There's no one on the Kraken more looking forward to a fresh start than star forward Jared McCann ... veteran winger Jaden Schwartz for the most goals. It's less a sign of McCann's scoring ...

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On Jan. 16, the Winnipeg Jets hosted the Seattle Kraken. The Jets continued their win streak, defeating the Kraken 2-1.

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Schwartz scored the fifth hat trick of his career tonight and his first since Mar. 19, 2019. This was his fifth multi-goal game with Seattle, tying Oliver Bjorkstrand (5) for the third most in franchise history behind Jared McCann (10) and Jordan Eberle (7).

KING 5 and KONG are the official local television partners of the Kraken, bringing the hockey team to free over-the-air live television. The stations will air 72 of the team's 82 regular season games. National broadcast partners will show the remaining 10 games.

Thursday's matchup between the Kraken and Jets is the second time they will play each other during the 2024-2025 season. Winnipeg traveled to Climate Pledge Arena and beat Seattle 4-3 in overtime in October. Thursday's game will be the final time the Kraken and Jets play each other in the regular season this year.

Entering Tuesday's matchup in Pittsburgh, the Kraken are 1-4-1 in January and the Penguins are 1-2-3, not exactly the starts they were looking for as both teams chase wild-card playoff berths.

Bjorkstrand deposited a power-play marker on five shots in Sunday's 6-2 loss to Detroit.

Kaapo Kakko scored twice in the third period, Joey Daccord made 33 saves and the Seattle Kraken overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Saturday. Oliver Bjorkstrand gave Seattle the lead on a scramble in front of the net at 3:08 of the third.

The game at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York begins at 1 p.m. PT. It will be broadcast on KONG. KONG is available for streaming through Fubo, in addition to antenna, cable and satellite. The game will also be broadcast across the Kraken Hockey Network. Pregame coverage begins at 12:30 p.m.