Kraken post OT victory over Wings, 5-4 After a homestand that featured some good, some bad and a whole lotta ugly, the Seattle Kraken took to the road and bested the Detroit Red Wings, 5-4, at Little Caesars Arena. Jordan Eberle notched the game winner, his first of the season off a pass from linemate Jared McCann with only four seconds remaining in the overtime frame.. Seattle improves its record to 2-4-1 on the season and halts a five-game winning streak by the resurgent Wings. The Kraken defeated Detroit by an identical 5-4 overtime score in their last trip to the Motor City last February. Oliver Bjorkstrand tallied the game winner in that contest. McCann and Jaden Schwartz had goals in both games with Schwartz earning scoring number one star of the game honors with two goals. Seattle has never lost a game in regulation to the Red Wings, 3-0-1 overall. “I don’t know if we’ve been consist...
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By Raymond V. Murphy As the Seattle Kraken begin their third season in the National Hockey League their loyal fans are hoping the club continues its upward spiral that marked he conclusion of year number two. The Kraken provided plenty of excitement for Pacific Northwest sports fans- not to mention a few surprises- as the team embarked on a Cinderella ride through the NHL playoffs before losing to the Dallas Stars in the deciding seventh game of the Western Division semifinals. Prior to that, the Kraken made hockey history with a stunning upset over the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Seattle became the first team to knock off a defending champ in their postseason debut. this group's been together. Maybe you have to lose before you learn how to win." "Everybody had written us off, but we took a big leap this year," said Kraken alternate captain Jordan Eberle. "Nobody expected us to make th...
Kraken drop home opener to Avalanche, 4-1 Despite a change of venue and the excitement of Opening Night, the Kraken’s early-season scoring woes continued as the Kraken dropped a 4-1 decision to the Colorado Avalanche. After scoring a mere two goals in three road games, the Kraken could only muster one goal off Colorado netminder Alexandar Georgiev. last night’s number-one star. The good news for the Kraken- Kailer Yamamoto, the first Washington-born player to don a Kraken uniform, scored his first Seattle goal late in the first period. Yamamoto, an off-season free-agent signee lofted a wrist shot from the left wing over Georgiev’s shoulder. Prio to the score, Georgiev made two saves against the Kraken’s Tye Kartye. Seattle received a strong performance from its number-four line of Yamamoto, Kartye and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. “Anytime you can score a goal in your home town (actually he’s from Spokane) for the home team, it’s specia...