Minnesota Just Punched the Kraken in the Mouth 5-2, and Seattle's Skid Just Got Uglier
The Kraken walked into Minnesota's house on Tuesday night looking for a spark, and instead they got extinguished. The Wild didn't just beat Seattle 5-2, they swept the season series and grabbed their fourth straight win in the process. This is bad. This is a team falling apart at exactly the wrong time.
Seattle came out swinging. Adam Larsson and Brandon Montour both lit the lamp in the first period to give the Kraken an early 2-1 lead. For about 20 minutes, it looked like maybe, just maybe, things were turning around. Then Minnesota remembered how to play hockey.
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This game came down to two plays under the red light, and both went Minnesota's way. Early on, Matt Boldy's first-period goal looked like a high stick, and the officials waved it off. Then video review overturned the call. Boldy's 42nd of the season tied it at 1 and kept the Wild alive when they should have been in deeper trouble.
The second one? That one stung worse. In the second period, Jaden Schwartz looked to have tied it back up for Seattle. But the officials reviewed it and ruled that Frederick Gaudreau had held down Wallstedt's glove hand with his stick, preventing the save. Goal overturned. Game momentum? Gone.
Vladimir Tarasenko scored the go-ahead goal in the second, and that was all she wrote. Marcus Johansson added insurance in the third with his 200th career goal, set up by a perfect Boldy feed. Joey Daccord finished with 24 saves, but it didn't matter. Jesper Wallstedt made 25 for Minnesota and earned the win after a shaky start.
The Kraken Are Spiraling
This loss extends Seattle's losing streak to six games. The Kraken are now 32-34-11 on the season and sitting at 75 points. Minnesota, meanwhile, is cruising at 45-21-12 with 102 points. The Wild only trail Dallas by two points for second place in the Central Division heading into Thursday's showdown in Texas.
For the Kraken, it's back home to face Vegas on Thursday. You need this one, Seattle. The urgency starts now.
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