SEATTLE — There was a clear Kraken focus throughout this homestand opener of avoiding the barrage of goals and quality chances against they’d yielded their previous road contest.
And that much was accomplished throughout a 3-2 overtime win over the improving Washington Capitals at Climate Pledge Arena, a tight-checking affair in which the home side mostly marked opposing forwards and got in front of potentially dangerous chances. But the reason their franchise record streak was extended to seven straight wins Thursday night had plenty to do with the Kraken patiently waiting to sustain some offensive pressure of their own and get in close to the net.
Matty Beniers won a faceoff in overtime and then sped in on a breakaway, beating Darcy Kuemper for the clinching goal just seven seconds into the extra 3-on-3 frame. It was the Kraken’s fourth consecutive overtime victory in two weeks after dropping their initial three.
