Boisvert's First NHL Goal Puts Another One in the Loss Column For Seattle

The Kraken came home to Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday night looking to snap a brutal stretch, but Chicago had other ideas. Sacha Boisvert lit the lamp for his first NHL goal with 5:42 left to play, and the Blackhawks cruised to a 4-2 win that stings a little extra for Seattle fans watching their team limp through the back half of the season.

Chicago's Second Half Surge Derails Kraken Momentum

The Blackhawks, already eliminated from playoff contention, came into this game desperate to snap a five-game losing streak. They did exactly that. Tyler Bertuzzi scored his team-leading 32nd goal, and Teuvo Teravainen and Ilya Mikheyev also found the back of the net. Arvid Soderblom was solid in net with 25 saves. Connor Bedard had two assists to bring his career total to 199 points and his team-leading assist count to 41.

For Seattle, the loss is another gut punch in what has become a rough stretch since the Olympic break. Kaapo Kakko and Jaden Schwartz scored for the Kraken, but it wasn't enough to overcome Chicago's firepower in the second and third periods. Goalie Philipp Grubauer made 27 saves in a losing effort.

The Details That Mattered

Teravainen opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 9:15 of the second, taking a Bedard pass and poking one inside the left post that trickled off Grubauer's skate. Bertuzzi made it 2-0 just 22.2 seconds before the period ended, cleaning up a rebound from a shot by Andre Burakovsky. Then came Boisvert's moment. On an odd-man rush with a pass from Kevin Korchinski, he streaked down the slot and buried a one-timer to push it to 3-1. Mikheyev sealed it into an empty net with 1:12 left.

Schwartz cut it to 2-1 with 9:12 remaining, and Kakko brought it to 3-2 with 5:42 left, but it was too little, too late. The Kraken are now 5-12-2 since the Olympic break, sitting at 75 points with seven games left. They're still in the hunt for the West's second wild-card spot, but they're six points out and losing to teams like the Blackhawks won't help matters.

What's Next

Seattle heads to Winnipeg on Monday to take on the Jets. Every game matters now if the Kraken want to keep their playoff hopes alive.

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