Peter Laviolette made a big decision on Sunday night to make Kaapo Kakko a healthy scratch ... He’s already made Reilly Smith a healthy scratch this season and against the Blues last night ...

⋄ Alexis Lafrenière (RW) Second line ⊳ Chris Kreider (LW) ⋄ Vincent Trocheck (C) ⋄ Reilly Smith (RW) Third line ⊳ Reilly Smith (LW) ⋄ Mika Zibanejad (C) ⋄ Kaapo Kakko (RW) ...

Kaapo Kakko stepped right into a role in Seattle that he always hoped for in New York. Before being held scoreless in the Kraken’s 4-3 loss to the Canucks on Thursday night, Kakko had collected ...

Kakko produced an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Penguins. Kakko set up Matty Beniers' insurance tally in the third period. The 23-year-old Kakko had gone two games ...

But that was me out of the lineup." Coach Peter Laviolette explained why he benched Kaapo Kakko, mentioning similar decisions with players like Reilly Smith and Jimmy Vesey. He said the struggling ...

Kaapo Kakko is earning his keep. While apartment hunting, the Seattle newcomer is staying in Kraken winger Eeli Tolvanen’s guest room, and he treated his hosts to salmon soup, a Finnish favorite ...

Seattle Kraken right-winger Kaapo Kakko is starting to find his groove with his new team. Kakko was selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers, but he never ...

New York Rangers winger Kaapo Kakko spoke openly at Tuesday’s practice about being healthy scratched on Sunday night. He told media, including Peter Baugh of The Athletic, that he was ...

Kakko scored twice Saturday in a 6-2 win over Buffalo. Kakko has seven points (three goals, four assists) in 10 games since his arrival in a trade with the Rangers on Dec. 18. He has always had ...

The New York Rangers continued to make drastic changes to their roster, dealing 2019 second-overall pick Kaapo Kakko to the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday. The Kraken are hopeful Kakko can dig in to ...

Peter Laviolette made a big decision on Sunday night to make Kaapo Kakko a healthy scratch in the New York Rangers’ game against the St. Louis Blues. Given that Kakko had not been benched this ...