Jaden Schwartz will be a healthy scratch on Wednesday, allowing Nyman to re-enter the lineup. The 21-year-old Nyman has not played a game for Seattle in nearly four weeks. He has six points (2G / 4A) in 26 games this season.
Mahura has only played one game in the last six weeks, but he will suit up in Seattle's final game of the season. The 27-year-old defenseman is averaging 15:26 time-on-ice and has three points (1G / 2A) in 22 games this season.
With all three of the Kraken's regular netminders unavailable, Kokko has been thrust into a starting role in the final few games of the regular season. The 22-year-old Swedish goalie has been serviceable in a very small sample size, posting a 2.55 GAA and .911 SV% in two games (1-1-0). The Kraken enter Wednesday's contest as significant +250 road underdogs against a Vegas Golden Knights team on a seven-game winning streak.
Fisker Molgaard made his NHL debut this season and has been a regular the past few weeks, but will head back to the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL). The 21-yar-old second-round pick from the 2023 NHL Entry Draft scored two assists in 13 games with the Kraken.
Melanson has spent most of the season in the NHL, where he has five points (2G / 3A) in 36 games with the Seattle Kraken. The 22-year-old fifth-round pick from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft returns to the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL), where he played almost exclusively the previous two seasons.
Nyman spent the first portion of the season in Seattle, where he struggled with only six points (4G / 2A) in 26 games. The 21-year-old had a lot more success after being reassigned to the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL), scoring 33 points (21G / 12A) in 38 games.
With all three of the Kraken's regular netminders unavailable, Kokko made his first career start last week and dazzled between the pipes, saving 26 of 27 shots (.963 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. The 22-year-old netminder has spent most of the 2025-26 season in the AHL, where he has gone 18-10-2 with a 3.10 GAA and .903 SV% in 34 games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Seattle enters Monday's contest as +139 home underdogs against a desperate Los Angeles Kings team that has won four straight, inching them closer to a playoff berth.
Melanson did not play in Seattle's previous game, but he will re-enter the lineup on Monday. The 22-year-old rookie has five pints (2G / 3A) this season in 35 games.
With all three of the Kraken's regular netminders unavailable, Kokko made his first career start last week and dazzled between the pipes, saving 26 of 27 shots (.963 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. The 22-year-old netminder has spent most of the 2025-26 season in the AHL, where he has gone 18-10-2 with a 3.10 GAA and .903 SV% in 34 games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Seattle enters Monday's contest as +139 home underdogs against a desperate Los Angeles Kings team that has won four straight, inching them closer to a playoff berth.
Seattle announced on Monday that Jared McCann will mis Seattle's final three games of the season due to a lower-body injury. The 29-year-old has struggled to stay healthy all 2025-26 but still managed to put up 20 goals and 40 points in 52 games when healthy.
With all three of the Kraken's regular netminders unavailable, Kokko will make his first career NHL start on Saturday. In his first career NHL appearance, he gave up two goals on six shots in relieve on February 25h, 2025. The 22-year-old netminder has gone 18-10-2 with a 3.10 GAA and .903 SV% in 34 AHL games this season.
Daccord will not be available for Saturday's game, so Victor Ostman was recalled from the AHL and is expected to serve as Nikke Kokko's backup vs. the Flames. It's unclear whether or not Dacord will be back in time for Monday's game vs. the Kings.
With all three of the Kraken's regular netminders unavailable, Ostman comes up from the AHL and is expected to serve as Nikke Kokko's backup vs. the Flames. Ostman has gone 17-14-3 with a. 2.77 GAA and .907 SV% in 35 games with Coachella Valley (AHL) this season.
Seattle was missing their starting goaltender at practice on Friday as Joey Daccord was being further evaluated for an undisclosed injury. The Kraken are already short handed in net without Philipp Grubauer (injury) and Matt Murray (personal), leaving them with rookie goaltender Niklas Kokko between the pipes.
Josh Mahura will re-enter Seattle's lineup on Thursday, sending Lindgren to the press box as a healthy scratch. The 28-year-old Lindgren is averaging 18:20 time-on-ice and has nine points (2G / 7A) in 73 games this season.
Ryan Lindgren will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Mahura to re-enter the lineup. The 27-year-old Mahura has not played in over a month and has three points (1G / 2A) in 21 games with Seattle this season.
