Berkly Catton Scored the Shootout Winner and the Kraken's Playoff Hopes Just Got a Pulse
The Seattle Kraken were down 3-1 with one period left. Most teams in that spot at Climate Pledge Arena pack it in. The Kraken decided to fight back instead, and a 20-year-old rookie just saved their season, at least for one more day. Berkly Catton scored the winner in the fifth round of a shootout as Seattle beat Vegas 4-3 on Thursday night, snapping a brutal six-game skid (0-5-1) and keeping their postseason dreams alive. Barely.
How a Weird Bounce Flipped the Whole Game
Down 3-1 with the game slipping away, the Kraken got a gift at 6:11 of the third. Adam Larsson dumped the puck into the offensive zone and it took a strange bounce off a stanchion, ricocheting right in front of the crease after Vegas goalie Adin Hill had skated behind the net. Catton tapped it home. Just like that, momentum shifted. Bobby McMann tied it at 9:16 with a wrist shot from the right faceoff dot that found the far upper corner. Suddenly, the Kraken weren't done. They were alive.
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Joey Daccord made 31 saves in regulation and was the hero when it mattered most. He stopped four of five shootout attempts to seal the win. Vegas came in hot under new coach John Tortorella, looking to extend a four-game winning streak. Mark Stone scored twice for the Golden Knights (36-26-17, 89 points), and Brett Howden added one. It wasn't enough.
Jared McCann and Bobby McMann also scored in regulation for the Kraken (33-34-11, 77 points), with Vince Dunn picking up two assists. The Kraken's penalty kill and power play both came through when it mattered, and that's how you steal games you have no business winning.
Vegas is still sitting pretty at 89 points, tied with Anaheim for second in the Pacific Division. But that's their problem now. Seattle's got another day of playoff hopes left, and that's all that matters in April.
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