Seattle Kraken 3 Stars of Week 3: Kraken Keep Rolling
Week 3 for the Seattle Kraken is in the books, with two big wins. Several players stood out
Honorable Mentions
Before we get to the list of three breakout stars, here are three players that just missed the list but still deserve recognition for their contributions to the Seattle Kraken this week.
Philipp Grubauer: Even though Philipp Grubauer has been outperformed by Martin Jones, he deserves some love. He played well even though this year he has one loss. His save percentage for the year is .860%. Arguably if Grubauer was playing, the Kraken could’ve had a second win this past week instead of a loss.
Nevertheless, we’ve joked here that Grubauer is the hidden MVP of the season. While we don’t ever wish a player to be injured, if he was not out, the Seattle Kraken wouldn’t have had two wins this week with Martin Jones in the net.
Andre Burakovsky: 27-year-old left winger and Stanley Cup Champion Andre Burakovsky has been playing well with his new team; he has three goals and five assists. Burakovsky has 26 shots with a shot percentage of 11.5% and has been helpful to Matthew Beniers, Jaden Schwartz, and Jarred McCann.
Burakovsky had two helpers this week, including the primary assist on McCann’s power-play goal against Buffalo.
Jordan Eberle: The 32-year-old right winger has one goal and six assists on the season, with a 6.5% shooting percentage. Eberle is one of those quietly underrated guys. For example, he’s always on the stat sheet, but you don’t hear his name called often.
Eberle notched 3 points this week, including 1 goal and 2 helpers. His lone goal was the driving force behind the Kraken’s win over Pittsburgh, as he opened the scoring for Seattle, answering Jake Guentzel’s tally at the halfway point of the second period.
Matty Beniers: Along with McCann and Schwartz, Beniers has played great, totaling four goals and four assists in 2022-23 and a shooting percentage of a flat 19%. He is great at playing a supporting role in the offense, even though he might not be the main focal point.
His best game this week was against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He also scored two goals earlier in the week against the Sabres and Canucks. His 8 points in 10 games so far have him currently leading the race for rookie of the year.