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Seattle Kraken teammates help U.S. reach world hockey final

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7 months ago

May 25, 2025

Seattle Kraken teammates help U.S. reach world hockey final

Seattle Kraken forward Matty Beniers assisted Kraken teammate Michael Eyssimont for a goal in Team USA’s 6-2 semifinal win over Sweden at the International Ice Hockey Federation world championships Saturday in Stockholm.

Late in the second period, Beniers raced up the ice on a 4-on-2 rush and sent a left-to-right pass to Eyssimont, who fired it past Sweden’s goaltender to extend the Americans’ lead to 4-0. Sweden closed the gap to 4-2 in the third, but Team USA pulled away to advance to Sunday’s gold medal game against Switzerland.

By reaching the final, Team USA clinched its best result at the world championships since earning a silver medal in 1950. The last time the Americans won gold at the worlds was in 1933. Team USA also was formally awarded world titles in 1960 and 1980 when it won the Olympic tournaments and the worlds did not take place.

Sunday’s gold medal game is a rematch of Switzerland’s 3-0 win over the U.S. in the group stage of the 16-nation tournament. That was the Americans’ only loss in nine games at this year’s event.

Matty Beniers 🤝 Michael Eyssimont #MensWorlds #IIHF @usahockey pic.twitter.com/0Mx9aMMNWo
— IIHF (@IIHFHockey) May 24, 2025

Beniers has totaled three goals and three assists at the tournament. Eyssimont has one goal and two assists.

Kraken goalie Joey Daccord also is on Team USA. He has stopped 68 of 74 shots over the nine games, while playing about one-third of the team’s minutes.

Beniers, drafted by the Kraken with the No. 2 overall pick in 2021, is coming off his third full NHL season. The 22-year-old center had 20 goals and 23 assists in 82 games for Seattle this past year.

The Kraken acquired Eyssimont from the Tampa Bay Lightning in a three-team trade on March 5. Seattle is the 28-year-old center’s fourth team over his four-year NHL career.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this story.

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Seattle Weather: Heavy Rain and Gusty Winds on Monday

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4 hours ago

December 8, 2025

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Seattle Weather: Heavy Rain and Gusty Winds on Monday

Seattle – The first round of heavy rain will arrive on Monday as the much advertised atmospheric river arrives in Western Washington. Rain will begin to ramp up around the morning commute time with the heaviest rain falling over the Olympics and Cascades. Snow levels will be high with mainly rain falling in the passes and snow only expected at about 5000′.

The atmospheric river arrives Monday with rounds of heavy rain through Wednesday.

Impressive rainfall totals will add up over the next few days. Locations south of Seattle could see 2.5-5″, the Olympics and Cascades could see between 6-10″ with up to 12″ forecast to fall in the South Cascades.

Estimated rainfall amounts through Wednesday.

High amounts of rain are forecast through Wednesday.

A Flood Watch will begin early Monday morning through Friday afternoon. The excessive rainfall will lead to flooding, standing water on roads, and possible landslides.

An atmospheric river is expected Monday through the week, which will create rising rivers and possible flooding. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Several of our area rivers are forecast to rise and see major flooding during the next few days. Most of our rivers are expected to rise up to as much as 12 feet.

Rivers are forecast to rise with heavy rain this week.

Area rivers are forecast to rise by 12 feet during the next few days.

Along with the rain, gusty winds will also accompany the atmospheric river. A Wind Advisory will begin early Monday through about 10pm with locations seeing gusts up to 50 mph. With the ground already saturated, the added wind could lead to downed trees and some power outages.

Gusty winds expected on Monday in our region.

Gusty winds up to 50 mph are forecast on Monday as an atmospheric river arrives.

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Shaheed sparks Seattle Seahawks with 100-yard kick return TD

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16 hours ago

December 7, 2025

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Shaheed sparks Seattle Seahawks with 100-yard kick return TD

On a day when the Seattle Seahawks’ offense was sputtering, Rashid Shaheed provided a major spark on special teams.

Shaheed returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a 100-yard touchdown, giving Seattle a 13-6 lead over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

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It came in Shaheed’s fifth game with the Seahawks, who acquired him from the New Orleans Saints on Nov. 4 at the NFL’s trade deadline.

It was the first career kick return touchdown for Shaheed, who has 47 career kick returns over his four NFL seasons. He had two punt return TDs with the Saints – one in 2023 and another in 2024.

Seattle’s last kick return TD was Laviska Shenault Jr.’s 97-yarder against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 6 of 2024.

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Kane scores No. 497 to lead Wings to a 4-3 victory in Seattle

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December 7, 2025

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Kane scores No. 497 to lead Wings to a 4-3 victory in Seattle

The first two draft picks in the 2007 Entry Draft carried the Detroit Red Wings to 4-3 victory Saturday in Seattle.

Patrick Kane, who went No. 1 overall to Chicago, scored the winner, after James van Riemsdyk (who was picked by Philadelphia) tied the score late in the second period.

Kane is inching closer to significant milestones and that’s a good thing for the Wings. Kane’s goal at 17 minutes, 31 seconds of the third period Saturday broke the tie.

Kane’s fifth goal, and second goal in two games, was goal No. 497 in his illustrious career. Alex DeBrincat carried the puck into the zone and found Kane in the slot, where Kane wristed a shot past goaltender Joey Daccord.

“It’s been the same for the 20 years I’ve known him,” said van Riemsdyk of Kane’s clutch goal to FDSN. “When the game is on the line, he’s the guy you want the puck on his stick. He usually comes through. A word class shot there and a big two points for us.”

Another key goal came from van Riemsdyk, who tied the score 3-3 with 28 seconds left in the second period. It was van Riemsdyk’s third consecutive game with a goal, and his fifth goal in six games (six goals overall).

Thanks to a bad Seattle pinch defensively van Riemsdyk found himself on a two-on-one rush. Using Michael Rasmussen as a decoy, van Riemsdyk kept the puck and wristed a shot past Daccord.

“Big goal for our team to score and make it a 3-3 game,” Kane told reporters of van Riemsdyk’s goal. “It settled everything down.”

Goaltender John Gibson stopped 24 shots to earn the victory. The Wings (15-11-3) moved to 1-0-1 on this six-game trip, which next goes Monday to Vancouver.

BOX SCORE: Red Wings 4, Kraken 3

Dylan Larkin left Saturday’s game midway in the second period after taking a redirected shot to the left side of his face. Larkin was clutching the side of his face as he slowly skated off the ice, immediately heading to the locker room.

But Larkin returned to start the third period with a facial shield — and what appeared to be a puffy cheek and lip.

“He’s the heartbeat of the team,” van Riemsdyk said. “What he brings, there was no doubt he’d make it back out for us. That’s the kind of warrior he is.”

Seattle took its first lead of the game on Chandler Stephenson’s fifth goal, at 12:45. Adam Larsson’s shot from the point glanced off Stephenson in the slot, and off Gibson’s head and into the net, giving Seattle a 3-2 lead.

Emmitt Finnie (power play, sixth goal) and Andrew Copp (second goal) added Wings goals. Brandon Montour (sixth), Adam Larsson (second) and Chandler Stephenson (fifth) countered for Seattle.

“The encouraging thing is we got out of a bit of a rut in the second period,” Red Wings coach Todd McLellan told reporters afterward. “The disturbing part is why are we in that rut? We can play better defensively than we did (in the second period). We challenged the group between periods and they did.”

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