Kraken falls to the Lightning 4-3

The Seattle Kraken lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday, October 15, at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa.

It was tied 1-1 after the first period, the Lightning led 2-1 after the second period, and it was tied 3-3 after regulation. The game went to overtime.

With 5:43 left in the first period, Ryan Winterton scored on a backhand, assisted by Freddy Gaudreau. Seattle Kraken led 1-0. With 2:07 left in overtime, Victor Hedman scored on a backhand, assisted by Pontus Holmberg. Tampa Bay Lightning led 4-3.

Jared McCann led the Kraken with 1 goal. Brandon Hagel led the Lightning with 2 goals. Philipp Grubauer stopped 31 of 35 shots for the Kraken.

Tampa Bay Lightning were favored by 1.5 goals. Lightning did not cover. The total was 6.5, and the game went over.

The Kraken are 5-3. In their last 4 games they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-4 in Tampa on October 15, beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in Philadelphia on October 13, beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 in Washington on October 11, and beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 in Detroit on October 9.

The Lightning are 5-2. In their last 4 games they beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 at home on October 15, lost to the New York Rangers 1-4 in New York on October 13, beat the New York Islanders 5-3 in New York on October 10, and beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 at home on October 8.

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