step towards an expansion team was taken when the NHL Executive Committee unanimously agreed to recommend the expansion bid to a vote of the Board of Governors in December.^[12][13] On December 4, the NHL Board of Governors voted unanimously to approve the addition of Seattle's expansion team into the league.^[14]

Ron Francis was hired in 2019 to be the Seattle Kraken's inaugural general manager.

In May 2019, The team launched an interactive "fan portal" where fans could propose a name and uniform colors for the team, answer poll questions, get information about ticket pricing and seating, and view a timeline of past and future key events involving the club.^[15] Two months later, the organization hired Ron Francis to serve as their general manager to initiate operations for the team.^[16][17] That same day, Tod Leiweke stated that hiring Francis was "perhaps the most important hire we [the Seattle NHL team] will ever make."^[18] This is because Francis would oversee all of the club's hockey operations, including facets like player personnel, coaching staff, scouting, and minor league operations.^[16] Francis later stated that three things he wanted to prioritize in the Kraken's roster were speed, character, and competitiveness.^[19]

In July 2020, the franchise announced their team name—the Seattle Kraken—as well as their team colors, branding, and home jersey.^[20] The franchise's promotional materials state that the name was adopted to honor the maritime culture of Seattle.^[21]

On January 26, 2021, the Kraken signed a multi-year deal with Root Sports Northwest to televise their games. The Kraken also added play-by-play announcer John Forslund to their broadcast team.^[22] In March, the Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena (formerly KeyArena) signed a deal with iHeartRadio for the purpose of having Sports Radio 93.3 KJR serve as the team's flagship radio station.^[23] On April 30, the franchise paid the final installment of the US$650 million expansion fee, officially making the Seattle Kraken the 32nd team of the NHL.^[24]

Building the team

Luke Henman became the first player to join the Kraken after signing a contract with the team on May 12, 2021.

On May 12, the Kraken signed their first player—Luke Henman—to a three-year, entry-level contract.^[25] Henman stated that he was "super excited and honored" to join the team. At the time, Henman was the captain and leading scorer of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.^[26] On June 21, the Kraken announced that J. T. Brown would join the team's television broadcasts as a color analyst.^[27] Three days later, the Kraken named Dave Hakstol as their inaugural head coach. "Dave possesses great experience, a strong work ethic, a solid technical understanding of the game, and the remarkable ability to communicate clearly and effectively. I look forward to working with Dave as we strive to build a team our fans will be proud of," Ron Francis stated about Hakstol.^[28] Four days after, the Kraken announced that the Charlotte Checkers would be their inaugural American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, sharing the team with the Florida Panthers.^[29] Two days later, the Kraken partnered with Seattle-based company Starbucks to announce the creation of the Kraken Community Iceplex, the team's new training facility, at the Northgate Station shopping mall.^[30]

Adam Larsson

Jamie Oleksiak

Chris Driedger

Adam Larsson, Jamie Oleksiak, and Chris Driedger signed contracts with the Kraken before they were selected by the team during the 2021 NHL expansion draft.

On July 6, the Kraken added Paul McFarland and Jay Leach to Hakstol's coaching staff.^[31] On July 18, the protected player list for the 2021 NHL expansion draft, a list of players who the Kraken were not allowed to select during the draft, was released.^[32] The next day, a three-day period where the Seattle Kraken could talk to unrestricted free agents (UFAs) begun.^[33] On the morning of July 21, the Kraken signed defensemen Adam Larsson and Jamie Oleksiak and goaltender Chris Driedger to a four-year $16 million deal, a five-year $23 million contract, and a three-year $10.5 million deal, respectively.^[33][34] Later in the day, the 2021 NHL expansion draft began at Gas Works Park in front of more than 4,000 spectators and fans. The draft used the same rules as the 2017 NHL expansion draft did for the Vegas Golden Knights. The Kraken had to select or sign one player from each existing team except for Vegas.^[35] Larsson, Oleksiak, and Driedger counted as the pick from their respective teams (Edmonton, Dallas, and Florida, respectively).^[36] The Kraken's selections are listed below:^[37][36]

Key: Left wing = LW, Center = C, Right wing = RW, Defenseman = D, Goaltender = G

Goaltender Joey Daccord

Right wing Jordan Eberle

Defenseman Mark Giordano

Number	Player	Position	Team drafted from
1	Jeremy Lauzon	D	Boston Bruins
2	Will Borgen	D	Buffalo Sabres
3	Dennis Cholowski	D	Detroit Red Wings
4	Chris Driedger	G	Florida Panthers
5	Cale Fleury	D	Montreal Canadiens
6	Joey Daccord	G	Ottawa Senators
7	Yanni Gourde	C/LW	Tampa Bay Lightning
8	Jared McCann	LW/C	Toronto Maple Leafs
9	Morgan Geekie	RW/C	Carolina Hurricanes
10	Gavin Bayreuther	D	Columbus Blue Jackets
11	Nathan Bastian	RW	New Jersey Devils
12	Jordan Eberle	RW	New York Islanders
13	Colin Blackwell	C	New York Rangers
14	Carsen Twarynski	LW	Philadelphia Flyers
15	Brandon Tanev	LW	Pittsburgh Penguins
16	Vitek Vanecek	G	Washington Capitals
17	Tyler Pitlick	C	Arizona Coyotes
18	John Quenneville	C	Chicago Blackhawks
19	Joonas Donskoi	RW	Colorado Avalanche
20	Jamie Oleksiak	D	Dallas Stars
21	Carson Soucy	D	Minnesota Wild
22	Calle Jarnkrok	RW	Nashville Predators
23	Vince Dunn	D	St. Louis Blues
24	Mason Appleton	C	Winnipeg Jets
25	Haydn Fleury	D	Anaheim Ducks
26	Mark Giordano	D	Calgary Flames
27	Adam Larsson	D	Edmonton Oilers
28	Kurtis MacDermid	D	Los Angeles Kings
29	Alexander True	C	San Jose Sharks
30	Kole Lind	RW	Vancouver Canucks

The next day, the Kraken made their first trade in team history, giving expansion draft pick Tyler Pitlick to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2022 NHL entry draft.^[38][39]

The day after, the first round of the 2021 NHL entry draft took place. The Kraken used their second-overall pick to select Matty Beniers, a center from the University of Michigan. Beniers scored 24 points in 24 games during the previous season, and he led first-time draft-eligible NCAA players in goals, with 10.^[40][41] On the 24th, round 2–7 occurred.^[42]

Matty Beniers was the Kraken's first entry draft pick, selected second overall in 2021.

Round	Number	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (League)
1	2	Matty Beniers	C	United States	University of Michigan (Big Ten)
2	35	Ryker Evans	D	Canada	Regina Pats (WHL)
3	67	Ryan Winterton	C	Canada	Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)
4	99	Ville Ottavainen	D	Finland	JYP Jyväskylä (Liiga)
5	131	Jacob Melanson	RW	Canada	Acadie–Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
6	163	Semyon Vyazovoy	G	Russia	Tolpar Ufa (MHL)
7	195	Justin Janicke	LW	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)

On July 27, the Kraken traded expansion draft pick Kurtis MacDermid to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NHL entry draft.^[43]

Off-season

On the morning of July 28, the Kraken signed center Alexander Wennberg to a three-year, $13.5 million contract.^[44] Within the next hour, the Kraken would sign center/left wing Jaden Schwartz to a five-year, $27.5 million deal.^[45] and goaltender Philipp Grubauer to a six-year, $35.4 million contract.^[46][47][48] Grubauer had been considered one of the top names on the market prior to the beginning of free agency.^[49] In the afternoon, the Kraken traded expansion draft pick Vitek Vanecek to the team he was selected from, the Washington Capitals, in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2023.^[47] Ron Francis stated that the team initially "took Vitek Vanecek to be part of our goalie tandem." He also said that he "didn't expect Grubauer to get to market [instead of re-signing with the Colorado Avalanche]" and that "six different teams called on Vitek."^[48]

Regular season

The Kraken played their first regular season game on October 12, a 4–3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, where Ryan Donato scored the team's first goal.^[50] The Kraken's first win came in their second game on October 14, when they defeated the Nashville Predators 4–3.^[51] Following a 6–1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, goaltender Joey Daccord was named the starter instead of Grubauer in a 4–2 loss to the New Jersey Devils.^[52] The Kraken played their first home game at Climate Pledge Arena on October 23, a 4–2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.^[53] Prior to the game, the Kraken retired jersey number 32, in recognition of the franchise being the 32nd to join the NHL and in honor of the 32,000 fans who placed deposits for tickets on the first possible day.^[54] The Kraken picked up their first home win on October 26, against the Montreal Canadiens.^[55] Goaltender Chris Driedger made his first start with the Kraken on November 9, in a 4–2 loss to the Golden Knights.^[56]

The Kraken had several losing streaks in their season. However, on February 2, 2022, Philipp Grubauer recorded the franchise's first shutout, making 19 saves in an 3–0 victory against the New York Islanders.^[57] On March 20, the Kraken's captaincy became vacant after Giordano was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.^[58] The Kraken were eliminated from playoff contention on March 30 following a 3–0 loss to the Golden Knights.^[59] The Kraken finished their inaugural season in last place of the Pacific Division with a 27–49–6 record and 60 points.^[60]

Standings

Divisional standings

Pacific Division

Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Calgary Flames	82	50	21	11	44	293	208	+85	111
2	x – Edmonton Oilers	82	49	27	6	38	290	252	+38	104
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	44	27	11	35	239	236	+3	99
4	e – Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	31	8	34	266	248	+18	94
5	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	40	30	12	32	249	236	+13	92
6	e – San Jose Sharks	82	32	37	13	22	214	264	−50	77
7	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	31	37	14	22	232	271	−39	76
8	e – Seattle Kraken	82	27	49	6	23	216	285	−69	60

Source: National Hockey League^[61]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Dallas Stars	82	46	30	6	31	238	246	−8	98
2	CE	x – Nashville Predators	82	45	30	7	35	266	252	+14	97
3	PA	e – Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	31	8	34	266	248	+18	94
4	PA	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	40	30	12	32	249	236	+13	92
5	CE	e – Winnipeg Jets	82	39	32	11	32	252	257	−5	89
6	PA	e – San Jose Sharks	82	32	37	13	22	214	264	−50	77
7	PA	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	31	37	14	22	232	271	−39	76
8	CE	e – Chicago Blackhawks	82	28	42	12	16	219	291	−72	68
9	PA	e – Seattle Kraken	82	27	49	6	23	216	285	−69	60
10	CE	e – Arizona Coyotes	82	25	50	7	18	207	313	−106	57

Source: National Hockey League^[62]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

On July 9, 2021, the Kraken revealed their 2021–22 preseason schedule. With Climate Pledge Arena not scheduled to open until mid-October, the Kraken instead played their home preseason games at three different Western Hockey League (WHL) arenas in Washington, as part of an event called the 3-Rink Rush.^[63][64]

2021 preseason game log: 4–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Arena	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 26	Vancouver	3–5	Seattle		Driedger	Spokane Arena	10,208	1–0–0	[65]
2	September 28	Seattle	0–6	Edmonton		Driedger	Rogers Place	13,627	1–1–0	[66]
3	September 29	Seattle	4–3	Calgary	SO	Daccord	Scotiabank Saddledome	14,451	2–1–0	[67]
4	October 1	Edmonton	1–2	Seattle	OT	Daccord	Angel of the Winds Arena	—	3–1–0	[68]
5	October 2	Calgary	4–1	Seattle		Driedger	accesso ShoWare Center	—	3–2–0	[69]
6	October 5	Seattle	4–0	Vancouver		Grubauer	Rogers Arena	9,268	4–2–0	[70]

Regular season

The Kraken released their regular season schedule on July 22, 2021.^[71] Only a handful of games are scheduled in February as a result of NHL players planning to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.^[72] However, due to a rising number of postponed games because of COVID-19, the NHL decided not to send players to the event.^[73]

2021–22 game log
October: 3–5–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 12 Seattle 3–4 Vegas Grubauer 18,431 0–1–0 0 [74] 2 October 14 Seattle 4–3 Nashville Grubauer 17,159 1–1–0 2 [75] 3 October 16 Seattle 1–2 Columbus OT Grubauer 17,593 1–1–1 3 [76] 4 October 18 Seattle 1–6 Philadelphia Grubauer 17,727 1–2–1 3 [77] 5 October 19 Seattle 2–4 New Jersey Daccord 13,806 1–3–1 3 [78] 6 October 23 Vancouver 4–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 1–4–1 3 [79] 7 October 26 Montreal 1–5 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 2–4–1 5 [80] 8 October 28 Minnesota 1–4 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 3–4–1 7 [81] 9 October 31 NY Rangers 3–1 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 3–5–1 7 [82]
November: 5–8–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 10 November 1 Seattle 2–5 Edmonton Daccord 15,860 3–6–1 7 [83] 11 November 4 Buffalo 2–5 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 4–6–1 9 [84] 12 November 6 Seattle 4–5 Arizona Grubauer 15,045 4–7–1 9 [85] 13 November 9 Seattle 2–4 Vegas Driedger 18,246 4–8–1 9 [86] 14 November 11 Anaheim 7–4 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 4–9–1 9 [87] 15 November 13 Minnesota 4–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 4–10–1 9 [88] 16 November 17 Chicago 4–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 4–11–1 9 [89] 17 November 19 Colorado 7–3 Seattle Driedger 17,151 4–12–1 9 [90] 18 November 21 Washington 2–5 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 5–12–1 11 [91] 19 November 24 Carolina 1–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 6–12–1 13 [92] 20 November 26 Seattle 0–3 Tampa Bay Grubauer 19,092 6–13–1 13 [93] 21 November 27 Seattle 4–1 Florida Driedger 15,305 7–13–1 15 [94] 22 November 29 Seattle 7–4 Buffalo Driedger 10,004 8–13–1 17 [95]
December: 2–5–3 (home: 1–4–2; road: 1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 23 December 1 Seattle 3–4 Detroit SO Grubauer 18,963 8–13–2 18 [96] 24 December 3 Edmonton 3–4 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 9–13–2 20 [97] 25 December 6 Pittsburgh 6–1 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 9–14–2 20 [98] 26 December 9 Winnipeg 3–0 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 9–15–2 20 [99] 27 December 11 Columbus 5–4 Seattle OT Grubauer 17,151 9–15–3 21 [100] 28 December 14 Seattle 3–1 San Jose Driedger 12,403 10–15–3 23 [101] 29 December 15 Seattle 1–4 Anaheim Grubauer 14,762 10–16–3 23 [102] 30 December 18 Edmonton 5–3 Seattle Driedger 17,151 10–17–3 23 [103] — December 19 Toronto – Seattle Postponed due to COVID-19.[104] Rescheduled for February 14.[105] — December 21 Arizona – Seattle Postponed due to COVID-19.[106] Rescheduled for February 9.[105] — December 23 Seattle – Calgary Postponed due to COVID-19.[107] Rescheduled for February 19.[105] — December 27 Seattle – Vancouver Postponed due to COVID-19.[108] Rescheduled for February 21.[105] 31 December 29 Philadelphia 3–2 Seattle OT Grubauer 17,151 10–17–4 24 [109] 32 December 30 Calgary 6–4 Seattle Driedger 17,151 10–18–4 24 [110]
January: 4–8–0 (home: 3–4–0; road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 33 January 1 Vancouver 5–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 10–19–4 24 [111] — January 4 NY Islanders – Seattle Postponed due to COVID-19.[112] Rescheduled for February 22.[105] — January 6 Ottawa – Seattle Postponed due to COVID-19.[113] Rescheduled for April 18.[105] — January 8 Seattle – Winnipeg Postponed due to attendance restrictions.[114] Rescheduled for February 17.[105] 34 January 10 Seattle 3–4 Colorado Grubauer 17,516 10–20–4 24 [115] 35 January 12 Seattle 2–5 Dallas Grubauer 17,825 10–21–4 24 [116] 36 January 13 Seattle 1–2 St. Louis Driedger 17,017 10–22–4 24 [117] 37 January 15 Los Angeles 3–1 Seattle Driedger 17,151 10–23–4 24 [118] 38 January 17 Chicago 2–3 Seattle SO Grubauer 17,151 11–23–4 26 [119] 39 January 20 San Jose 2–3 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 12–23–4 28 [120] 40 January 21 St. Louis 5–0 Seattle Daccord 17,151 12–24–4 28 [121] 41 January 23 Florida 3–5 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 13–24–4 30 [122] 42 January 25 Nashville 4–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 13–25–4 30 [123] 43 January 27 Seattle 2–1 Pittsburgh OT Grubauer 18,228 14–25–4 32 [124] — January 29 Seattle – NY Islanders Postponed due to January 2022 North American blizzard. Rescheduled for February 2.[125] 44 January 30 Seattle 2–3 NY Rangers Grubauer 18,006 14–26–4 32 [126]
February: 2–8–1 (home: 0–4–1; road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 45 February 1 Seattle 2–3 Boston Driedger 17,850 14–27–4 32 [127] 46 February 2 Seattle 3–0 NY Islanders Grubauer 17,255 15–27–4 34 [128] 47 February 9 Arizona 5–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 15–28–4 34 [129] 48 February 11 Seattle 4–3 Anaheim Driedger 12,530 16–28–4 36 [130] 49 February 14 Toronto 6–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 16–29–4 36 [131] 50 February 17 Seattle 3–5 Winnipeg Grubauer 13,071 16–30–4 36 [132] 51 February 19 Seattle 1–2 Calgary Grubauer 9,639 16–31–4 36 [133] 52 February 21 Seattle 2–5 Vancouver Driedger 18,346 16–32–4 36 [134] 53 February 22 NY Islanders 5–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 16–33–4 36 [135] 54 February 24 Boston 3–2 Seattle OT Grubauer 17,151 16–33–5 37 [136] 55 February 27 Seattle 1–3 San Jose Grubauer 13,171 16–34–5 37 [137]
March: 5–6–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 3–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 56 March 2 Nashville 3–4 Seattle Driedger 17,151 17–34–5 39 [138] 57 March 5 Seattle 2–5 Washington Driedger 18,573 17–35–5 39 [139] 58 March 6 Seattle 2–3 Carolina Grubauer 18,156 17–36–5 39 [140] 59 March 8 Seattle 4–6 Toronto Grubauer 17,547 17–37–5 39 [141] 60 March 10 Seattle 3–4 Ottawa OT Driedger 11,622 17–37–6 40 [142] 61 March 12 Seattle 4–3 Montreal SO Grubauer 20,608 18–37–6 42 [143] 62 March 16 Tampa Bay 4–1 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 18–38–6 42 [144] 63 March 19 Detroit 2–4 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 19–38–6 44 [145] 64 March 23 Seattle 4–2 Arizona Grubauer 11,670 20–38–6 46 [146] 65 March 26 Seattle 2–4 Los Angeles Grubauer 18,230 20–39–6 46 [147] 66 March 28 Seattle 6–1 Los Angeles Driedger 13,919 21–39–6 48 [148] 67 March 30 Vegas 3–0 Seattle Driedger 17,151 21–40–6 48 [149]
April: 6–8–0 (home: 5–3–0; road: 1–5–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 68 April 1 Vegas 5–2 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 21–41–6 48 [150] 69 April 3 Dallas 1–4 Seattle Driedger 17,151 22–41–6 50 [151] 70 April 6 Seattle 1–4 St. Louis Driedger 18,096 22–42–6 50 [152] 71 April 7 Seattle 2–0 Chicago Grubauer 18,677 23–42–6 52 [153] 72 April 9 Calgary 4–1 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 23–43–6 52 [154] 73 April 12 Seattle 3–5 Calgary Driedger 16,392 23–44–6 52 [155] — April 13 Seattle – Winnipeg Postponed due to weather conditions. Rescheduled for May 1.[156] 74 April 16 New Jersey 3–4 Seattle SO Grubauer 17,151 24–44–6 54 [157] 75 April 18 Ottawa 2–4 Seattle Driedger 17,151 25–44–6 56 [158] 76 April 20 Colorado 2–3 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 26–44–6 58 [159] 77 April 22 Seattle 3–6 Minnesota Grubauer 19,047 26–45–6 58 [160] 78 April 23 Seattle 2–3 Dallas Driedger 18,532 26–46–6 58 [161] 79 April 26 Seattle 2–5 Vancouver Daccord 18,261 26–47–6 58 [162] 80 April 27 Los Angeles 5–3 Seattle Grubauer 17,151 26–48–6 58 [163] 81 April 29 San Jose 0–3 Seattle Driedger 17,151 27–48–6 60 [164]
May: 0–1–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 82 May 1 Seattle 3–4 Winnipeg Driedger 14,443 27–49–6 60 [165]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[166]

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jared McCann	74	27	23	50	–26	33
Yanni Gourde	74	21	27	48	–13	45
Jordan Eberle	79	21	23	44	–28	14
Alexander Wennberg	80	11	26	37	–26	28
Vince Dunn	73	7	28	35	–21	63
Ryan Donato	74	16	15	31	–13	40
Calle Jarnkrok^‡	49	12	14	26	–15	2
Adam Larsson	82	8	17	25	–23	55
Jaden Schwartz	37	8	15	23	–13	14
Mark Giordano^‡	55	6	17	23	–21	47
Marcus Johansson^‡	51	6	17	23	–22	4
Morgan Geekie	73	7	15	22	–16	18
Joonas Donskoi	75	2	20	22	–10	14
Carson Soucy	64	10	11	21	+7	47
Colin Blackwell^‡	39	8	9	17	+1	4
Mason Appleton^‡	49	6	11	17	–4	14
Riley Sheahan	69	4	13	17	+6	2
Jamie Oleksiak	72	1	16	17	–1	54
Brandon Tanev	30	9	6	15	+4	13
Matty Beniers	10	3	6	9	–1	0
Victor Rask^†	18	4	4	8	–3	0
Will Borgen	36	2	6	8	+1	28
Kole Lind	23	2	6	8	–1	12
Karson Kuhlman^†	25	2	6	8	–2	6
Daniel Sprong^†	16	6	0	6	–6	0
Jeremy Lauzon^‡	53	1	5	6	–9	67
Haydn Fleury	36	2	2	4	0	13
Derrick Pouliot^†	9	0	3	3	+6	2
Nathan Bastian	12	1	1	2	–1	31
Austin Czarnik^†	6	0	2	2	0	0
Dennis Cholowski^†	4	0	2	2	+1	0
Alex Barre-Boulet^†	2	0	1	1	0	0
Max McCormick	10	0	0	0	+1	10
Cale Fleury	9	0	0	0	–3	0
Alexander True	8	0	0	0	–2	2

Goaltenders

Regular season^[167]

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Philipp Grubauer	55	54	3,111:25	18	31	5	164	3.16	1,479	.889	2	0	1	0
Chris Driedger	27	24	1,478:24	9	14	1	73	2.96	722	.899	1	0	0	4
Joey Daccord	5	4	293:13	0	4	0	21	4.30	140	.850	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.

Player awards

After their final home game on April 29, the Kraken announced the inaugural winners of their player awards for the season.^[168][169]

Jared McCann won the Pete Muldoon Award for the Kraken's most valuable player, as voted on by Seattle-area media. Philipp Grubauer won the Three Stars of the Year Award for having accrued the most stars of any player using a point system for stars at home games. Yanni Gourde won the Guyle Fielder Award as the teammate who best exemplified "perseverance, hustle and dedication" as voted upon by his teammates and coaches. Gourde also won the Fan Favorite Award, determined by a fan vote.^[168]

Transactions

The Kraken were involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)	To Calgary Flames Tyler Pitlick	To Seattle Kraken 4th-round pick in 2022	[170]
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)	To Colorado Avalanche Kurtis MacDermid	To Seattle Kraken 4th-round pick in 2023	[171]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	To Washington Capitals Vitek Vanecek	To Seattle Kraken 2nd-round pick in 2023	[172]
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)	To Calgary Flames Calle Jarnkrok	To Seattle Kraken FLA 2nd-round pick in 2022 3rd-round pick in 2023 7th-round pick in 2024	[173]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Mark Giordano Colin Blackwell	To Seattle Kraken 2nd-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2023 4th-round pick in 2024	[174]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	To Nashville Predators Jeremy Lauzon	To Seattle Kraken 2nd-round pick in 2022	[175]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	To Winnipeg Jets Mason Appleton	To Seattle Kraken 4th-round pick in 2023	[176]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson	To Seattle Kraken Daniel Sprong 4th-round pick in 2022 6th-round pick in 2022	[177]

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Term Ref May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12) Luke Henman Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) 3-year [178] July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) Adam Larsson Edmonton Oilers 4-year [179] Jamie Oleksiak Dallas Stars 5-year Chris Driedger Florida Panthers 3-year July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Philipp Grubauer Colorado Avalanche 6-year [180] Jaden Schwartz St. Louis Blues 5-year [181] Alexander Wennberg Florida Panthers 3-year August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04) Connor Carrick New Jersey Devils 1-year [182] August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) Marcus Johansson Minnesota Wild [183] August 20, 2021 (2021-08-20) Antoine Bibeau Carolina Hurricanes [184] August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25) Gustav Olofsson Montreal Canadiens [185] September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01) Riley Sheahan Buffalo Sabres [186] September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13) Ryan Donato San Jose Sharks [187] September 29, 2021 (2021-09-29) Max McCormick Carolina Hurricanes [188] March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01) Tye Kartye Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) 3-year [189] May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07) Peetro Seppala KooKoo (Liiga) [190] June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09) Ville Petman SaiPa (Liiga) 2-year [191]

Free agents lost Date Player New team Ref July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) Gavin Bayreuther Columbus Blue Jackets [192] September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05) John Quenneville ZSC Lions (NL) [193]

Claimed via waivers Date Player Former team Ref October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11) Alex Barre-Boulet Tampa Bay Lightning [194] February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08) Austin Czarnik New York Islanders [195] February 9, 2022 (2022-02-09) Dennis Cholowski Washington Capitals [196] March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) Derrick Pouliot Vegas Golden Knights [197]

Lost via waivers Date Player New team Ref October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) Dennis Cholowski Washington Capitals [198] October 22, 2021 (2021-10-22) Alex Barre-Boulet Tampa Bay Lightning [199] November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25) Nathan Bastian New Jersey Devils [200]

Other signings Date Player Term Ref August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04) Alexander True 1-year [182] August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05) Will Borgen 2-year [201] August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06) Vince Dunn [202] August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) Cale Fleury 1-year [203] Carsen Twarynski [204] September 7, 2021 (2021-09-07) Dennis Cholowski [205] March 8, 2022 (2022-03-08) Jared McCann 5-year [206] April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10) Matty Beniers 3-year† [207] April 22, 2022 (2022-04-22) Ryker Evans [208] May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09) Max McCormick 2-year [209]

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