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Seattle Kraken clamped down by Hurricanes in 4-1 loss
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – OCTOBER 26: Ryker Evans #41 of the Seattle Kraken moves for the puck during the second period of a game against the Carolina Hurricanes at Climate Pledge Arena on October 26, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Christopher Mast / NHLI / Getty Images)
SEATTLE – The Seattle Kraken were thoroughly clamped down by the Carolina Hurricanes defense, and Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 loss on Saturday night.
Seattle took six penalties on the night as the Hurricanes pressured the Kraken into miscues. They also dominated offensive possession with a 39-19 advantage in shots on the night.
Jared McCann scored his fifth goal of the season on a breakaway chance in the third period to briefly make it a one-goal game, but Jarvis scored on a breakaway of his own minutes later, and Dmitry Orlov added an empty net goal for the Hurricanes.
Joey Daccord had a strong performance in net that helped keep the Hurricanes within reach. He made 35 saves on 38 shots faced on the night as he became the first Seattle goaltender this season to start back-to-back games.
The Hurricanes jumped out front early and did their best to squeeze off any offensive pressure from the Kraken. They dominated play in the neutral zone and managed to break up many of Seattle’s attempts to get the puck up the ice and out of their own zone.
With Brandon Montour in the box for a roughing penalty, Andrei Svechnikov buried a great crossing pass from Martin Nečas for a power play goal and a 1-0 lead. Seattle’s penalty kill unit lost Svechnikov on a zone entry and he had a clean finish behind Daccord to give Carolina the lead just 4:25 into the game.
A high-sticking penalty to Shane Wright kept Seattle on the defensive with Daccord delivering a terrific glove save on a Jack Drury chance to keep the lead from expanding to two.
Matty Beniers and Eeli Tolvenen each got strong shots on net on Seattle’s only power play of the period, and Jared McCann had an open net chance on a Beniers pass just after the penalty expired, but was unable to connect.
McCann was just about the only player to see really dangerous looks for much of the night for the Kraken. He had a good look on a delayed penalty call that was turned aside by Hurricanes’ goalie Frederik Andersen, and a short-handed breakaway chance at the end of the second period that was also stopped by Andersen.
Jack Roslovic had a shot off the post that nearly doubled Carolina’s lead, and shortly thereafter, Drury did make it a 2-0 game for the Hurricanes. A two-on-on-1 chance along with Jackson Blake left Drury all alone on the doorstep for an easy tap-in finish.
Gourde then took a double-minor for a high-stick to Seth Jarvis that led to a four-minute power play chance for Carolina. McCann’s breakaway came during this sequence in the final 10 seconds of the period.
The Kraken killed off the remainder of Gourde’s penalty to open the third period to keep the game in reach.
McCann got a second breakaway look with just under ten minutes remaining and didn’t miss his second shot. A move to his forehand beat Andersen with 9:39 remaining to pull Seattle within one.
Tolvanen quickly had another prime chance in close only to lose the handle on the puck and the opportunity with it. But the momentum stalled after another hooking penalty taken by André Burakovsky. Then with the Kraken pressing for a tying goal, Jarvis broke free behind the Seattle defense as Jordan Martinook flipped the puck cleanly ahead on the breakaway.
McCann’s goal gives him a six-game point streak for Seattle. His five goals are second on the team behind the six of Jordan Eberle.
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‘Months of Hell’ return to I-5 around Seattle
We survived it last year, barely, but now we’re in for several “months of Hell” as closures of northbound I-5 across the Ship Canal Bridge return.
You deserve a pat on the back if you survived the “month of Hell” between July and August last summer.
You might need therapy to survive what’s about to happen.
Four ‘months of hell’ inbound
Four “months of Hell” will start this weekend with a full closure of northbound I-5 from downtown Seattle to University District. The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) needs the weekend to set up a work zone across the Ship Canal Bridge.
Come next Monday, the two left lanes of the northbound Ship Canal Bridge will be closed 24/7, and this is going to last for four months.
I spoke with Tom Pearce, a communications specialist for WSDOT, about the upcoming work last year.
“We will work for about four months, and then we will pause and pick everything up when the World Cup comes to town,” Pearce said. “When the World Cup ends, we will have another weekend-long closure, reset the work zone, and then we’ll start to work on the right lanes of the northbound Ship Canal Bridge.”
And that will come with a second four-month chunk of lane closures.
I’m not sure if you remember just how bad these similar closures were for that one month last summer, but it was absolutely brutal.
To help with the traffic flow, WSDOT kept the I-5 express lanes open in the northbound direction the entire time. The rationale is that it is the direction of travel of the closures.
What that created was a daily one-hour delay, or more, for southbound I-5 drivers. Tens of thousands of southbound drivers use those express lanes every morning, and with that option gone, they had to stay in the main line, creating a daily five-mile backup to the Edmonds exit down to Northgate.
“We know that it was difficult for travelers, particularly for southbound in the morning on I-5,” Pearce said. “People did well at adapting and using other transportation methods and adjusting their schedules. It went relatively well.”
WSDOT is using all the data it collected during that month of closures and is using to help with congestion this time around.
Here’s the setup going forward
Northbound I-5 will be closed through the downtown corridor all weekend. When it reopens on Monday, only the right two lanes will be open until June 5. That weekend, the entire northbound freeway will be closed to remove the work zone.
The work will take a break during the World Cup until July 10. Then, northbound I-5 will be reduced to just two left lanes until the end of the year. The end date hasn’t been released. It was originally scheduled to wrap up in November.
This is going to cause significant delays around Seattle. My best advice is to alter your schedule and get on the road at least an hour earlier than normal.
And if you think you’ll just jump on the light rail out of Lynnwood to avoid the backup, you’re going to need a plan. That parking lot is full by 7 a.m. most mornings. It will likely be filled earlier than that going forward.
Chris Sullivan is a traffic reporter for KIRO Newsradio. Read more of his stories here. Follow KIRO Newsradio traffic on X.
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WEEK AHEAD: 2026’s first West Seattle Art Walk on Thursday
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