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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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Kraken get back on track with 6-2 victory over the Blackhawks, as team looks to start getting healthier 

The Seattle Kraken snapped their four-game losing streak, as Vince Dunn returned to the lineup and the team put up six goals on the visiting Chicago Blackhawks. Goaltender Joey Daccord, making his 17th start in the past 19 games, remained rock solid while Tomas Tatar led the way with two goals in the victory.

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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Notes from the Seattle Kraken loss at Florida Panthers October 28th, 2023 

Here are the positives and mostly negatives you can takeaway from the Seattle Kraken road loss to the Florida Panthers, as the Kraken started this game off hot before things all went for worse after a bad second period and an unlucky bounce resulting in the game winning goal for the Panthers.

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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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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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Yanni Gourde yanks victory from Stars as Kraken take game one of second round 

The Seattle Kraken took game one of their Stanley Cup Playoff second round matchup against the Dallas Stars, fueled by a four-goal first period and an overtime game winner by forward Yanni Gourde. Seattle again collapsed when holding a two-goal lead, but they were able to remain focused and composed to get the winner in overtime.

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Kraken swing first, but Avalanche find holes in Seattle’s game to take game three 

In game three of their first round Stanley Cup Playoff matchup against the defending champion Colorado Avalanche, Seattle’s flawed were exploited by Colorado as the Avalanche took a second straight game. In the first Stanley Cup Playoff game in Seattle since 1919, a capacity crowd filled Climate Pledge Arena, and brought the signature Seattle sports sound we’ve become accustomed to.

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Kraken nearly mount fierce comeback, cannot overcome self-inflicted mistakes in 5-4 loss to Senators 

The Seattle Kraken saw their five game winning streak end Thursday, as the visiting Ottawa Senators were able to take advantage of Seattle’s suspect defense within the first ten minutes. The Kraken were able to battle back, but not finish as Ottawa scored the go-ahead goal in the final minutes.

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