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 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. He completed the hat trick with an empty-netter in the third, his 16th goal of the season.

An early start, aided by some Jaden Schwartz goals and a huge open ice hit by Josh Mahura, helped the Kraken gain momentum in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings

Kraken defenseman Josh Mahura lay down a booming, clean hit on Kings forward Warren Foegele at the Kraken blue line. While officials tried to keep two annoyed Kings players off Mahura, Schwartz and Beniers sneaked off on a 2-on-1. Schwartz scored his team-leading 15th goal of the season.

Department of Player Safety announced that Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe has been fined $5,000 the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement for slew-footing Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid during Monday night’s contest.

Seattle Kraken (19-24-3, in the Pacific Division ... Alex Laferriere has 13 goals and 13 assists for the Kings. Adrian Kempe has five goals and five assists over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 4.9 assists, three ...

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.

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.

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. Warren Foegele ...

"Los Angeles' Adrian Kempe has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for slew-footing Edmonton's Connor McDavid," the NHL Department of Player Safety announced on X on Tuesday. More NHL: Flames' Rasmus Andersson Throws Shade at Oilers, Canucks While Discussing Potential Trade Rumors

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 ... at 1:37 of the second. Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence ...

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.