Kings lose on road for second night in a row, falling to Seattle Kraken in overtime

Jordan Eberle scored at 2:23 of extra time to raise the Seattle Kraken to a 3-2 victory over the Kings on Saturday night time.

Jared McCann and Daniel Sprong additionally scored for Seattle, which has performed in three consecutive extra time video games — profitable the final two. Martin Jones had 27 saves to assist the Kraken (10-5-3) enhance to 7-1-1 of their final 9 video games.

“I feel it’s essential to play these video games and really feel comfy,” Eberle mentioned. “I feel we’re doing a greater job of that. , when you get into the postseason numerous video games are shut. It’s important to really feel comfy in uncomfortable conditions, and that is only a good take a look at to do this.”

Phillip Danault and Trevor Moore scored for the Kings (11-8-2), and Cal Petersen stopped 25 pictures. The Kings, who misplaced 4-1 at Vancouver on Friday night time, completed their four-game journey 1-2-1.

“Particularly on a back-to-back, you clearly need to do every part you may to tighten it up and make it a hard-fought recreation and provides us an opportunity down the stretch,” Petersen mentioned. “We did go into extra time, however clearly disappointing to not get the additional level.”

Halfway by means of the additional interval, Eberle led a two-on-one breakaway and put his shot previous Petersen for his fifth purpose of the season. Eberle additionally had an help within the recreation.

McCann opened the scoring 4:42 into the primary interval. Eberle’s backhand shot was kicked away by Petersen, with the puck going straight to McCann on the backside of the appropriate circle. He scored his team-leading seventh purpose of the season and the one hundredth of his profession.

“It was a distinct extra time tonight,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol mentioned. “We didn’t have the puck an entire lot, however we defended very well. We didn’t quit something threatening. We took benefit of their defenseman diving in as we punched that puck previous them, and that creates the odd-man scenario.”

The Kings tied the rating with 1:08 left within the second interval. Danault’s shot bounced up off Jones, who appeared to lose observe of the puck. Danault rushed in and hit the puck out of the air for the purpose.

The groups traded targets on the identical energy play early within the third. Simply 35 seconds into the interval — and 15 seconds after the Kings’ Drew Doughty was known as for hooking — Moore ended up on a short-handed breakaway and acquired the puck previous Jones for his sixth purpose to offer the Kings a 2-1 lead.

It took simply 18 seconds for Seattle to tie the rating once more, as Sprong was open on the left circle and buried the power-play purpose for his third tally of the season.

“That may actually flip momentum. That may be a change on the sport, and the actual fact the following power-play group went on the market and was capable of reply was actually essential,” Hakstol mentioned. “That was clearly an enormous a part of the sport to get it again instantly.”

The Kraken had misplaced their first three extra time video games this season earlier than profitable the final two. The Kings have gained three of their 5 extra time video games.

“I assumed it was a very onerous, heavy recreation for each groups,” Kings coach Todd McLellan mentioned. “Actually evenly performed. We made the final mistake, they usually capitalized on it.”

Notes

Kraken goalie Philipp Grubauer was energetic because the backup goalie sooner or later after being activated off injured reserve. Grubauer missed 11 video games due to a lower-body harm. This was the one hundredth recreation in Kraken franchise historical past.

Up subsequent

Kings: Host the New York Rangers on Tuesday night time.

Kraken: Host San Jose on Wednesday night time.