With Philipp Grubauer (undisclosed) sidelined, Seattle recalled Stezka from Coachella Valley (AHL) to serve as the backup to Joey Daccord on Friday night. The 27-year-old Stezka has a 3.61 GAA and .881 SV% in six games with Coachella Valley this season.
Despite nearly splitting starts in the early season, Daccord has been far superior to Philipp Grubauer between the pipes. Now, with Grubauer (undisclosed) sidelined, the Seattle crease belongs exclusively to Daccord until he returns. The 28-year-old Daccord has a solid 2.76 GAA and .915 SV% in eight games (4-3-1). Seattle enters Friday's contest as +123 home underdogs against a Vegas Golden Knights club averaging 4.5 goals per game, top five in the NHL.
Grubauer has started six of 14 games for Seattle this season and if he is out of the lineup for any considerable amount of time, expect Joey Daccord to take exclusive reins of the crease. The 32-year-old Grubauer has a 3.27 GAA and .877 SV% in six games this season (1-5-0).
Hayden made his season debut on Tuesday, playing 8:54 time-on-ice, in Seattle's 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Hayden has 249 games of NHL experience since being drafted in the third round by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft but had been limited to only nine games since the end of the 2021-22 season.
Fleury played his second game of the season on Tuesday, recording 11:11 time-on-ice in Seattle's 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The 25-year-old Fleury has been repeatedly back and forth from the AHL this season, mostly paper transaction, and will likely return Seattle's lineup before long.
Winterton played 9:28 time-on-ice in Seattle's 6-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, his season debut. Winterton was the third-round pick, 67th overall, of the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old had a nine-game stint with Seattle last season, scoring zero points. He has five points (3G / 2A) in seven games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) this season.
Seattle has lost six of their last seven and will turn to Grubauer between the pipes on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche. Grubauer has been playing to his averages since joining Seattle, which is, not well enough, posting a 2.89 GAA and .886 SV% through five games (1-4-0). Seattle enters the action on Tuesday as +155 road underdogs against Gubauer's former club, the Avalanche, who are riding a three-game losing skid.
Mahura will take a seat on Tuesday as Cale Fleury draws into the Kraken lineup. Mahura has no goals and just one assist in nine games this season.
Fleury will make just his second appearance of the season when the Kraken travel to Denver on Tuesday. Josh Mahura will sit in his place.
Kartye will take a seat for the first time this season when the Kraken travel to Denver on Tuesday. He has just one goal and no assists in 13 games this season.
Winterton was the third-round pick, 67th overall, of the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old had a nine-game stint with Seattle last season, scoring zero points. He has five points (3G / 2A) in seven games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) this season.
Hayden has 249 games of NHL experience since being drafted in the third round by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft but has been limited to only nine games since the end of the 2021-22 season. The 29-year-old had 26 points (15G / 11A) in 65 games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) last season. Hayden will replace Oliver Bjorkstrand in Seattle's lineup on Tuesady.
John Hayden will draw into Seattle's lineup on Tuesday, replacing Bjorkstrand, who will be a healthy scratch for the first time this season. Bjorkstrand was a Western Conference All-Star last season, scoring 59 points (20G / 39A) in 82 games. This season, Bjorkstrand has only five points (3G / 2A) in 13 games and has been held off the scoresheet in seven of the last eight.
Seattle has lost six of their last seven and will likely turn to Grubauer between the pipes on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche. Grubauer has been playing to his averages since joining Seattle, which is, not well enough, posting a 2.89 GAA and .886 SV% through five games (1-4-0). Seattle enters the action on Tuesday as +155 road underdogs against Gubauer's former club, the Avalanche, who are riding a three-game losing skid.
Winterton was the third-round pick, 67th overall, of the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. The 21-year-old had a nine-game stint with Seattle last season, scoring zero points. He has five points (3G / 2A) in seven games with the Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) this season.
Daccord has seemingly taken over the crease in Seattle and will start between the pipes for a fourth straight game on Thursday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Daccord was stellar in his last outing, saving 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) in an 8-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in his previous outing, and has a respectable 2.80 GAA and .914 SV% through six games this season (4-1-1). Seattle enters the action on Thursday as +164 road underdogs against a Maple Leafs club that has lost three of their last four (1-2-1).
After recording a four-point night (3G / 1A) in his previous contest, Montour will be away from the team on Thursday to celebrate the birth of his child. The 30-year-old Montour, in his first season with Seattle, is averaging a career-high 23:42 time-on-ice and has registered nine points (4G / 5A), 11 blocks, and 19 hits.
