Seattle's Power Play Defense is Falling Apart, and the Jets Just Proved Why

The Kraken's slide just got worse. Winnipeg walked into Climate Pledge Arena territory on Monday night and absolutely dismantled Seattle 6-2, and the story was simple: the Jets scored on all three of their power play opportunities, and there was nothing the Kraken could do to stop it.

This is the second time in a week that Seattle's penalty kill unit got torched three times in a single game. You don't win hockey games when you're bleeding goals on the man advantage like this. Joey Daccord had no chance when the other team is converting at that rate.

The Penalty Kill is Hemorrhaging Goals

Here's what should terrify Kraken fans: over the last three games, Seattle has killed just five of 12 power play attempts against them. That's 41 percent, which is absolutely unacceptable at this level. Even worse, the team has allowed at least one goal in each of those three contests. You can't spot opponents free goals and expect to stay competitive.

The power play struggles aren't a coincidence. They're a pattern. And patterns like this are what sink seasons in April.

The Backslide Continues

This loss extends what's becoming a really ugly stretch for the Kraken. The team came out west and got handled by a Jets team that was clicking on special teams. When one team is perfect on the power play and the other can barely slow it down, the result is never in doubt.

Seattle's got to figure out how to tighten up the penalty kill fast. The games are coming, and teams will keep testing this weakness until it's fixed.

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