SEATTLE – The Seattle Kraken saw nearly every mistake they made on Tuesday night end up in the back of their net in a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Nikita Kucherov had a hat trick and two assists for a five-point night to lead the Lightning as the league’s second-leading scorer capitalized on multiple Seattle miscues.

Three goals came directly off Kraken turnovers, and the fourth came on a bad line change, and the fifth on a power play as Philipp Grubauer was repeatedly hung out to dry in goal. Grubauer allowed five goals on 24 shots, but had practically no chance on all of them.

“Our mistakes were really catastrophic,” head coach Lane Lambert said. “Obviously, some really, really poor decisions. … We’re making some mistakes here that you can’t make. I’m not even going to say they’re uncharacteristic, because apparently they are at the moment.”

Bobby McMann scored his fourth goal in three games since being cleared to join the Kraken lineup, and Jared McCann also scored for Seattle. However, they were unable to completely erase a 3-0 Tampa lead as they were unable to extend their winning streak to three games.

The Lightning looked like a well-oiled machine for the first 21 minutes of action in building their three-goal advantage.

McCann got trapped on the wall at the Seattle blue line as Gage Goncalves checked McCann off the puck and beat Grubauer off passes from Jake Guentzel and Brayden Point for a 1-0 lead.

Late in the first period, Kucherov picked the puck off the stick of Ben Meyers in the Kraken zone and buried a tap-in goal off a give-and-go with Brandon Hagel for a 2-0 lead.

Kucherov got his second less than a minute into the second period as Seattle got caught in a bad change. A stretch pass from Darren Raddysh caught the Kraken out-numbered with Kucherov serving as the beneficiary of another tap-in goal off passes from Hagel and Anthony Cirelli for a 3-0 advantage.

“They do a good job in the neutral zone,” said McMann, who played the Lightning in the Atlantic Division with the Toronto Maple Leafs. “They make it hard to enter the zone and get possession or establish a forecheck. I think that’s probably the biggest strength of the game. And then if you’re not diligent with the puck and you turn it over, I think, they go the other way pretty good and they have the skill to make it count.”

However, it took just 10 seconds for the Kraken to answer to get back into the contest on McMann’s fourth goal in three games with Seattle. Matty Beniers made a leaping stop to keep the puck in the offensive zone and set up McMann while falling to the ice. McMann sniped a shot over Andrei Vasilevskiy’s right shoulder from the left dot to cut the lead to 3-1.

McCann added a goal just as a power play expired midway through the period to trim the Lightning lead to 3-2 at the break. After generating almost nothing on the power play, McCann led one last rush into Tampa’s zone and found his way in front of goal with the puck, lifting a shot by Vasilevskiy to make it a one-goal game.

A hooking penalty on Charle-Edouard D’Astous gave the Kraken a power play chance to tie the game shortly afterward that Seattle was unable to convert. After Grubauer made a stellar save on Brandon Hagel to keep in a one-goal game, Vasilevskiy made a big stop on a Freddy Gaudreau chance to preserve Tampa’s advantage.

A missed slashing call from Hagel on Beniers allowed Tampa to turn another ‘turnover’ into a goal as Cirelli cleaned up a loose puck in front of Grubauer for a 4-2 lead.

Vasilevskiy delivered two more big saves on Adam Larsson and Jordan Eberle to prevent the Kraken from cutting into the lead before the Lightning put the game firmly away.

Hagel added a power play goal with McMann in the box for a boarding penalty against D’Astous. Kucherov, Goncalves and Hagel combined for a great passing sequence that again left Grubauer defenseless.

“These mistakes are really costing us and Grubi had no chance on all the goals,” Lambert said.

“The penalty kill goal that they scored off the rush at the end is inexcusable. You know, we can’t give that goal up. we made a mistake, and these mistakes have to stop.”

Kucherov polished off the hat trick with an empty net goal for his 37th goal of the season as he moved in front of Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon for second in the league in points at 111, trailing only Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (115). 

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SEATTLE — Police say a man caused nearly a quarter of a million dollars in damage after breaking into Chihuly Garden and Glass and attacking security guards late Monday night.

Officers with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) responded to Seattle Center around 11 p.m. after receiving reports of a man smashing glass and attempting to stab security staff.

According to investigators, security guards encountered the suspect while patrolling the museum. Police say the man had already broken glass displays and began throwing shards at one guard while attempting to stab him multiple times. The guard was able to escape without injury and waited for officers to arrive.

“[The suspect] had broken the glass, he actively threw glass at the security guard and was actively trying to stab that security guard multiple times with the piece of glass,” SPD Det. Brian Pritchard said. “Security was able to break away, leave the area for his safety.”

Video from the scene shows officers rushing toward the museum as the situation unfolded.

Shards of glass were scattered throughout the property, and the damage is estimated at nearly $250,000.

“It’s ridiculous. I don’t know why people can’t just let nice things stand,” said Bonnie O’Brien, who was visiting from Arizona. “It’s art for everyone to enjoy—it doesn’t hurt anybody.”

Despite the destruction, museum officials said crews were able to clean up the damage quickly, and the museum reopened as scheduled the following day. Visitors reported they did not notice any closed-off areas or visible signs of the incident.

“Really sad, disappointed that somebody would damage some of that artwork,” said Brian Dugan, visiting from Oklahoma.

Police arrested the 40-year-old suspect, identified as Alexander Taylor Weis, at the scene. Authorities say he later refused to appear in court, but a judge found probable cause to hold him in custody on charges including burglary, assault, and a dozen counts of malicious mischief.

According to the initial arrest report, the suspect damaged 12 items valued at approximately $20,000 each.

“There’s really no words,” said Gary Rockafield, another visitor. “The time and effort it takes to make these things and put them on display just to have someone come in and do that.”

Museum officials say the damaged artwork has been removed and is expected to be replaced in the coming weeks.

Investigators have not yet said how the suspect was able to enter the museum. Museum officials also declined to comment on whether any security changes will be made following the incident.

SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is pushing to open hundreds of new shelter beds by June in an effort to move more people experiencing homelessness indoors before the FIFA World Cup comes to the city.

Seattle’s budget office estimates each shelter unit costs about $28,000, according to a city report. Wilson is asking the City Council, donors and philanthropic groups to help fund the first phase of her homelessness plan, which aims to create 500 new shelter spaces ahead of the international event.

“Our task now is to set up as much shelter as quickly as possible,” Senior Policy Adviser John Grant said during a City Council committee meeting Monday.

The proposal has support from some people who pass by a growing encampment near Seattle Center.

“I think that’s great. I think everyone needs a place to sleep,” said Michael Vincent of Seattle.

“Preferably tiny homes because they tend to be more cost-friendly,” added Thomas Andrikus, also of Seattle.

During a presentation to the council, the budget office said the city has identified $17.5 million that could support shelter expansion. The plan would require council approval to use $3.3 million in federal community development block grants and another $1.5 million from the Downtown Health and Human Services Fund.

Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck said she supports the effort and praised the urgency behind the plan, which includes vetting and selecting potential shelter sites through April.

“We have been in a state of emergency for 10 years now,” Rinck said. “I want to commend you all for moving with urgency on this and giving it the attention it truly needs so we can get our neighbors inside.”

Public Safety Committee Chair Robert Kettle said he also supports expanding options such as safe parking lots for recreational vehicles, similar to the former Interbay site. He said such spaces can help connect people to services while reducing the number of RVs parked in neighborhoods.

“If you have five RVs, at some point you’re going to have one that’s dealing drugs, then a stolen goods market,” Kettle said. “When Salmon Bay Village opened, the number of RVs on Nickerson really dropped.”

Kettle added that communities surrounding potential shelter sites should be included in planning discussions. City officials said they agree.

“The Human Services Department will be bringing together shelter providers to discuss best practices, not only for operating these shelters but also for addressing public safety concerns,” Grant said.

Sharon Lee, executive director of the Low Income Housing Institute, said community outreach has already played a role in opening new tiny home villages, including True Hope Village in Seattle’s Central District.

“Usually neighbors are very curious about who the target population will be,” Lee said. “People want to know that if there’s a village in their neighborhood, priority will go to people already living outside nearby.”

It is unclear when the City Council will next consider the legislation needed to move the shelter expansion forward.