On Tuesday, Feb. 3, the Seattle Kraken faced the Anaheim Ducks for their final matchup of the season. Heading into the game, the Kraken had a lead in the season series after beating Anaheim in their first two games of the season. The Ducks got one back with a 4-2 win on Jan. 23.
In this game, there was still no scoring change after the first 20 minutes. The Ducks managed to get two goals on the board in the second and two more in the third. While it looked like it was about to be a blowout shutout win for the Ducks, the Kraken made a late-game comeback and scored two goals. It wasn’t enough, though, and the Ducks left with another 4-2 win. Ironically, both of Seattle’s wins were from a 3-1 final score. The season series now ends tied, with each team earning two wins.
Late Game Comeback Tried to Save Kraken
There were five minutes left in the game, and the Kraken were down by four goals. It looked like they were about to be shut out, but the team had other plans.
At 15:31, Jared McCann ripped a shot from the blue line, and Jordan Eberle was in front of the net to redirect the puck in. Only four minutes remained, and the Kraken were finally on the board.
Two and a half minutes remained, and Lukas Dostal tried to clear the puck from behind the Ducks’ net and send it to one of his teammates. Instead, he turned it over to Tye Kartye’s skate. He gained control of the puck and put it on his stick. Kartye ripped a shot, which flew right past the Ducks’ goaltender to cut Anaheim’s lead in half. This was only Kartye’s third goal of the season.