There’s still more than half the season to be played. But the Kraken found themselves in an unfamiliar spot Wednesday night — the wild-card race.
The Flames are among the teams breathing down their necks in the Pacific Division. With Seattle holding onto the third spot in the division, Calgary trailed by a single standings point heading into the game, albeit with four more games played.
Buoyed by a late goal, the Flames edged the Kraken 3-2 in regulation at Climate Pledge Arena and dropped the hosts out of the top three in the Pacific for the first time in some time. Calgary had played Tuesday night in Edmonton but held on in the final minute and a half on tired legs as Seattle pulled Philipp Grubauer and sent out the extra attacker.
