Seattle Kraken play-by-play announcer John Forslund highlights how an identity change under Lane Lambert is paying off early this season.

The Seattle Kraken play their first home game Saturday night. To celebrate, special events are happening during the day throughout Seattle. Here is a look at what's planned in Emerald City: Cammi Granato raised the Kraken flag at the Space Needle. At 605 feet up, the NHL's first female pro scout was flying high Saturday morning, literally.

It was a bad day at work for the Pittsburgh Penguins (10-6-4) on Friday as they ended their week-long layover from Sweden with a clunker against the red-hot Minnesota Wild, losing 5-0 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins get right back to work Saturday as they host the Seattle Kraken (10-5-5) at PPG Paints Arena.

The Penguins take on the Kraken on the second half of a back-to-back. Welcome back to NHL Predictions here on Last Word On Hockey! Each day, we provide in-depth analysis, insights, and predictions for all the NHL’s games.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off their worst performance of the season to date on Friday night. They got completely outclassed by the Minnesota Wild, getting held to no goals for the first time all season in a 5-0 loss. They had a nice first shift ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins play the Seattle Kraken in a non-conference matchup. Pittsburgh has a 5-3-1 record at home and a 10-6-4 record overall. The Penguins have a +10 scoring differential, with 62 total goals scored and 52 allowed.

When no penalty was called, Bedard confronted referee Justin Kea in the corner, prompting an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, sending the Kraken into a man-advantage situation. With two seconds left on the ensuing power play, Jaden Schwartz scored the game-winning goal for Seattle.

The Kraken went viral online for the unique and creative way they all dressed up as comedian Adam Sandler for a Climate Pledge Arena show they made into their annual Halloween party and another chance to grow together as they build off a team record 9-4-5 start to the season