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Kraken's Jaden Schwartz, sorely missed this season when out injured, looks to finish strong

Kraken's Jaden Schwartz, sorely missed this season when out injured, looks to finish strong

There were times back in November when Kraken winger Jaden Schwartz appeared headed for a season of 30 goals rather than 30 points. By Thanksgiving, Schwartz had already scored nine times before suffering an undisclosed lower-body injury that would cost him six weeks of his season. Throw in a subsequent upper-body injury in March and Schwartz, entering play Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings, had missed 20 of his team's 74 games. “Yeah, I want to continue to build,” said Schwartz, whose two assists in Monday's win over San Jose was just his first multi-point game since Jan. 9.