Heading into the 2022-23 NHL season, many believed that the Seattle Kraken would be better in Year 2 than they'd been in Year 1. Few predicted they'd make the postseason. Fewer still predicted they would be on the precipice of the Western Conference finals.
To reach that level, they'll need to win the next two games, and the Dallas Stars have their own plans in mind -- namely, making the conference final round themselves. With a win in Seattle on Saturday night (7 ET, ESPN), the Stars will do just that.