Kraken place Stanley Cup-winning forward on IR

The 31-year-old took a puck off the foot earlier in the game, and briefly went into the locker room before returning. He played a handful of shifts before coming out of the game.

Seattle ended up losing, 4-3.

Schwartz is added to a list of key forwards that are out for the Kraken. Andrew Burakovsky has been out since late October with an upper-body injury, with the hopes that he will return next week. Brandon Tanev, who was banged up on opening night, is currently listed as day-to-day after suffering a lower-body injury in last Friday’s 5-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.

Since Schwartz has been placed on IR, he will have to be off the main roster for at least seven days, meaning he will miss the Kraken’s quick trip through eastern Canada where they face the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens.

In what has been an uneasy start for Seattle, compared to last season, Schwartz has been one of the team’s consistent offensive threats. He sits tied for third in the team in points (15) with Eeli Tolvanen, with his eight goals placing him second behind Jared McCann.

The Kraken are tied fourth in the Pacific Division with the Calgary Flames, both 11 points back of the first-place Vegas Golden Knights. They are just a point back of the Nashville Predators for the last Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

Seattle is slated to face the Maple Leafs on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Arena.