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.

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

Jaden Schwartz nets his fifth-career hat trick and first as a member of the Kraken as Seattle returns home from a five-game road trip and beats the Kings 4-2 on

SEATTLE (AP) Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick, Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves ... go-ahead goal for Seattle at 1:37 of the second. Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence scored for Los Angeles.

SEATTLE — Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick, Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves ... go-ahead goal for Seattle at 1:37 of the second. Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence scored for Los Angeles.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups.

Five Pacific Division teams realistically have a chance to make the postseason. The Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings are battling for the top spot in the Pacific Division,

Daccord is set to guard the home goal against Pittsburgh on Saturday, per Sound of Hockey. Daccord stopped 31 of 33 shots in a 4-2 victory over the Penguins on Jan. 14. He has a 16-11-2 record, 2. ...

Daccord will start at home versus the Capitals on Thursday, per Emerald City Hockey. Daccord will make his fifth straight start after winning three of his last four games. In that span, he's ...

On Jan. 23, Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord played in his 100th NHL game, starting in net for the 31st time this season. Compared to other goalies, 100 is not that many. However ...

Joey Daccord made 29 saves on 31 shots, including saves on four separate breakaway chances for Washington. The Kraken were shutout for the sixth time this season as Charlie Lindgren stopped all 22 ...