“Well, what a disappointment that road trip ended up being.”
…Is what we would have written if the Kraken had come up short against the high-flying Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. After starting the trip 1-0-2—including an impressive win over the Toronto Maple Leafs—dropping the final three games and returning home 1-3-2 would have really stung.
Instead, the Kraken handed the Jets their first home shutout loss since the middle of the 2023-24 season and brought home a downright solid 2-2-2 record, collecting six points and improving to 4-2-2 on the year.
“I thought our guys did a really good job of responding from the Washington game [on Tuesday] where I don’t think any of us were happy, coaches or players,” head coach Lane Lambert said.
On this night, Joey Daccord pitched a 32-save shutout and had an assist, while Jaden Schwartz notched two goals and an assist.
Here are Three Takeaways from an all-around 3-0 Kraken win over the Jets.
Takeaway #1: Just a solid game
Considering all this team has endured over the past two weeks—visiting six different cities, crossing into Canada twice, jumping time zones, and dealing with as many as six simultaneous absences to key players—it would have been understandable if they’d limped home with an underwhelming result.
(Thankfully, Mason Marchment returned after a one-game hiatus and delivered some high comedy.)
GOT HIM! 😆 pic.twitter.com/mzKwTtTyEj
— Sound Of Hockey (@sound_hockey) October 24, 2025
The Kraken refused to let their manpower challenges be an excuse, though, and built off an improved third period in Washington on Tuesday and followed it up with a full 60-minute, all-hands-on-deck effort Thursday. The result was a huge win over what should be one of the top teams in the NHL.
We’ll talk about Joey in the next Takeaway, because he deserves plenty of praise. But it’s worth noting he didn’t need to be spectacular in this one. The Kraken played with structure and discipline, stifling nearly every bit of momentum Winnipeg tried to generate.
Did you ever hear the typically raucous home crowd really get into the game? Maybe for a few minutes in the third, when the Jets strung together a couple of solid shifts in the offensive zone, but otherwise, Seattle made them look disjointed and kept the home fans quiet.
Takeaway #2: Daccord out-duels Hellebuyck
Joey Daccord surely wants to make Team USA for the Olympics, though his inclusion has generally been seen as a long shot. Meanwhile, the presumed starter for that team—Connor Hellebuyck—was in the opposite crease Thursday, fresh off a season in which he won both the Vezina and Hart Trophies and started for Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
On Hellebuyck’s home ice, it was Daccord who came away victorious.
Daccord needed a strong outing after a couple of questionable goals in Philadelphia on Monday landed him on the bench for the third period and ultimately took the Kraken out of that game. He responded in a big way.
As noted in Takeaway No. 1, he mostly needed to be steady rather than spectacular, thanks to the defensive effort in front of him. But against an elite team like Winnipeg, any goalie will face chances, and Daccord turned aside every one of them.
The biggest scare came late in the first period, when Mark Scheifele’s point shot deflected up and over Daccord, clanged off the crossbar, and dropped into the crease. Daccord swept it out with his stick, right back to Scheifele, then dove across and gloved Scheifele’s follow-up shot to end the period in chaotic fashion.
WHAT?! 🤯 #SeaKraken #gojetsgo
That’s how the period ends… 0-0 through 20. pic.twitter.com/SqMMe6Bc4f
— Sound Of Hockey (@sound_hockey) October 24, 2025
Aside from that wild sequence, Daccord was calm, cool, and collected throughout and even chipped in offensively with an assist on Jordan Eberle’s empty-net goal to seal the deal.
I’m pretty sure Joey was thinking about taking the shot himself before he rimmed it around. Good for him for taking the unselfish point.
JORDAN EBERLE EMPTY-NETTER! 🚨
3-0 #SeaKraken… DEF thought Joey was going to shoot this, but he settles for the assist. https://t.co/VqZYjeAQbv pic.twitter.com/6CNwCZWzaY
— Sound Of Hockey (@sound_hockey) October 24, 2025
Takeaway #3: Jaden Schwartz’s big night
Is it me, or does Jaden Schwartz just keep getting better? After posting 26 goals and 23 assists last season, the 33-year-old winger is off to another hot start with eight points (4-4=8) in eight games.
He got the sluggish Kraken on the board with their lone goal Tuesday, then on Thursday provided all the offense Seattle needed by doing what he does best: going to the front of the net.
Just 2:28 into the second period, Shane Wright made a heady play from the right circle, intentionally shooting into Hellebuyck’s right pad to create a rebound. He placed it perfectly, forcing the big netminder to kick the puck into a dangerous spot.
THE POWER OF THE SCHWARTZ! 🚨
Shane Wright with a pass off the pads, and Jaden Schwartz bangs it home for his second goal in two games.
Note Jani Nyman right in front, creating confusion.
1-0 #SeaKraken pic.twitter.com/i92jzywGya
— Sound Of Hockey (@sound_hockey) October 24, 2025
Sure enough, Schwartz crashed in from the weak side, found the rebound right on his stick, and buried it into an open net. For good measure, he added an empty-netter at 18:20 of the third, then assisted on Eberle’s ENG 23 seconds later.
Never underestimate the power of the Schwartz.
