Overview
- The update follows Gaudreau’s exit after a second-period hit in Thursday’s 4–3 shootout loss to Ottawa and his placement on injured reserve Friday.
- Gaudreau, acquired from the Wild in June, logged one assist in four games while centering the fourth line and contributing on the penalty kill.
- Hayden, a 30-year-old depth forward with 269 NHL games and 20 appearances for Seattle last season, joins the roster from AHL Coachella Valley.
- The Kraken remain unbeaten in regulation at 2-0-2 and are already without forward Kaapo Kakko, who is also on injured reserve.
- Roster projections indicate Hayden is the likely fourth-line replacement, with prospect Berkly Catton discussed as a conditional option under the league’s conditioning-stint rules.