SEATTLE — As a tonic for all that ailed them, Yanni Gourde and the Seattle Kraken could do far worse than a dose of a jet-lagged looking Philadelphia Flyers team that stumbled into town for this one.
By the midway point of Thursday night’s contest, the Kraken already had chased one-time Everett Silvertips netminder Carter Hart and the only remaining suspense was whether Flyers coach John Tortorella would save his inevitable eruption for behind the dressing room door. Gourde’s scored his first two goals in five weeks during this 6-2 victory, one of them on a power play that had been another source of concern for his team momentarily settled by beating up on the visitors.
Travis Konecny spoiled the shutout bid 14 seconds into the third period with a shot that eluded Philipp Grubauer through a partial screen. But the Kraken had entered the frame with a five-goal lead courtesy of the pair of Gourde goals, another by Justin Schultz, a breakaway marker by Oliver Bjorkstrand that chased Hart and the 26th of the season by Jared McCann to get the night started.
