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Top takeaways from the Seattle Kraken season opening home loss to the St. Louis Blues on October 8th, 2024

Our Seattle Kraken began their 2024-25 campaign with a frustrating defeat at the hands of the St. Louis Blues at Climate Pledge Arena, as what seemed to be an exciting second period quickly flipped with a lapse in time where the Kraken were caught sleeping and the Blues took advantage. Here are a few takeaways from the game from Silvia-Leija Rosas.

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Calming the Flames in Calgary: Kraken pick up big win against Pacific Division rival to extend point streak to seven games 

Behind the storybook start of goaltender Chris Driedger, the Seattle Kraken collected only their second ever victory against the Calgary Flames as Kailer Yamamoto got the scoring started and Alex Wennberg got the clutch game winning goal in the third period to extend the teams point streak to seven games.

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Kraken take the slopes strong early, can’t sustain it in wipeout loss to Avalanche in home opener 

The Seattle Kraken fell to the Colorado Avalanche in the their home opener, scoring the opening goal in the first period only to allow a rough second period to set the tone of this game for the rest of the night. The Kraken continue to struggle on the powerplay and scoring the puck, hurting the rest of their game.

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Danger in Dallas: Kraken stumble early in game five, Stars push them to brink of elimination 

The Seattle Kraken dropped a second consecutive game in this second round Stanley Cup Playoff series, as the Dallas Stars once again used a hot start to give them just enough cushion to sustain a Kraken comeback attempt. Seattle now has their back against the wall for the first time since game seven of their series against the Avalanche.

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Stars give Kraken a taste of their own medicine with blast of offense to tie series 

The Seattle Kraken suffered a game four loss to the Dallas Stars, as the visiting team brough the fight to Seattle and tallied a four goal second period. Seattle’s Jaden Schwartz tallied two goal and did his best to try and push his team back into the game, but Dallas was able to extend their lead with an empty net goal and send the series back to Texas tied.

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Kraken let massive opportunity slip away as Avalanche dominate to force game seven 

In a critical game six with the opportunity to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Seattle Kraken were blown back by the Colorado Avalanche to force a game seven in the series. With their season on the line and their backs against the wall, the Avalanche took the fight to the Kraken to bring the series back to Colorado.

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Kraken continue to climb, tighten up before Playoffs with 7-3 rout of Chicago 

The Seattle Kraken continue to rumble along, with their playoff berth already clinched, as they dropped seven goals on the Chicago Blackhawks in a game that Seattle never saw too much danger in. The Kraken had their depth continue to decimate Chicago, with some defensive miscues to clean up as they prepare for the Stanley Cup Playoffs

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