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.

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.

Schwartz put Seattle ahead 2-1 at 7:40, finishing off a 4-on-2 rush by scoring on a wrist shot from the right circle. Josh Mahura started the break by creating a turnover when he checked Warren Foegele in the defensive zone.

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

Warren Foegele intercepted a pass on a Seattle ... s move and stopped the attempt to preserve the one-goal cushion. Seattle Kraken center Jaden Schwartz, left, celebrates his goal with center ...

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.

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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.

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The Kraken wasted no time in testing one of the season’s best goalies, with Jaden Schwartz blasting a wrist shot past Kuemper, assisted by Kaapo Kakko who is riding a four-game point streak. But the Kings responded quickly,

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