EDMONTON, Alberta — There was a feeling among the Kraken coming in that this latest road contest represented the unofficial ninth game of a trip that officially ended two contests ago.
Playing the Oilers here Tuesday night after finally having returned home for a lone matchup the prior afternoon seemed akin to cruel and unusual punishment. And it certainly got crueler as this 5-2 loss to the Oilers progressed, with the Kraken visibly slower and looking road-weary from late in the first period onward.
Vince Dunn looked as if he’d breathed life into his team by scoring from atop the left faceoff circle just 22 seconds into the final period, drawing the Kraken within a goal and extending his points streak to a franchise-record eight games. But just 1:01 after that, off a Zach Hyman rush, Eeli Tolvanen inadvertently jabbed at a loose puck and batted it in behind Martin Jones to restore Edmonton’s two-goal lead.
