Kraken Need to Stop the Bleeding Against Panthers, and It Gets Real Tuesday Night
The Kraken are in trouble right now, and they know it. Seattle (31-29-9) rolls into Sunrise, Florida on Tuesday night carrying a three-game losing streak into a matchup with the Panthers (34-32-3), and this is exactly the kind of game where a team either turns it around or watches the season slip away. The good news? The Kraken already beat Florida 6-2 earlier this season. The bad news? That momentum feels like it happened in a different era.
Defensive Issues Are Piling Up
Look at the numbers and you see the problem staring right back at you. In their last 10 games, Seattle is 3-7-0. That is brutal. The Kraken are averaging 3.4 goals allowed per game over that stretch, which means the defense is bleeding. The team has a minus-14 scoring differential overall: 195 goals scored, 209 given up. That is the kind of gap that sinks seasons in March.
Vince Dunn is still doing his thing with 11 goals and 30 assists for the year, and Kaapo Kakko has been solid recently with four goals and four assists over his last 10 games. But even when your offensive guys are contributing, if you are giving up more than you score night after night, you lose games. Simple math.
Florida Is Wounded But Still Dangerous
The Panthers have their own problems. They are just 4-6-0 in their last 10 games, averaging 3.1 goals against per contest. Florida also has a laundry list of injuries: Cole Schwindt, Brad Marchand, Sam Reinhart, Niko Mikkola, Aleksander Barkov, Jonah Gadjovich, plus Mackie Samoskevich and Anton Lundell dealing with day-to-day stuff. That is a team limping into this one.
But here is the thing about Florida: Carter Verhaeghe has 20 goals and 29 assists, and Sam Bennett has been heating up with five goals and three assists over his last 10 games. Even banged up, this team can score.
Time to Find Something
Seattle sits at 14-15-4 on the road. The Kraken need to grab a win on the road, snap this three-game skid, and show they have something left in the tank down the stretch. The Panthers have won all their earlier matchup, but that 6-2 victory shows the Kraken can match up with anybody when they bring it. Tuesday at 7 p.m. EDT in Sunrise, Florida: this is a chance to remind everyone who Seattle is.
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