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.

(AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) SEATTLE — Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick, Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves in the third period and the Seattle Kraken ... of the second. Adrian Kempe and Jordan ...

Jaden Schwartz recorded his fifth career hat trick and the Seattle Kraken beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 for their third win in five games.

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.

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 ...

Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence scored for Los Angeles. Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves. Kings: Los Angeles dropped to 25-13-2. Kraken: Seattle won its 10th home to improve to 20-24-3. Warren Foegele ...

Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal for Seattle at 1:37 of the second. Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence scored for Los Angeles. Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves. Kings: Los Angeles dropped to 25-13-2. Kraken: Seattle won its 10th home to improve to 20-24-3.

SEATTLE (AP) — Jaden Schwartz had a hat trick, Joey Daccord made 17 of his 28 saves in the third period and the Seattle Kraken beat ... at 1:37 of the second. Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence ...

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.

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There are five teams with a real shot to make the post-season in the Pacific Division. As it stands, the Vegas Golden Knights maintain their hold of the Pacific Division thanks to a 29-14-4 record with 62 points but the Edmonton Oilers aren’t far behind with their 29-15-3 record with 61 points.