Seattle Kraken
· 2026-06-29
The Seattle Kraken were swept in back-to-back games coming out of the Olympic break, losing to the St. Louis Blues 5-1.
The Blues' Dylan Holloway scored a hat trick in his return after missing 23 of 24 games with a high-ankle sprain.
The Kraken weathered a slow start, taking nearly 10 minutes to get a shot on net.
Kaapo Kakko scored the Kraken's only goal, his seventh of the season, after sitting out the previous game.
The Kraken are almost completely healthy, but waived Tye Kartye on Thursday morning.
The Kraken will head home, still in a playoff spot, with the Anaheim Ducks idle and the L.A. Kings three points back.
As of their last game, the Seattle Kraken stood 13th in the Western Conference with a 34-37 record, on a L3 streak.
The team's power play struggled, going 0-3 on the night and 0 for 7 in the back-to-back games.
And the Kraken's goalie, Philipp Grubauer, made 27 saves, including a notable one to keep the score at 3-1.
But the Kraken's offense was unable to close the gap, often guilty of overpassing the puck.
So the team will look to regroup and get back on track in their next game.
The Kraken's coach, Lane Lambert, was not pleased with the team's performance, particularly the overpassing.
The team's defense also struggled, allowing the Blues to score twice in the first 1:35 of the second period.
The Kraken's Jordan Kyrou and Pius Suter were unable to score, while the Blues' Ryker Evans appeared to score, but the goal was challenged and disallowed.
The Kraken's Josh Mahura entered the lineup in place of Ryan Lindgren, who was injured in the previous game.
The team's standings nemesis, the Anaheim Ducks, came back from a 4-2 deficit to beat the Edmonton Oilers, pushing the Kraken back into the second wild-card spot.