EDMONTON, Alberta — The Kraken scored five unanswered goals and took Tuesday’s rematch against the Oilers, 5-2.
Coach Dave Hakstol called Friday’s 7-2 home loss to Edmonton “embarrassing.” The Kraken allowed a goal to superstar Connor McDavid that could be described the same way 48 seconds into Tuesday’s second period.
But then the tide abruptly turned. The Kraken erased a 2-0 Oilers lead in just 31 seconds. First Matty Beniers scored on the power play, which had scored just three times in 32 attempts dating to the start of December. Beniers batted in Daniel Sprong’s midair rebound, giving the Kraken man-advantage goals in back-to-back games.
