This Shootout Loss Might've Just Broken the Kraken's Season
The Florida Panthers survived a total collapse to beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 in a shootout Tuesday night, and it stings worse because the Kraken had them dead to rights. The Panthers blew a three-goal lead late in the third period, but Paul Maurice's squad found a way to finish it in the shootout at Amerant Bank Arena. For Seattle? This loss to a team they'd already demolished 6-2 just ten days earlier feels like a gut punch in a season where every point matters.
The Comeback That Wasn't Quite Enough
Here's what made this so brutal: the Kraken absolutely showed up when it mattered most. Jordan Eberle got a goal and an assist, and Ryker Evans, Matty Beniers, and Bobby McMann all scored in the third period to drag Seattle back into it. The team went nuclear in a 3:21 span late in the game, tying it up and proving they've got fight. "I thought our comeback and our resolve was really good. So, pretty happy with that," coach Lane Lambert said after the game. "We're just a little bit away from execution."
That's the thing that's going to haunt Seattle fans. The Kraken had the looks. They had the opportunities. But when it went to the shootout, Joey Daccord made 21 saves and that was solid, but Sergei Bobrovsky was perfect in the shootout. Meanwhile, Florida capitalized, and just like that, two points gone.
The Brutal Reality of the Western Conference Race
The timing couldn't be worse for a team fighting for playoff survival. Seattle's now lost four straight (0-3-1) since that win over Florida on March 15. They're sitting five points behind the Nashville Predators for the second wild card from the West. The Kraken are 31-29-10 right now, and when you're this close to the dance, every shootout loss feels like a season-defining moment. This team has gone 2-7-1 in their past 10 games, and that's not the recipe for making a playoff run.
Next up for the Kraken, it's back to the grind. But right now, this loss to a Panthers team they should've buried will sting for a while.
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