The Seattle Kraken wrapped up their five-game homestand with a frustrating loss to the San Jose Sharks. Seattle finished with a 2-1-2 record, earning points in four of five games for a total of six. This matchup had all the makings of a trap game, and the Kraken fell right into it, losing 6-1. Sharks have a talented young core that can score and as a goalie that was drafted in the first round in 2020. The Sharks can score, as Seattle learned the hard way—they’re now tied for second in the Western Conference in goals scored at 48.
Macklin Celebrini opened the scoring on San Jose’s first shot of the night. Jaden Schwartz lost a battle on the boards, and Tyler Toffoli jumped on the loose puck, feeding a wide-open Celebrini, who made no mistake. The Kraken responded with strong pressure in the first period, outshooting the Sharks 10-6 and tying the game at one (more on that later). But just two minutes after, former Kraken Alexander Wennberg found Ethan Cardwell, who one-timed the puck past Joey Daccord. The Sharks never looked back, piling on four more goals.
Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov was outstanding, stopping 28 of 29 shots. He earned his third win of the season and is now 3-1 in his last four games.
Takeaway #1 – Winter is here
Ryan Winterton scored his first NHL goal on Wednesday night in his 34th career game. It felt like it was only a matter of time, but winter has officially arrived.
#SeaKraken GOAL! WINTER IS HERE!
Ryan Winterton has a prime breakaway chance that is saved, but he gets the puck back in the slot and makes no mistake the second time.
First NHL goal for Ryan Winterton!
Game tied 1-1. pic.twitter.com/1uj2OUoDCX
— Sound Of Hockey (@sound_hockey) November 6, 2025
Just before his goal, Winterton nearly converted on a partial breakaway, but Askarov turned him aside. Moments later, he found open ice in the slot, corralled a deflected shot from Ryan Lindgren that bounced off Wennberg, and ripped it top right corner.
It was great to see Winterton get his first, even if it came in a blowout loss. Now that the monkey’s off his back, hopefully, the goals start coming more frequently.
Takeaway #2 – Unraveled in the deep
Winterton’s goal tied the game at one, and it felt like the ice was tilted in Seattle’s favor for much of the first period. The team looked composed and confident—but that quickly unraveled as the Sharks regained control.
The Kraken struggled to make crisp passes in any zone, leading to turnovers and killing offensive pressure in the second and third periods. Lane Lambert didn’t mince words after the game: “I didn’t like our game. I didn’t like the way we played. I thought we were too loose and we did not play to our identity tonight.”
Nothing went right, including goaltending. Daccord was pulled after allowing five goals, and Matt Murray entered in relief—only to give up a goal 30 seconds later when Toffoli scored on a breakaway coming out of the penalty box. Both Kraken goalies allowed goals on the first shot they faced.
Takeaway #3 – Power outage on the man advantage
After scoring a powerplay goal in each of the previous three games, the Kraken went 0-for-6 on the man advantage. Worse, they gave up a shorthanded goal when Vince Dunn was stripped by Collin Graf. Daccord made the initial save, but Graf recovered the puck and fed Ty Dellandrea, who buried it. That goal made it 5-1 and ended Daccord’s night. The tally wasn’t on him, but at that point, the team needed a change.
5-1 San Jose. Shorthanded goal at 3:24 in the third period.
Colin Graf strips Vince Dunn at the point and gets a breakaway chance. Joey Daccord saves the initial chance but Ty Dellandrea collects the rebound and scores.
Matt Murray takes over in net and makes his home debut. pic.twitter.com/YC7cXKRguu
— Sound Of Hockey (@sound_hockey) November 6, 2025
Seattle generated 13 shots on the powerplay, but in the end, the Kraken got Askaroved. The Kraken also missed the net eight times. When you have open looks, the puck needs to get to the net. Missing the net and sending the puck off the glass and out of the zone kills momentum and resets the penalty kill for the opposition.
On to the next
If you asked me which opponent at the start of this homestand looked most beatable, the Sharks would’ve been at the top of the list. Instead, they handed Seattle its only regulation loss of the stretch. Still, earning six points over five games is a decent result. The Kraken need to learn from this loss and quickly turn the page.
The Kraken will have Thursday and Friday to regroup before facing the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. That kicks off a short two-game road trip, which concludes Sunday in Dallas for Seattle’s second back-to-back set of the season.