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.

SEATTLE — Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick, Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves in the third period and the Seattle Kraken beat the Kings ... go-ahead goal for Seattle at 1:37 of the second. Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence scored for the Kings (25-13-2).

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 scores three goals and Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves in the third period to lead the Seattle Kraken to a 4-2 win over the Kings.

Jaden Schwartz recorded his fifth career hat trick and the Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 for their third win in five games.

SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken will play the Los Angeles Kings at home Saturday evening. The game at Climate Pledge Arena begins at 7 p.m. PT.

Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence scored for Los Angeles. Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves. Kings: Los Angeles dropped to 25-13-2. Kraken: Seattle won its 10th home to improve to 20-24-3.

Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence scored for Los Angeles. Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves. Takeaways Kings: Los Angeles dropped to 25-13-2. Kraken: Seattle won its 10th home to improve to 20-24-3.

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