SEATTLE — One of the few memorable Seattle Kraken highlights of this game came when notoriously short-fused defenseman Will Borgen drew first-period applause for one-handedly throwing a pesky opposing forward to the ice.
Unfortunately for Borgen and his outskated, out-hustled teammates on Friday night, his one-armed banditry would also be the final time his team was in an even game. The visiting Calgary Flames would get a go-ahead Tyler Toffoli goal just a minute later, then another by Nikita Zadorov five seconds before period’s end to hand the Kraken a 5-2 loss and deny them a spot all alone in the Pacific Division lead.
Instead, the Los Angeles Kings lead the Kraken and Vegas Golden Knights by a point, leapfrogging both with an earlier win Friday. The Kraken still have three games in-hand on the Kings, though their record fell to 28-15-5 after Calgary handed them their first regulation defeat in 10 days.
