Beniers (upper body) is not at practice Friday after taking a hard hit from Vancouver's Tyler Myers on Wednesday and will miss the next two games, Scott Malone of Root Sports reports.
Beniers was hurt in the second period against the Canucks but continued to play before calling it a night before the start of the third period. The rookie has 17 goals and 36 points in 47 games this season and is currently considered the front-runner for the Calder Trophy. Beniers will not play Friday versus Calgary or Saturday against Columbus. After that, the Kraken will go on a 10-day break before returning to action on the road Feb. 7 against the Islanders.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Unable to finish contest
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Beniers (upper body) didn't finish Wednesday's game versus the Canucks, Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times reports.
Beniers initially stayed in the game after a hard hit from Tyler Myers in the second period, but he didn't return for the third. Head coach Dave Hakstol didn't elaborate on Beniers' status after the contest, but there's at least a chance this was a precautionary move from the team to protect its star rookie in a blowout win that ended 6-1. More information should be available prior to Friday's game versus the Flames.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Gets two points Saturday
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Beniers scored a goal and recorded an assist in Seattle's 8-5 win against Chicago on Saturday.
Beniers' marker came at 9:30 of the first period to put Seattle up 2-1. He has been held off the scoresheet only once in his last seven contests. The 20-year-old is up to 17 goals and 36 points in 42 games this season.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Two points in Tuesday's win
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Beniers scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Sabres.
Both points came in the third period as the Kraken broke open a 2-2 tie. Beniers extended his goal streak to five games in the process, a stretch during which the 20-year-old has piled up five tallies and nine points with an impressive plus-9 rating.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: One of each Monday
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Beniers scored an empty-net goal on five shots, added a power-play assist and logged two hits in Monday's 4-0 win over the Canadiens.
Beniers helped out on Daniel Sprong's first-period marker before scoring one of his own late in the third. This was Beniers' fourth straight game with a goal, and he's added three helpers and a plus-7 rating in that span. The rookie center is up to 15 tallies, 17 assists, seven power-play points, 77 shots on net, 53 hits and a plus-10 rating through 39 contests overall.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Reaches 30-point mark
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Beniers scored a goal on two shots, dished an assist and went plus-4 in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Senators.
Beniers' line with wingers Jordan Eberle and Andre Burakovsky combined for three goals and eight points in the blowout win. The 20-year-old Beniers has scored in three straight games, adding two assists and a plus-6 rating in that span. He's up to 30 points (14 goals, 16 helpers), 72 shots on net, a plus-9 rating and 51 hits through 38 contests. Beniers is on pace to top the 60-point mark for the season -- impressive work for a rookie.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Tallies in win over Toronto
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Beniers scored a goal in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
Beniers looks to be heating up again after posting two goals and an assist over his last two games. Prior to that, he was limited to two helpers over eight contests. The 20-year-old rookie was named an All-Star on Thursday, and he's earned the honor with 13 goals, 28 points, 70 shots on net, 50 hits and a plus-5 rating through 37 contests.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Grabs pair of points
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Beniers scored a power-play goal, dished an assist, added four hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Oilers.
Beniers snapped an eight-game goal drought with his second-period tally on a shot he batted out of the air. He also set up Jaden Schwartz 31 seconds later for the game-tying goal. Beniers was limited to two helpers during his slump, but he's followed up quiet stretches with big bursts of offense. The 20-year-old center is at 12 goals, 27 points (six on the power play), 69 shots on net, 49 hits and a plus-4 rating through 36 contests.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Notches assist Thursday
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Beniers produced an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Canucks.
Beniers has picked up a goal and three helpers with a plus-4 rating over his last six games. The rookie center has reached the 25-point mark (11 goals, 14 assists) while adding 63 shots on net, 38 hits, 23 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 32 contests.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Credited with assist
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Beniers registered an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Jets.
Beniers did solid work below the goal line to poke a puck free, and that earned him a helper on Jared McCann's game-winner with 4:32 left in the third period. This was just the second time in seven games Beniers has gotten on the scoresheet -- he's hit a bit of a quiet patch on offense lately. The 20-year-old rookie has 11 goals, 13 helpers, 60 shots on net, a plus-5 rating, 36 hits and 20 blocked shots in 30 outings overall.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Goal and assist in win
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Beniers logged a goal and an assist in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Panthers.
Beniers opened the scoring just a minute into the first period, ripping a slapshot past Sergei Bobrovsky. He later added an assist on Jordan Eberle's tally in the third. The two-point effort snapped a three-game scoring drought for the 20-year-old rookie, who is up to 11 goals and 12 assists through 27 games this season.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Scores first overtime winner
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Beniers scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Capitals.
Beniers checked off a couple more firsts in this contest. In the third period, he took a minor penalty for interference, his first trip to the sin bin at the NHL level. The Kraken killed that penalty, and Beniers redeemed himself by beating Darcy Kuemper five-hole on a breakaway seven seconds into overtime. It's the first time the 20-year-old has scored in the extra session, and it's also his second game-winning tally. He's racked up five goals and seven assists during a six-game point streak, and he's up to 10 goals, 21 points, 43 shots on net, 23 hits and a plus-1 rating in 23 contests overall.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Provides assist in win
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Beniers notched an assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 4-2 win over the Golden Knights.
Beniers sprung Jordan Eberle the latter's tally late in the second period. Over the last three games, Beniers' offense has come back in full force with a goal and five assists. The rookie center has six tallies, nine helpers, 34 shots on net, 19 hits and a minus-3 rating in 20 appearances overall.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: First career three-point game
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Beniers scored a goal on two shots, dished a pair of assists and went plus-4 in Wednesday's 8-5 win over the Sharks.
Beniers had an excellent outing, earning his first three-point game. He's posted multiple points in each of the last two contests after enduring a six-game slump. For the season, the 20-year-old center is up to six tallies, eight helpers, 32 shots on net, 19 hits and a minus-3 rating through 19 appearances. There will be ups and downs as a rookie adjusting to the league, but Beniers has shown a lot of promise in a short amount of time.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Picks up pair of helpers
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Beniers registered two assists, two shots on goal and two hits in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Kings.
Beniers had his first stretch of adversity -- he entered Saturday with no points in his last six games. He didn't need long to snap the slump, setting up a Jared McCann tally in the first period. Beniers' second helper came on a Daniel Sprong power-play marker in the third. Despite the slump, the 20-year-old Beniers has been solid with 11 points, 30 shots on net, 19 hits, 13 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating through 18 appearances.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Nets first career game-winner
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Beniers scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Flames.
Jordan Eberle stole the puck and rushed in, setting up Beniers on an odd-man rush for what was the game-winning tally. It was the first game-winner of Beniers' career. The 19-year-old center has a five-game point streak (four goals, one helper), and he's up to five tallies and nine points through 11 contests this season. He's added 23 shots on net, 10 hits and a minus-8 rating while consistently logging top-six minutes.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Extends point streak with helper
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Beniers notched an assist, two hits and two blocked shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Penguins.
Beniers picked up an assist on a Jordan Eberle goal in the second period. The helper extended Beniers' point streak to four games, though his run of goal scoring came to a close. The 19-year-old continues to be steady in a top-six role -- he has four goals, four helpers, 21 shots on net, 10 hits, seven blocked shots and a minus-8 rating through 10 contests. That's just one point back of what Beniers posted in a 10-game audition last season, so he looks like a good bet to produce at a high level.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Goal streak at three games
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Beniers scored a goal on two shots and went minus-2 in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Canucks.
Beniers needed just 15 seconds to reply to Andrei Kuzmenko's second-period tally. This was Beniers' third straight game with a goal, and he's up to four in nine outings overall. He's added three helpers, 20 shots on net, a minus-8 rating and eight hits while seeing consistent top-six usage.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Strikes on power play in win
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Beniers scored a power-play goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Sabres.
Beniers tallied midway through the third period for the Kraken's last goal in the win. The 19-year-old has bounced back from his recent three-game dry spell with a goal in each of the last two contests. The rookie center is up to three tallies, three helpers, 18 shots, seven hits, five blocked shots and a minus-6 rating through eight contests. Beniers will likely have some ups and downs, but he looks like a serviceable fantasy option this year in a featured role.
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Kraken's Matty Beniers: Collects game-tying goal
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Beniers notched a goal Sunday, but the Kraken fell to the Blackhawks 5-4.
Beniers, who centers the Kraken's top line despite appearing in only 17 NHL games, recorded his fifth point in seven games this season. In an abbreviated audition last season, the 2021 No. 2 overall draft pick collected nine points in 10 games. Beniers' second goal of the season Sunday tied the game 19 seconds after Max Domi handed the Blackhawks a second-period lead. Beniers, who unleashed four shots, paced the Kraken forwards in ice time (20:50).
