The Seattle Kraken had a five-game homestead, with the final sport taking part in out on Oct. 26, 2024, towards the Carolina Hurricanes. Whereas the Kraken needed to come back out sturdy earlier than a big stretch of journey video games, they sadly weren’t capable of land the mark. Seattle misplaced 4-1 to Carolina, taking their general report for the season to 4-4-1. With their fourth loss in 9 complete video games, that is nonetheless the finest begin that the Kraken have had because the inception of their franchise.
Though the aim is to win, the Kraken nonetheless had some standout moments throughout the sport. Listed here are three important takeaways from final evening’s sport.
Daccord Continues to Preserve Workforce within the Sport
Whereas Joey Daccord allowed three targets into the web, with out him, the rating would have been a lot greater. Daccord recorded 35 saves off of 38 photographs on aim, with a save share of .921.
Whereas Daccord did make some questionable performs all through the period of the sport, he’s not the one one responsible right here. The absence of protection is starting to make a stronger presence all through gameplay. With out Vince Dunn, the defensive gamers are starting to search out their footing as new defensive pairs start to take to the ice. Nevertheless, that is no excuse to go away your goalie stranded.
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Whereas the Kraken try to search out that lacking piece instead of Dunn whereas he’s on long-term injured reserve (LTIR), they higher discover it quick. With their subsequent sport being a journey sport on Tuesday (Oct. 29), the Kraken have a while to shake off the rust and are available collectively to assist their goalie.
McCann Breakaway Ends in the Solely Purpose of the Sport
Midway into the third interval, Jared McCann discovered his likelihood to lastly put the Kraken on the board. Whereas the Hurricanes have been making an attempt to attain on the Kraken once more, Matty Beiners was capable of block one of many photographs, acquiring possession of the puck. He then handed the puck to McCann, who made fast work of getting the puck to the opposite facet of the ice, and into the again of the Hurricanes internet.
Though this was the one aim that the Kraken scored for the evening, it was a murals. McCann scored his a centesimal aim in Kraken colours once they hosted the Colorado Avalanche throughout the Frozen Frenzy on Oct. 22. With this aim, he’s now on his technique to 200.
Time for Kraken to Persist with the Identical Strains
Head coach Dan Bylsma has been trying to shake up the lineup for every sport it appears. Whereas there was a streak the place the traces stayed comparatively the identical, if you examine the Oct. 26 lineup to the Oct. 24 lineup, there may be not rather a lot that stays the identical. Each line besides the primary ahead line acquired a shake-up. Most notably, Shane Wright moved as much as the third line whereas Brandon Tanev and Yanni Gourde have been moved to the fourth line.
Whereas Bylsma is searching for the strongest match-up following every loss, it sadly doesn’t appear to be working in his favor. Continuously making shifts and modifications to the lineup doesn’t give the gamers a second to search out their groove with the opposite gamers. Particularly for the older gamers who’ve been with the crew because the starting, always altering up the traces doesn’t give them time to search out that spark that they’ve already discovered with different members of the crew.
Hopefully, Bylsma will have the ability to get a finalized lineup quickly. In any other case, it won’t work out in favor of the Kraken.
On the Street Once more
The Kraken look to interrupt their three-game shedding streak once they go to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. EST.
