Golden Knights roll over Kraken as Lindgren injured: Pacific Division roundup

The Vegas Golden Knights flexed early-season muscle on Tuesday night, cruising to a 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on home ice. The defending champions now sit alone atop the Pacific Division with 6 points from four games (3-1-0), while Seattle drops back to .500 and leaves town with more than just a lopsided loss to worry about.

Lindgren hurt as Kraken routed in Vegas

Seattle’s night took a serious turn when defenceman Ryan Lindgren suffered an upper-body injury early in the game and did not return to action. For a Kraken team now sitting at 2-2-0 and tied in the crowded middle of the Pacific with Vancouver, losing a regular blue-liner adds another challenge to an already uneven start.

Kings edged again, Flames send a message

Earlier in the evening, the Los Angeles Kings came up short once more, falling 2-1 to the Florida Panthers. With just a single point through three games (0-2-1), the Kings remain seventh in the division and continue to find themselves on the wrong side of tight scores.

Up in Calgary, the shake-up is happening off the ice. Forwards Connor Zary and defenceman Brayden Pachal cleared waivers and were assigned to the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers, a move framed as a message to the entire roster. The demotions come as the Flames sit last in the Pacific at 0-3-0, still searching for their first point, with Dustin Wolf’s early struggles and Aydar Suniev’s push for a call-up underscoring why Calgary is already being listed among the league’s early disappointments.

Celebrini still a concern in San Jose, quiet day elsewhere

In San Jose, all eyes remain on captain Macklin Celebrini. Analysts have already described his absence as highly damaging, and the Sharks confirmed Tuesday that he missed practice with a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day. Even so, San Jose holds fourth place in the Pacific with 4 points from three games (2-1-0).

Elsewhere, the Edmonton Oilers are in the early-disappointment conversation as well, despite holding down second in the division at 2-0-1 with 5 points. The Anaheim Ducks remain perfect at 2-0-0, the Vancouver Canucks sit at 2-2-0, and a quiet off-night for those clubs leaves the table set for more rapid movement in a Pacific Division that is already tightly packed.