Kraken Suffer Big Blow As Jaden Schwartz to Miss Significant Time

It's the last thing the Seattle Kraken needed. For a team that struggles to score goals at the best of times, they just lost their leading scorer, Jaden Schwartz, for "approximately" six weeks, as the team's announcement suggests.

#SeaKraken forward Jaden Schwartz will miss approximately six weeks with a lower-body injury.
— Seattle Kraken PR (@SeattleKrakenPR) November 28, 2025

It's a lower-body injury for the 33-year-old veteran. The incident occurred in the second period when his right leg slid awkwardly into Dallas Stars goalie Casey DeSmith in the Kraken's game on Thursday night.

Not much, but body language wasn't great after his right leg brushes goalie into crease.

Jaden Schwartz will not return tonight. https://t.co/xL14oN9WQO pic.twitter.com/QQWl66cB3u
— SasquatchNHL (@SasquatchNHL) November 27, 2025

Schwartz limped off the ice to the bench and headed straight down the tunnel, not to return.

The Kraken are currently in a three-way tie for second place in the Pacific Division with 28 points. But it's almost exclusively thanks to their goal prevention, as they sit second in the NHL in goals against per game, and fifth in save percentage by their goalies.

Kraken offense takes another hit as Schwartz goes down injury

The offense? It's one of the worst in hockey, sitting at 29th in the league with just 2.57 goals per game. To lose their leading scorer in Schwartz, who has eight goals and 15 points in 23 games, is a tough blow.

The loss will be mitigated, however, to a large extent, as last year's top scorer, Jared McCann, just returned to the lineup in the same contest, after missing 17 games due to injury. Having the team's top all-time leading scorer back should help ease the pain of losing Schwartz. McCann has three goals and five points in the six games he has played this season.

As for Schwartz, he only missed a single game last season in accruing 26 goals and 49 points. He had missed 20 games the season prior, and two years before that, in the Kraken's inaugural season, Schwartz was only able to play in 37 games due to injury.

Now, it's hoped he can return before the Olympic break. The team's estimation of "approximately" six weeks would have him back by mid-January.