{"id":551162,"date":"2026-04-12T14:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/551162\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T14:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:09:23","slug":"brandon-montours-ot-heroics-lead-kraken-to-thrilling-win-over-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/551162\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Montour’s OT Heroics Lead Kraken to Thrilling Win Over Lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bringing a personal viewpoint to a live-sports narrative, the night Seattle stormed into Tampa Bay and claimed an overtime thriller, anchored by Brandon Montour’s two goals, including the decisive winner at 2:47 of extra time. This isn’t just a box score moment; it’s a microcosm of a season recalibrating under pressure, where small sequences and high-stakes decisions stack up to redefine competitive fate.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Kraken’s resilience deserves the loudest shout. After a four-game winless skid, they leaned into a game of chess against a historically stable Lightning team and found the winning line through opportunistic scoring and timely goaltending. What makes this particularly fascinating is how Seattle converted a rough patch into momentum at the exact moment it needed to\u2014when every pass, every shot, and every decision high-stakes with playoff implications.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

Montour’s calm finish in overtime is emblematic of the Kraken’s growing poise on the road and how players step up when a team carries a few bruises from the road trip and the calendar’s grind. Seattle’s roster depth\u2014Kakko and McCann chipping in with goals and assists\u2014provides the kind of multi-layered threat that keeps opponents guessing. The sequence after Seattle’s 3-1 lead shows that even when you have control, a few mistakes or misreads can flip the script in a hurry, illustrating how strategic depth translates into real outcomes on nights when mental energy runs thin.<\/p>\n

Seattle scored the go-ahead goal at 18:12 of the second period.The Lightning scored the game-tying goal on the power play late in the second period.Brandon Montour scored the overtime winner at 2:47 of the extra period.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Brandon Montour<\/p>\n

The Kraken forward scored two goals, including the decisive overtime winner, to lead his team to victory.<\/p>\n

Victor Hedman<\/p>\n

The Lightning captain was absent from the game due to personal reasons.<\/p>\n

Ryan Winterton<\/p>\n

The Kraken forward was also absent from the game due to personal leave.<\/p>\n

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\n What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

Seattle’s win closes the gap toward Nashville’s wild-card hold, and the season’s back half becomes a test of whether the Kraken can sustain their newfound momentum.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This night in Tampa isn’t merely a two-point night for Brandon Montour. It’s a micro-case study in momentum, resilience, and the evolving competitive fabric of the NHL. In a league designed for unpredictability, precision and poise still win games when it matters most.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a Bringing a personal viewpoint to a live-sports narrative, the night…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":551163,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[5,4188,4,2686,234,5318],"class_list":{"0":"post-551162","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\/116392136793059787","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551162","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=551162"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551162\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/551163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}