The Kraken Just Blew a Massive Lead and Lost in the Worst Way Possible
This one stings. Seattle had the Panthers beat. Up 4-1 with 7:39 left in the third period, the Kraken were cruising toward a win in Sunrise, Florida. Then everything fell apart in the span of 2:21, and when the dust settled, the Panthers walked away with a 5-4 shootout victory on Tuesday night. This is the kind of loss that keeps you up at night.
How Does a Team Blow This?
The collapse was absolutely brutal. Matty Beniers got Seattle back in it with 5:43 remaining, beating Sergei Bobrovsky with a poke check to make it 4-2. Then Jordan Eberle, our captain, forced a turnover and scored with 3:36 left to cut it to 4-3. That's when it got really weird. Bobby McMann tied the score at 4-all just 14 seconds later, coming in off the rush and somehow beating Bobrovsky through his skates. Two goals in 14 seconds. Two. The game was heading to overtime, and honestly, at that point you had to wonder if the momentum had completely shifted. It had. Vinnie Hinostroza buried the shootout winner and that was that.
The Panthers Were All Over Us
Florida's third period was chaos. Noah Gregor, who got called up from the AHL's Charlotte Checkers, gave the Panthers that 4-1 cushion when his shot from the wall off Ryker Evans' skate and past Joey Daccord. Before that, Nolan Foote, Eetu Luostarinen, and Carter Verhaeghe had already scored. Bobrovsky was locked in with 22 saves, and our goalie Daccord made 20 saves but couldn't keep the door closed when it mattered most.
Adam Larsson reached a milestone tonight, playing in his 1,000th NHL game. Normally that would be something to celebrate. Not on a night like this.
The Road Gets Tougher From Here
This loss extends a brutal stretch. Seattle has now lost eight of its last 10 games and hasn't won since beating Florida 6-2 at home on March 15. We're sitting at 31-29-10 and hanging in the playoff picture at 72 points, but nights like this are exactly why the pressure keeps building. Next up: Tampa Bay on Thursday. We need that one badly.
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