SEATTLE — Already playoff-bound, the Seattle Kraken let the Chicago Blackhawks have it anyway, 7-3 on Saturday night at Climate Pledge Arena.
Kraken starting goaltender Martin Jones exited with an apparent injury after the second period after making 15 saves. Philipp Grubauer took over and knocked out 11 more. There was no backup goaltender on the Kraken bench for the third.
All three Chicago goals were on Jones’ tab, plus another that was called back. It appeared the visitors had inched back within one, 5-4, with goals 1:44 apart late in the second period. The Kraken bench challenged the latter and it was determined to be offside.