On Saturday, October 25, the Seattle Kraken hosted the Edmonton Oilers for their first game of the season. The Kraken were fresh off their six-game road trip and capped it off with a win against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, October 23. The Oilers also won their game on Thursday, beating the Montreal Canadiens. Both teams were looking for their second win in a row, but it would ultimately be the Kraken beating the Oilers 3-2.
Summary of the game
Only one minute left and the game starts. The Oilers shot on net, but Joey Daccord made the save. Berkly Catton picked up the loose puck. He passed it off to Matty Beniers, who had a 2-on-1 with Jordan Eberle. He passed the puck to Eberle and scored the first goal of the night.
Six minutes into the second period, Ben Meyers stole the puck away from the Oilers in their offensive zone. He passed it to Ryan Winterton, who skated it into the Kraken zone with Tye Kartye. He passed it to Kartye, whose shot flew past Stuart Skinner to give Seattle a two-goal lead.
14 minutes into the second, Adam Larsson took his place after tripping Andrew Mangiapane. Midway through the power play, the Oilers got going. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins held the puck at the blue line and passed it to Leon Draisaitl. He passed it off to Evan Bouchard to his left, whose shot flew past Daccord to bring the Oilers within one.
Although Jack Roslovic had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds, the horn sounded to signal the end of the period, and Daccord made the stop, sending the Kraken into the third period with a one-goal lead.
With eight minutes left in the third, Bouchard tried to keep the puck in the Oilers zone, but he hit the puck right into Beniers. He and Eberle skated to the Kraken zone in another 2-on-1 situation. He passed the ball to Eberle, whose shot bounced off the crossbar to score his second goal of the evening.
Two minutes later the Oilers were within one again. Darnell Nurse received a pass to keep the puck in the Oilers zone and dropped it to Draisaitl. He sent it across the ice to Mattias Ekholm, who took a shot. The nurse stood in front of the net and tapped the puck into the net. However, this was not enough to keep the Oilers in the game, and the Kraken won their second straight game.
Next up
The Kraken kick off a five-game homestand where they next host the Canadiens on Tuesday, October 28. The Oilers play Sunday night, where they will travel to Vancouver to take on the Canucks.
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