On Wednesday, Nov. 5, the Seattle Kraken hosted the San Jose Sharks for their first matchup of the season. The Kraken just earned a victory at home against the Chicago Blackhawks in their game prior. San Jose also played their last game at home, but lost to the Detroit Red Wings in a shootout. It was the Sharks who are now taking home a 6-1 victory against the Kraken.
Game Recap
Just a minute into the game, the Sharks struck first. While the Kraken tried to clear the puck from the Sharks’ zone, John Klingberg kept it in with a pass to Tyler Toffoli. He passed it down to Macklin Celebrini in the center of the ice. He took a quick shot to score the first goal of the game.
As time dwindled in the first period, the Kraken tied the game. With three and a half minutes on the clock, Ryan Winterton skated the puck through the neutral zone and up to the net. He took a shot but it was blocked by Yaroslav Askarov. Shane Wright collected the rebound and passed it to Ryan Lindgren at the blue line. He passed it back to Winterton in the center of the ice. His shot hit the corner of the net to score his first NHL goal.
Two minutes later, Jeff Skinner stole the puck from the Kraken in the neutral zone. He skated it up to the net with Alexander Wennberg and passed to him. Wennberg passed the puck across the ice for Ethan Cardwell whose shot went past Joey Daccord to give San Jose the lead once more.
11 minutes into the second period, Jani Nyman took a seat for interference on Klingberg. On the power play, the Sharks kept the puck in their offensive zone. Will Smith passed it to Klingberg at the blue line. He took a shot to score a revenge goal on the power play.
One minute into the third period, Smith received the puck from Mario Ferraro as he came onto the ice off a line change. He took a shot to score the Sharks’ fourth goal of the night.