Kraken fall in overtime to slumping Devils, 3-2

Kate Shefte, The Seattle Times on Jan 14, 2026

Published in Hockey

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The Kraken could only shake a single standings point out of the slumping New Jersey Devils, falling 3-2 in overtime at Prudential Center on Wednesday night. Seattle is 1-1-1 on a five-game road trip.

Fifty-four seconds into the game, New Jersey’s Cody Glass won a faceoff and went to the Kraken net to wait for Dougie Hamilton’s rebound to roll off goaltender Philipp Grubauer’s leg pad. Glass made it 1-0.

Eight minutes later, Seattle winger Jared McCann slowed down after crossing the New Jersey blue line and surveyed his options. The first pass attempt didn’t make it through, but defenseman Adam Larsson was pinching in behind him and eager to sling a shot into the net of the team that drafted him fourth overall in 2011.

The teams traded power-play goals in the second period, a minute and a half apart. Nico Hischier scored on a slap shot from well out, 23 seconds into a Ben Meyers holding call.

Devils goal-scorer Glass was then whistled for roughing up birthday boy Berkly Catton — the Kraken rookie turned 20 on Wednesday. Just five seconds into that power play, McCann made quick work of a Vince Dunn rebound and the game was 2-2.

Neither team made a move until 3-on-3 overtime, when Hischier scored his second of the night. He took advantage of a Kraken player swap and took off down the ice along the benches with Matty Beniers hurrying to cut him off. Beniers got there, but couldn’t stop Hischier from maneuvering the puck around Grubauer (22 saves).

The Devils’ .800 win percentage in post-regulation games is the best in the NHL. The Kraken dropped to 5-5 in games decided in overtime this season, and have dropped two in a week. They’re 1-4 in shootouts.

The teams only meet a couple of times per season, but when they do, the Devils have enjoyed consistent success. New Jersey has won six straight games against the Kraken dating back to the 2022-23 season, and the Devils have still never lost to the Kraken in regulation (7-0-2). The Devils remained perfect at home against Seattle, as both post-regulation losses came at Climate Pledge Arena.

According to the league, heading into the game, the Devils owned an all-time points percentage of .875 against the Kraken. That was the third best among all franchises, behind only the Lightning (.937; 7-0-1) and the Stars (.892; 12-1-1).

This time, Seattle caught the Devils in a lengthy slump. The win over the Kraken was their eighth in 23 games since Nov. 29.

That said, Seattle bagged at least one standings point again, something they’ve done in 12 of 13 games dating to Dec. 20.

Grubauer made 20 saves in a 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday. He became the first Kraken goalie to earn back-to-back starts since before Christmas. The Kraken kicked off another back-to-back in New Jersey, though, and Joey Daccord will almost certainly start Thursday against the Boston Bruins.

Grubauer might have earned the nod due to his much longer resume against the Devils. He was 5-4-0 in nine games with a .916 save percentage, while Daccord has absorbed two of those aforementioned Kraken road losses. Boston native Daccord has a 2-1-0 record with a save percentage of .934 against the Bruins.