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Justin Schultz: Signs in Switzerland
Justin Schultz signed a one-year contract with HC Lugano of Switzerland's National League, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports Wednesday.Schultz had seven goals and 26 points in 70 regular-season outings with Seattle in 2023-24. The 34-year-old defenseman has collected 71 goals and 324 points across 745 career regular-season appearances between his time with Edmonton, Pittsburgh, Washington and Seattle.
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Kraken's Justin Schultz: Notches helper in win
Justin Schultz posted a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Wild.Schultz snapped a four-game point drought with the helper. The veteran defenseman posted 26 points (10 on the power play), 100 shots on net, 68 blocked shots and a minus-23 rating over 70 appearances this season. He is the lone pending unrestricted free agent among the Seattle Kraken's blueliners, and there's a decent chance he won't be brought back as the team begins to integrate more prospects in 2024-25.
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Kraken's Justin Schultz: One of each Tuesday
Justin Schultz scored a goal on five shots, added a power-play assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the Coyotes.Schultz has five points over his last five outings. The 33-year-old defenseman has struggled to put up steady offense for much of the season outside of the last couple of weeks. He's up to seven goals, 25 points, 93 shots on net, 65 blocked shots and a minus-19 rating over 65 appearances. Schultz's place in the lineup is likely safe as long as Vince Dunn (upper body) remains out.
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Kraken's Justin Schultz: Grabs helper in win
Justin Schultz logged an assist, three hits and three blocked shots in Friday's 3-1 win over the Ducks.Schultz helped out on a Shane Wright tally in the second period. With both of Vince Dunn (undisclosed) and Adam Larsson (personal) sidelined, Schultz played 19:07 in Friday's game after being a healthy scratch in the previous two contests. Schultz is at 23 points, 88 shots on net, 63 blocked shots and a minus-21 rating through 64 appearances.
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Kraken's Justin Schultz: Helps out with man advantage
Justin Schultz logged a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Ducks.Schultz set up Andre Burakovsky's game-tying goal in the third period. This was Schultz's second game in a row with a power-play helper, and his third such assist over his last six outings. The defenseman is at 22 points, 86 shots on net, 59 blocked shots, 22 PIM and a minus-20 rating through 62 contests overall in a third-pairing role with power-play time.
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Kraken's Justin Schultz: Manages power-play assist
Justin Schultz logged a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Ducks.Schultz has just three points over 12 outings in March, but two of them have been power-play helpers. The 33-year-old defenseman is on the first unit while both Vince Dunn (upper body) and Ryker Evans (lower body) are out. Schultz has 21 points, 85 shots on net, 59 blocked shots and a minus-19 rating through 61 contests this season.
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Kraken's Justin Schultz: Records power-play helper
Justin Schultz notched a power-play assist and went minus-3 in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Sabres.Schultz has two points over eight games in March, matching his production from seven outings in February. The 33-year-old defenseman has seen steady power-play time this month while Vince Dunn (upper body) is sidelined. Schultz has 20 points (six on the power play), 78 shots on net, 58 blocked shots and a minus-18 rating over 57 appearances this season, playing mainly in a third-pairing role.
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Kraken's Justin Schultz: Opens scoring Tuesday
Justin Schultz scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Jets.Schultz got things going with his first-period tally, snapping a five-game slump. The 33-year-old defenseman is up to 19 points, 74 shots on net, 54 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating over 52 appearances this season. Schultz remains in a third-pairing role -- he ultimately didn't see much difference in his role Tuesday with Vince Dunn (undisclosed) out of action following an injury in Monday's game.
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Kraken's Justin Schultz: One of each in win
Justin Schultz scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Canucks.Schultz snapped a six-game slump with the pair of points. The 33-year-old defenseman scored the go-ahead goal at 13:29 of the second period and then assisted on a Jordan Eberle tally on the next shift. Schultz has 18 points, 72 shots on net, 46 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating through 46 outings this season. He remains on the third pairing and appears to have the edge over Ryker Evans for playing time.
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Kraken's Justin Schultz: Set to return
Justin Schultz (personal) will be in the lineup Tuesday versus the Islanders, Alison Lukan of Root Sports reports.Schultz sat out a second game despite rejoining the Seattle Kraken at Monday's morning skate. With Brian Dumoulin (lower body) out, Schultz will get back into action Tuesday, skating on the third pairing. It's unclear if Schultz will see much power-play time given Ryker Evans' presence in the lineup.