Down Three with Minutes Left, Kraken Stormed Back. Then the Shootout Happened.
You couldn't have written a more heartbreaking script if you tried. The Kraken were dead in the water Tuesday night against Florida, down three goals with less than eight minutes to play. Then they did something special. They clawed all the way back to tie it. And then they lost it anyway in the shootout. That is Seattle hockey right now, folks. So close to a point that would've meant everything.
The Comeback Nobody Saw Coming
With the clock running out and the season hanging in the balance, the Kraken refused to quit. Matty Beniers got things started, and then Jordan Eberle did what you dream about in playoff push moments: an unassisted breakaway. Fourteen seconds later, Bobby McMann buried another breakaway with nobody helping Bobrovsky. Just like that, a three goal deficit was gone. The energy at Lumen Field had to be electric. This was the kind of spirited effort that gets you talking in the locker room, that gets your team believing again.
But Bobrovsky Said Not Today
Here's the thing about Sergei Bobrovsky: he didn't get here by accident. The two time defending champion Panthers goaltender made 22 saves on the night, and when the shootout rolled around, he was locked in. Eberle couldn't beat him. McMann couldn't beat him. Freddy Gaudreau couldn't beat him. Meanwhile, Vinnie Hinostroza found the back of the net for Florida, and just like that, the Kraken went home empty handed, 5-4.
It stings because Seattle needed that point so badly. You come back from three down late, tie it up, and you have to find a way to finish. This one got away. Next game, the Kraken have to bounce back fast. That is the only way forward right now.
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