Hayden provided an assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Oilers. Hayden has two points over his last three contests while filling a fourth-line role. The 29-year-old is challenging Tye Kartye for the last spot in the lineup,

Hayden was reassigned to AHL Coachella Valley on Tuesday. Hayden was close to exhausting his waiver exemption after clearing at the beginning of the year and having two stints on the NHL roster. It's also possible Yanni Gourde (lower body) will be ready to play Thursday versus the Sharks.

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Kraken forward John Hayden wasn’t the only player showing some spring in his step on a night most of the team had their mothers watching from the stands.

Less than a minute later, the Kraken were back in front as Oleksiak finished off a play started by the good work behind the goal by Jared McCann and Shane Wright. McCann won a puck away from Buffalo’s Owen Power along the boards, passed to Wright and the young center found Oleksiak flashing between the circles for his fourth goal.

The Kraken won for the third time in the past four games with six different goal scorers, the two most noteworthy by John Hayden and Jamie Oleksiak

The Seattle Kraken hosted the Buffalo Sabres on Jan. 20. This matchup came just ten days after their first of the season, where the Kraken defeated the Sabres 6-2.

The Kraken won for the third time in the past four games with five different goal scorers, the two most noteworthy by John Hayden and Jamie Oleksiak

Finn Marceau is a Co-Editor of The Hockey News' Edmonton Oilers site. A native of northern Alberta, Finn has lived in Edmonton since 2018. When he's not writing about hockey, he's watching baseball with his cat, playing video games, or reading about history.

The Hayden Tigers wrestling team competed in two dual meets this week with challenging matchups that head coach Matt Linsacum said the team managed to learn a lot from. “They can go either way