There are apparently some all-important distinctions to the not-so-appealing Kraken habit of falling behind in the opening five minutes of a game.
When a puck went in early yet again on Sunday night off the skate of defenseman Carson Soucy, it marked the 13th time that’s happened to the Kraken this season. But a major difference this time, factoring into the Kraken’s eventual 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers at Climate Pledge Arena, was the home team had actually been controlling much of the play before the unfortunate mishap.
And that mattered, as the Kraken didn’t need to shift gears to a higher level. They were already there and showed it throughout, eventually scoring three second-period goals off Florida netminder Sergei Bobrovsky to take the lead.
