On Tuesday, Nov. 11, the Seattle Kraken hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets for their first matchup of the season. Both teams recently tallied a loss, the Kraken losing to the Dallas Stars on Sunday and the Blue Jackets losing to the Edmonton Oilers the day prior on Monday. However, it was the Blue Jackets who finished this game in the win column with a 2-1 shootout win over the Kraken.
Game Recap
As time dwindled in the first period, Jaden Schwartz sent the puck around the boards, where Jamie Oleksiak picked it up. Oleksiak passed it up to Ben Meyers in front of the net. He sent a drop pass for Ryan Winterton as he skated up to the net. From the faceoff circle, Winterton took a shot to score the first goal of the game.
With three minutes left in the second period, Eeli Tolvanen took a seat for tripping Jet Greaves. Less than a minute into the penalty, Ryan Lindgren joined him in the box after cross-checking Adam Fantilli. With a 5-on-3 chance, the Blue Jackets got to work. Zach Werenski took a shot, but Matt Murray made the save. Sean Monahan collected the rebound in front of the net and passed it to Kirill Marchenko in the faceoff dot. He sent it across the ice for Fantilli, whose second shot tied the game.
With a tied score at the end of regulation, it went into overtime to decide the winner. Both teams had some strong chances in the five minutes of 3-on-3, but both Murray and Greaves kept their respective teams in the game. With no one scoring in overtime, a shootout was needed to determine the winner.