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.

Helenius got his first NHL goal at 6:41 of the third to tie the score. Kempe then scored for the fourth straight game when he tipped in Kevin Fiala’s shot with 6:48 left to put the Kings ahead.

Turcotte scores twice and adds an assist – all in the first 10 minutes – as the Kings thump Vancouver, 5-1. Adrian Kempe, Kevin Fiala and Warren Foegele also score.

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 ...

Jaden Schwartz scored his fifth career hat trick and the fourth hat trick in Seattle Kraken history in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

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.

Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal for Seattle at 1:37 of the second. Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence scored for the Kings (25-13-2). Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves.

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.

Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist ... in past Demko’s outstretched skate to give the Kings a 3-0 lead at 9:42. Kings: Visit the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Canucks: Continue a three-game homestand Saturday against Edmonton.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Sue Rahr’s interim role as Seattle Police Chief winds down this week as the city prepares to welcome Mayor Bruce Harrell’s nominee Shon Barnes, chief of police in Madison, WI, as the new head of the agency.