{"id":525519,"date":"2026-03-27T10:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/525519\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:47:31","slug":"brandon-montours-ot-winner-lifts-kraken-over-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/525519\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Montour’s OT Winner Lifts Kraken Over Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brandon Montour scored twice, including the game-winning goal in overtime, as the Seattle Kraken defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night. Kaapo Kakko and Bobby McCann also scored for the Kraken, who moved within three points of the final Western Conference wild-card spot. Jake Guentzel, Anthony Cirelli, and Corey Perry scored for the Lightning, who were without captain Victor Hedman.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

This was a crucial win for the Kraken as they continue to fight for a playoff spot in the tight Western Conference race. The Lightning, meanwhile, missed an opportunity to gain ground on the top teams in the East.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Montour’s overtime winner came as Tampa Bay’s Brandon Hagel was changing lines, allowing Montour to slip a shot between Andrei Vasilevskiy’s pads. The Kraken had taken a 3-1 lead in the second period before the Lightning rallied to tie it, setting up the dramatic overtime finish.<\/p>\n

The game was played on Thursday, March 26, 2026.Montour scored the overtime winner at 2:47 of the extra period.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Brandon Montour<\/p>\n

A forward for the Seattle Kraken who scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime.<\/p>\n

Kaapo Kakko<\/p>\n

A forward for the Seattle Kraken who scored a goal and had an assist.<\/p>\n

Bobby McCann<\/p>\n

A forward for the Seattle Kraken who scored a goal and had an assist.<\/p>\n

Jake Guentzel<\/p>\n

A forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning who scored a goal and had an assist.<\/p>\n

Victor Hedman<\/p>\n

The captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning who was not in the lineup due to a personal leave.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must not let individuals continue to damage private property in San Francisco.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Robert Jenkins, San Francisco resident<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This was a hard-fought victory for the Kraken as they continue to battle for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Lightning, despite the loss, remain in a strong position atop the Eastern Conference standings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Brandon Montour scored twice, including the game-winning goal in overtime,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":462658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[5,4188,4,2686,234,5318],"class_list":{"0":"post-525519","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-kraken","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-kraken","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-seattle","12":"tag-seattle-kraken","13":"tag-seattlekraken"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116300745541498156","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}